Students Against Ford's Cuts

Student-led action opposing the attack on marginalized populations through cuts to OSAP funding and related policy changes.

[Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl]

Teachers in #onted are being asked to do an inordinate amount of emotional labour right now, and it’s being taken for granted. Each phone call to a student’s house is a potential counselling session, with no time limit. Who is advocating for teachers’ mental health? #COVID19

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

@TrentUniversity @yorkuniversity @YFSlocal68 @YorkUnion @fordnation @FlemingCollege @CSA_ON @fordnation @RossRomanoSSM, students want #grantsnotcuts. See thread & please RT. @CFSON
@CSA_ON @OUSA @TheStudentsON @SAFCBrantford @CDNstudent_debt @OSANetwork19 @OntarioNDP @theONDY #wethestudents #studentssayno #osap #OSAPcuts #onted #onpoli #ONpse
https://t.co/I47cohAotO

[Sandy Hudson @sandela]

How many students will need to change their education plans as a result of the changes to OSAP? Imagine being partway through your program & finding out today that you're not able to make it to the finish line because of the hot pile of garbage that is #onpoli rn...#ONpse #cdnpse

[Christo Aivalis 🌹🍊 @christoaivalis]

Let's be 100% real: Ford's attacks on #OSAP are monstrous and must be condemned.

But let this be known: the solution isn't the status quo: the solution is free universal education, from preschool to PhD.

[Kait @KaitlynJonescu]

Let me add to the stories: my OSAP got cut by 85%. I get 0 grants and the loan is less than $500. How is that any sort of financial help? @fordnation you are a monster. You are ruining young Ontarian’s futures by making a post secondary education impossible #osap #onpoli

[Marianne @Mariann84249936]

I am receiving HALF the amount of #OSAP funding that I received last year. I'm nearly in tears, as I worry about being able to afford school this year. So thank you @fordnation for making it nearly impossible to go to school and shaping our future for the worse.

[Gail Vaz-Oxlade @GailVazOxlade]

Yup. You've pissed off more people, harmed more children, disrespected more constituents than any other gvmt. And the only people you put first are YOUR people. Not LGBTQ2 people. Not First Nations people. Not the working poor. Not women. Not children. WE all are NOT YOUR PEOPLE

[CTV Kitchener @CTVKitchener]

The Canadian Federation of Students has launched a court challenge against the Ontario government's decision to allow college and university students to opt out of certain fees. https://t.co/ioC0bB7uPG

[Students Against Ford's Cuts @SAFCBrantford]

On Wednesday, we had the chance to stop by and say hi to some local high school students who were holding a sit-in at @WillBoumaBrant’s office. Will, your job is to share these voices/concerns; please tell us how you are fulfilling your job responsibilities. #StudentsSayNo

[Doug Little 🌹✊ @jdouglaslittle]

taught me that, with 99% accuracy EQAO testing measures nothing more than school demographics.
The way to raise scores is to raise incomes. Nothing else will work. Period.

[Joe Cressy @joe_cressy]

Number of times Doug Ford’s budget mentioned the words “alcohol” or “beer”: 46. Number of times “poverty” was mentioned: 0. Priorities.

[Lyn @AsmariLuna]

My school was going to put on a musical next year for high school. Our teacher and organisation/director was just fired thanks to ford. Now we aren’t doing a musical. #StudentsSayNo #fraudnation

[Marit Stiles @MaritStiles]

Okay.... finally a moment to gather my thoughts on Ontario #Budget2019.

Bottom line is #FordGovt is taking things away from children, vulnerable people, students and folks living in northern and rural Ontario are taking a special hit. Now on to Education.... #onpoli #OntEd

[Cory Judson @CoryJudson]

I need to take a closer look at today's budget but I will say this,

"There appears to be a blatant attack on the most vulnerable here in Ontario and that is extremely troubling."

#Onpoli

[Mark Gerretsen 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @MarkGerretsen]

While Doug Ford attempts to distract you today with his budget that legalizes tailgate parties and changes license plate slogans, let's reflect on 100 things hes cut:

1/100 - Cut funding to children with autism by scaling funding towards age instead of need. #fordcutshurt

[Mike Crawley @MikeCrawleyCBC]

What’s *not* in the #ONBudget? A 12% reduction in hydro bills, a 5.7 cents/litre cut in the provincial gas tax, or a 1 percentage point drop in the corporate income tax rate, all promised by Doug Ford and the PCs. #onpoli
https://t.co/rPILKF2ye3

[Jerry DeQuetteville @jdeq]

Unions do something else - we stand up in the face of garbage education reform. We won't allow our students to be harmed. We won't allow the privatization of public education. We won't allow the vulnerable to suffer.
We won't apologize for this. #etfostrong #OntEd

[Jerry DeQuetteville @jdeq]

To all the Conservative MPPs retweeting the Toronto Sun crap about unions harming education. Actually, if you did your research you would discover that the opposite is true. Unions raise professional standards. Unions ensure teachers have time to prepare their lessons. #ETFO