Heidi S

Family, nature, education.
Optimism, curiosity, integrity.

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

Doug Ford: “one of the most transparent governments in the history of Ontario.”

Has blocked freedom of information requests for:
❌ his phone records
❌ the convention centre
❌ Billy Bishop airport
❌ the Greenbelt
❌ hospital budget cuts
❌ the Skills Development Slush Fund
❌ the Ministry for Seniors
❌ the taxpayer funded payout to his friend Carmine Nigro...

#ONpoli

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

NEW: we’re learning more about the cost of “Protect Ontario” ads to taxpayers.

FOI records show the cost for just one ministry to produce & run them last year was nearly $10 million.

The total the Ford government has spent across all ministries is expected to be much higher.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To everyone who helped bring the Obama Presidential Center to life, thank you. Michelle and I are so grateful for all your dedication and hard work over the years.

I got a little teary-eyed tonight thinking about my mother-in-law, Marian Robinson.

[Britt Caron @briketysplit]

Not a single line in this article about the fact that our provincial government has spend its time in power gutting public education in order to pave the way for this trend.

[jezz @JezziiB]

Elizabeth Warren’s proposed 3% tax on people with over $100M in wealth would generate $30B in revenue each year on Elon Musk’s fortune alone. That’s about how much the US spends each year on affordable housing subsidies.

Tax. The. Rich.

[Covie @covie_93]

A FIFA referee has spent more time in federal custody for being Somali than anybody on epstein's list who raped kids.

[Nathaniel Arfin @ArfinNathaniel]

Nice to see the government is preparing for the consequences of their failures, and is providing school boards with the heads up on how funding will be allocated in the event of a strike!

[Nathaniel Arfin @ArfinNathaniel]

I really expected them to pretend this shit wasn’t crooked.

There was never an attempt to make things better for teachers. Thanks Doug.

[KMB @scarletkate]

Contrast Ontario teachers' salary raises between 2012 and 2026 and those of MPPs and the Premier.
MPP Base Salary: Rose from $116,550 in 2012 to $163,959 by 2026, representing a 40.7% increase. Premier's Salary: Rose from $209,272 in 2012 to $293,978 by 2026, representing a 40.3% increase.

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

It would be kinda cool if they made the removal of his name from The Kennedy Center a live tv event with Stephen Colbert hosting it.

[Markus de Domenico TCDSB WARD 2 Trustee Etobicoke @Markus4Ward2]

Brutally honest condemnation of Calandra's Min of Ed

"The minister has said repeatedly that financial mismanagement by trustees is behind the deficits at many Ontario school boards. To fix that, Calandra sidelined trustees, imposed supervisors at eight boards, and limited the future role of trustees.

And yet, the AG’s report obliquely offers an alternative reason for school-board shortfalls. It says that 46 of the province’s 72 school boards spend more money on special ed than the province provides. The total in 2023–24 was $397.9 million. That’s about double the total of school board deficits.

It’s reasonable, then, to conclude that the root cause of school-board deficits is provincial underfunding of special ed."

https://t.co/pKuHSFClGf via @nationalpost

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

We used to have fully funded shop and home economics courses in grades 7-8. We learned to sew, patch, cook, measure, use wood and nails, safely use saws, etc. Life skills. But staff, tools, and materials cost money, and chronic underfunding of schools = death of good programs.

[Jenn🇨🇦 @Darkangel75]

@JBradshaw01 What a joke. We were warned not to take phones away and to call admin. What makes this clown think if he won't turn over his phone that a teenager will.

[Canada Hates Trump @AntiTrumpCanada]

This guy perfectly sums up the global reaction to the latest Trump “assassination attempt”:
“NO ONE CARES.”
(Cr: @endofnews, IG)

[Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D @RVAwonk]

“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it.” -George Orwell, 1984.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

The White House is completely silent as BBC confirms a consistent pattern of massive financial spikes occurring just minutes before Donald Trump makes market moving announcements. The administration is facing severe allegations of illegally profiteering off inside knowledge.

[Kate Dupuis @DrKateTO]

The TDSB, controlled by @PaulCalandra's appointed (former Metrolinx advisor) "Supervisor", seems to no longer allow families to view school budgets. Apparently this could cause "confusion".

Maybe confusion over why the Ford government continues to underfund our schools? #onted

[Wendy Goodes @WendyGoodes]

Didn’t see much about students, supports, achievement, curriculum, or the well being of students, staff, and parents. Nothing that would justify the title of the bill. 😢

[Kate Dupuis @DrKateTO]

Can’t wait to hear what all the people who complain about teacher salaries think about this.

@fordnation’s hand-picked “supervisors” (with no background or training in education) are raking in tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars A MONTH to do what exactly? #onted

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.

I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.

It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC.

May God bless America.