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Mom, Teacher of all things

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Ontario promised $750/year for teachers to buy supplies. It turns out it's not all new money https://t.co/54xfJME1e0

[Wayne Gates @Wayne_Gates]

Misleading teachers and parents in this way is a new low.

That's saying a lot about a minister who cut & underspent HUNDREDS of MILLIONS last year.

Ontario deserves a world-class education system.

This isn't it. #onpoli

[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

[Bev 🇨🇦 @Garnet_2203]

Doug Ford is taking an extended summer break while Ontario heads into education contract negotiations. Instead of addressing the issues that have been building for years. He’s avoiding having to deal with the backlash.

Ontario’s public education system is being starved to death. Class sizes are too large. Supports for students are inadequate. Schools are being asked to do more with less, year after year. Teachers, Educational Assistants, and education workers are expected to carry the load while resources continue to fall behind the needs of students.

If educators end up in a strike position this fall, nobody should be surprised. These problems didn’t appear overnight, and they haven’t been addressed by the Ford government or Education Minister Paul Calandra.

We saw what happened the last time education workers were pushed into a corner. Educators, parents, unions, and communities across Canada stood together in support of public education and fair bargaining rights.

It’s time for that solidarity again. Teachers’ unions and education unions across Canada need to stand shoulder to shoulder with their brothers and sisters in Ontario. What happens in Ontario won’t stay in Ontario. Public education is under pressure in every Conservative Province in Canada.

This isn’t just about contracts. It’s about the future of our children and grandchildren. A strong public education system is the foundation of a strong society, and right now that foundation is being weakened.

It’s time for Ontarians to get loud. It’s time for parents, grandparents, educators, education workers, and communities to demand better.

Our kids deserve better. Public education deserves better.

[Keegan Matheson @KeeganMatheson]

Brandon Valenzuela needs to stay on the roster when Alejandro Kirk returns.

I really don't care about "asset management" talk. The #BlueJays need to win as many baseball games as possible and Valenzuela clearly gives them the best chance to do that.

[josie cat 🇨🇦 @msjcat]

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[Made In Canada @MadelnCanada]

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[Amsterdam Blonde @1StarAtaTyme]

It's that time of year again. There will be lots of misinformation circulating about teachers. Here's the truth about teacher raises and strikes in Ontario. Please share as needed.

[Barbara Cogan @ontariocamper]

@TinaYazdani @ETFOeducators The gall of ‘demanding’ lower class sizes, investing in spec ed, & ending e-learning as students struggle post-pandemic while the Ontario Cons starve public education. Parents should be thanking teachers for fighting for their children. Why don’t we all want strong public ed?

[Beachlover 🇨🇦 @BeachLoverOnt]

@RichardCityNews There were only 30 days and @fordnation didn’t bother to even show up for 11 of those days!!
And this government wants student grades based on attendance???
#Hypocrites
#Onpoli
#Onted

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

New: Education unions are set to trigger bargaining this week, kicking off a tight summer timeline to reach a deal before contracts expire.

Anticipating tough negotiations, unions had asked to start talks earlier, but Paul Calandra tells me there’s “more than enough time.”

[josie cat 🇨🇦 @msjcat]

@hicasamadim 4, I get the point!

[CP24 @CP24]

Premier Doug Ford slams judge’s ruling on Ontario encampment https://t.co/gJGey3VUgh

[guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 @guyfelicella]

Hey @fordnation , it's far cheaper and more humane to build supportive housing instead of letting people suffer on the streets.

How about we start there instead.

[Francis Bombardier @FBombardier_net]

@Garnet_2203 @fordnation show the records or quit. You are compromised and everything you do is only making it worse for your credibility which is none and at this point we need the RCMP to start looking into criminal charges or we as Canadians need to pursue civil legal action.

[Bev 🇨🇦 @Garnet_2203]

I care.

I’m a taxpayer, not media.

I want to see your cell phone records.

[Ann Juurinen @AnnJuurinen]

Millions of us want to see what Ford is trying to hide.

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

Moments ago: Premier Ford suggests once again that the only people who care about his government’s FOI restrictions are the “media party.”

[Petrichor ❤🇨🇦❤ 💙💛 @Chasingharmony1]

He's dead wrong and he knows it.
The public is absolutely outraged! He is a public servant. How dare he strip our right to freedom of information away and then tell us that we don't care about public oversight!!!

[KellyAF @KAF_KellyAF]

@TinaYazdani Hey @fordnation - I'm an Ontario resident and I am SUPER interested in your illegal activities! I would LOVE to know what you did that's SO bad you had to change the FOI laws to hide it.