Concerned Parents of HDSB

A group of concerned HDSB parents who believe in open inquiry, transparency & accountability. Students' interests must come first. Education is the priority

[Concerned Parents of HDSB @parentsofhdsb]

A couple weeks into the new school year @OakTrafalgarHS made international headlines after a video depicting a teacher wearing large prosthetic breasts in view of young students goes viral. Below is a detailed timeline of events.
#Oakville #OTHS #HDSB

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[Michael Barrett @MikeBarrettON]

BREAKING NEWS

RCMP have raided the home of Trudeau’s top ArriveScam contractor GC Strategies.

GC Strategies was paid $20 million on ArriveScam and did no IT work.

More to come

[Sheila Gunn Reid @SheilaGunnReid]

CPC's Larry Brock asks GC Strategies' Kristian Firth about the RCMP raid on his home.

WATCH TO THE END: Brock asks Firth if Trudeau should be at the bar facing legal consequences beside him.

Firth won't answer, and Speaker Greg Fergus tries to prevent Firth from answering the question in the most ridiculous way.

[The Real Mr Bench @therealmrbench]

Question Period Day after Freeland announces #Budget2024

Poilievre asked, " Who is going to pay for this orgy of spending?"

Trudeau: it is the world's fault. Also, we will tax the ultra wealthy and businesses

Poilievre: You are part of the ultra wealthy with your tax hiding trust fund

Trudeau: um... this budget is good for young people to own homes.

[Ron Butler @ronmortgageguy]

This Is Something No One Would Have Guessed!!
Seriously Nobody Saw This Coming: Federal Government Budget 2024 - TAX & SPEND

Nope, this one took me completely by surprise & I pretty much think none of us expected this to happen

Tax The Rich.....

Same old story over & over

[Oland @olandsexport]

@cafreeland Scotiabank:

[Tracey Tuesday @tuesday7595]

@cafreeland https://t.co/0pc46pMqsT

[Fran Yanor @FranYanor]

EXCLUSIVE:
BC RCMP issued gag order on detachments, restricting communications on controversial public safety issues during "pre-election," after police seizures of thousands of suspected safer supply pills put BC government in the hot seat.
#bcpoli
https://t.co/XfVUZUpqMi

[Theo Fleury @TheoFleury14]

Nova Scotia goes full commie!!!

[Alex Pierson @AlexpiersonAMP]

Plausible deniability!?

[Alex Pierson @AlexpiersonAMP]

Clearly, none of them.

[Education Reformer @chris4_reform]

Empowering parents isn't just a choice, it's a necessity. Let's ride the wave of parents' rights together, ensuring families have the support, resources, and respect they deserve.
@BillboardChris @CPALInfo @DDSBParents @OurDutyGrp @Parents_4Rights @parents_canada @parentsofhdsb @SOSTDSB @Teachers__Unite @WokeWatchCDN
@CrisBairosFern @carolynburjoski

[Education Reformer @chris4_reform]

"We have walked away from many controversial issues, and they have become normalized." Premier Higgs

By empowering parents with a formal framework of rights and responsibilities, a Parents' Bill of Rights, we can reintroduce a crucial check-and-balance that ensures the well-being and educational success of all students.

"Empower, Advocate, Protect: Uniting for Stronger Parents' Rights and a Brighter Future!"
@UCDSB @MyUCDSB @UCDSBPIC @TrusteeJohn @TrusteeCurtis @Sflecce @SteveClarkPC @CPALInfo @DDSBParents @OurDutyGrp @Parents_4Rights @parents_canada @parentsofhdsb @HWDSB @_MikeRamsay @AllianceLGB @AlottaMalotta @atRachelGilmore @Erin4Parents @Bp4_Canada @Dar5131 @cawsbar @SOSTDSB @Duh_winning_to @Teachers__Unite @ShannonBDouglas @FatherTodor @GG37374104

[Alex Pierson @AlexpiersonAMP]

So they are going all in on this?

[climatescam scientist gun loving anarchist @scubadang722]

@ikwilson We have heard rhis before

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Just.

Stop.

Justin.

[Education Reformer @chris4_reform]

I fully support the position put forth by FAIR Ottawa regarding the disbanding of the ACE. By disbanding the ACE, resources could potentially be reallocated to more pressing community needs or to alternative initiatives that might better serve the community.

Change can be challenging, but it is essential to adapt to evolving circumstances and ensure that resources are used efficiently and effectively for the benefit of all community members.

By incorporating these responces into their agendas, school councils can facilitate constructive dialogue, address concerns, and work towards inclusive solutions that benefit the entire school community.
@OCDSB @fairforall_org @Sflecce @CPALInfo @parents @ONeducation
@CPALInfo @DDSBParents @Parents_4Rights @parents_canada @parentsofhdsb @SOSTDSB @Bp4_Canada @BahiraR @_MikeRamsay
@carolynburjoski @LindaStone62

[Peter McCaffrey @peteremcc]

Capital gains are double taxation - a tax on top of a tax - and should be entirely abolished, not raised.

It's important to remember that capital gains are paid on returns on investments that are made with after-tax dollars.

A simple example:

Imagine you earn $100 in income, pay $50 in income tax, and then invest the remaining $50.

Now assume you make a 10% capital gain of $5.

But, without income taxes, you would have had the full $100 to invest, and a 10% capital gain would have been $10!

So, income tax means that the government has already taxed away half of your capital gains.

(And hypothetically, the government could have also invested the $50 they took from you, and made their $5, but in reality, they probably wasted it on something stupid.)

Capital gains should be abolished.

#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg

[Calypso @viledeity_]

Galen isn’t taking almost half my paycheck before I even see it. Galen isn’t profiting if I shop at a mom and pop business. Galen isn’t clobbering me when I have to turn up my furnace. Do you know who is? The government who says Galen takes too much of your money.

[Julia Malott @AlottaMalotta]

Dear Transgender Activists,

Today was the Million March. I know some of you were concerned about that.

But calling parents fascists doesn’t make them like you. It just gives them further reason to believe that your cause is not worth contemplating.

Do you know what else doesn’t work? Debating. Why not? Because people don’t make decisions based on logic, they make decisions based on their feelings.

If you want people to have empathy for your experience, then you need to share your experience with people. They have to know you. They have to respect you.

Humanize yourself. It works much better than waving pride flags.

Today I had breakfast with DDSB parents, spoke to a crowd of more than 500 of them, including many immigrants who may never have met a transgender individual before. My message was simple: Parents Rights Matter AND Trans Rights Matter.

This message resonates. The vast majority of Canadians ARE on board to defend transgender rights…. But this is never going to happen if we insist on making it one or their other.

[Julia Malott @AlottaMalotta]

"When we decline conversation with those we might currently disagree with, we condemn ourselves to forever disagree."

Leading into tomorrow's protests, some have instructed protesters not to engage in conversation with those on the 'other side'.

If anyone believes that these identity politic divides somehow resolve themselves by forcing the 'other side' to accept your position... well... world history has already shown us how well that works out.

We gain traction in this division only by first humanizing those we disagree with. By truly engaging with and understanding both their needs and their fears. Once we've got that down, we can address both our own concerns AND theirs more easily than we may have thought.

If you're trans and you don't think anything gender critical people say has merit, then I have a question for you: Have you ever really talked to a gender critical individual? Not yelled at them, but sat down over a cup coffee to understand their fears? If you've done that... great! Keep going... and 6 or 12 months later you'll have talked to enough people to REALLY understand the root of where they are coming from.

And on the other side... if you have concerns about schools, curriculum, childhood transition, pronounce, prisons, sports, washrooms... If you have these concerns, have you taken the time to really get into both the headspace and heart-space of a transgender person? Not to mock them on Twitter, but to engage in good old-fashion community?

I've spent the last two years having thousands of conversations with the individuals on both ends of this identity politic divide. And I've never been more confident that a workable solution exists. But to get there.... we need to talk. All of us.

Tomorrow, I hope you consider extending goodwill to those on the other side of the protest. That will make a much bigger difference than yelling into the abyss about how wrong they are. Maybe they are wrong... but by showing the worst of ourselves to others we only strengthen their resolve that our position is inimical.