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Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Encourager, Equipment manager, Educator

[Jill Promoli @jillpromoli]

I understand sick days and doctor's notes for teachers may come up for discussion during negotiations.

This is Jude. He died 10 years ago from a flu outbreak in my daughter's kindergarten class. Please make it as easy as possible for people to stay home sick. #ForJudeForEveryone

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

Ontario may be home to the largest share of AI data centres in Canada, and proposals for new ones in the GTA are piling up, but the Ford government has yet to unveil the rules governing which projects get approved & which get rejected.

My exchange with Energy Minister Stephen Lecce here:

[CP24 @CP24]

Fewer than 1 in 4 Ontarians approve of job Doug Ford is doing as Liberals maintain lead: survey https://t.co/4Uyy3s0yNz

[Isaac Callan @isaaccallan]

NEW: The Ontario NDP and several First Nations are calling for a public inquiry into the Ford government’s handling of the wild land fires #OnPoli

https://t.co/6rULYuBFBz

[ONTSpecialNeeds @ONTSpecialNeeds]

Hey @fordnation and @PaulCalandra !

Proper funding is needed in our schools.

#OntEd

[Tyler Watt 🇨🇦 @tylerwatt]

Doug Ford you are the Premier of Ontario, not the Premier of Toronto. Northern Ontario is burning. Ottawa is still recovering from devastating floods.

These disasters may look different, but they expose the same problem: when Ontarians need their government most, this government is falling short.

We need a government that is prepared, invests in prevention, and is there for communities before, during, and after disaster strikes. #onpoli

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

If you have served in public education for 20 years or more, this post is for you.
You are part of the roughly 28% who entered public-school teaching and were still in the profession two decades later.
So for the veteran teachers and staff who have served for 20 years, 25 years, 30 years, and beyond, this is to celebrate you!
You have endured some of the most difficult changes education has ever faced.
You witnessed standardized testing grow into an overwhelming system of high-stakes pressure, excessive data collection, and constant documentation.
You adapted to new standards, new technology, new programs, and an endless cycle of initiatives.
You carried students and families through COVID, even while facing your own fears, losses, and uncertainty.
You have watched respect for educators decline while expectations continued to rise.
You have been asked to do more with less, solve problems you did not create, and meet needs that extend far beyond the classroom.
And yet, you continued to show up.
You taught the lesson again.
You encouraged the struggling student.
You supported the overwhelmed colleague.
You welcomed the nervous parent.
You kept schools functioning during some of the toughest years education has ever experienced.
Most people will never fully understand what it takes to dedicate decades of your life to serving students, families, and communities. They will never know how many evenings, weekends, personal dollars, and pieces of your heart you have invested.
There are adults walking through the world today who are stronger, wiser, and more confident because you once believed in them.
To every teacher and staff member who has served for 20 years or more:
Thank you for your dedication.
Thank you for your sacrifice.
Thank you for your wisdom.
Thank you for caring for our children.
Thank you!

[Tyler Watt 🇨🇦 @tylerwatt]

"Liberal Tyler Watt said in a statement that while the government blamed students and increasing costs, the documents 'tell a very different story.'

He said the government should release the civil servants’ recommendations in full.

'Ontario students deserve to know what advice was rejected, who rejected it, and why Doug Ford chose to gut OSAP instead of fixing the real issue,' he said in a statement." #onpoli
https://t.co/3UYJfgJXv3

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

NEW: Most of the Ford government's 1 per cent boost to core education funding this year isn't new money.

$234.2M (about 74 per cent of the increase) comes from existing education dollars shifted from other funding envelopes, according to ministry data.
https://t.co/hOI5ZMv6XC

[Marit Stiles @MaritStiles]

Ontario schools are overcrowded, understaffed and falling apart — but Paul Calandra’s big idea is to threaten kids’ marks for going to a tournament or performing on stage.

Stop picking fights with students and start fixing the schools your government has spent years neglecting.

[Lee Fairclough @LFairclo]

Doug Ford didn’t get rid of his #gravyplane. He just found a way to keep flying it on your dime.

The taxpayer funded  Bombardier Challenger was sold at a $200k loss to Chartright — the same company now chartering it back to Ford at $10,000 an hour. Also billed to Ontario.

[Robert Benzie @robertbenzie]

NEW: As 70% of Ontarians say it’s time for a change in government at Queen’s Park, Premier Doug Ford calls a five-month timeout.

https://t.co/Vp1S9stkjp

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

Keep the pressure up!!!

Carney's support for Billy Bishop expansion is softening.

He's gone from calling it "an interesting idea" to promising "consultation".

But "consultation" when Ford is forging ahead is bogus.

We need Carney to stop the expansion.

Sign the petition: https://t.co/v9DSKHm19O

#ONpoli
#Cdnpoli

[Ontario Liberal Party | Parti Libéral de l'Ontario @OntLiberal]

Doug Ford found $29 million for a luxury private jet.

But when it comes to paying frontline community health and social service workers the wages they're owed, suddenly the money isn't there.

Ontario Liberals are calling on the Ford government to immediately pay workers their retroactive Bill 124 wage increases.

A deal is a deal. Workers deserve what they're owed.

#onpoli

[Mike J. 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 @MikeJToronto]

Never mind Ontario students, we need new minimum attendance requirements for Doug Ford and his scrutiny-averse government. #onpoli #onted

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

#Opinion Doug Ford has made MPPs into seasonal workers, and we all suffer https://t.co/8vqhrkRdTF #onpoli

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

At Queen's Park, Tourism Minister Stan Cho yells that the Ontario Liberals had 15 years in government with "nothing to show for it but record debt."

In fact, Ontario's debt under the Ford government is set to cross half a trillion dollars next year under Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy

#onpoli

[Marit Stiles @MaritStiles]

A 102-day summer vacation after sitting for only 29 days this year. If you were trying to avoid questions about your own corruption, this is what you'd do.

[Theo Moudakis @TheoMoudakis]

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's @TorontoStar

[Ontario NDP @OntarioNDP]

#NEW: Doug Ford votes to keep groceries expensive