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Durham, ON
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Kathy retweeted
"Can you explain why this member is getting a promotion after he ripped off the people of this province?"
On the first day of the fall sitting, Premier Ford dodges questions about why Stan Cho, who resigned from cabinet this summer after charging taxpayers for local hotel stays, has been promoted to an education role with a $22K pay bump.
Kathy retweeted
NEW: The Ford government says trustees in supervised school boards “will not be sworn in” immediately after next week's election.
The province is asserting its power to call meetings in eight boards and trustees will only take their oath when the meeting is officially called.
No timeline for when that will happen.
globalnews.ca/news/12108029/…
#onpoli
Kathy retweeted
Toronto Life just published a deep dive into what’s happening inside the TDSB under provincial supervision.
The Ford government says the problem is overspending.
But as Toronto Life reports, “most experts argue that the TDSB actually suffers from chronic underfunding.”
And what has provincial supervision delivered?
✂️ Hundreds of administrative, teaching and support positions cut.
🚫 Cafeterias and outdoor education programs closed.
❌ Dedicated classes for students with special needs eliminated.
Toronto Life describes the province’s approach as a “DOGE-style slash and burn.”
This is one school board, but the story will sound familiar to teachers, education workers, students, and families across Ontario: fewer staff, fewer supports and fewer resources in schools already being asked to do more with less.
Check out the full article at Toronto Life: bit.ly/4hn5cw0
We’ll be sharing more from this important investigation.
#OSSTF #OntEd #OnPoli
Kathy retweeted
Report: Ontario spent $4 billion over 8 years on private facility funding, which has been increasing faster than funding for hospitals. The effect on wait times? They’re rising. ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/w… @CTVNews
Kathy retweeted
This is a fun website. If you put in your postal code it will tell you how much the Ford gov't cut from the education budget in your area. Our local school was cut over $500,000 a year or $3000 per student. Put in your postal code and prepare for shock.
buildingbetterschools.ca/
Kathy retweeted
So Calandra did not negotiate any discount on a massive bulk buy from an American company. Teachers now have to negotiate their own discount over the phone. The Ford government is a collection of incompetent morons.
Staples Canada said Tuesday night a dedicated phone line has been set up “to respond to any price differences” and they will price match. thestar.com/politics/provinc…
Kathy retweeted
Our taxpayer dollars are being spent at an American company (in the middle of a trade war) that offers better deals to folks walking in off the street than to teachers ordering through the Ontario Ministry of Education portal. Make it make sense!!! #OntEd
ALT Ministry discounted price showing item more costly than store price
ALT Ministry discounted price showing item more costly than store price
ALT Ministry discounted price showing item more costly than store price
ALT Ministry discounted price showing item more costly than store price
Kathy retweeted
This staples contract Doug Ford signed should eliminate him from office… teachers are paying twice the price for half the product
The Premier seems to take joy in being ripped off. Incompetence and corruption dressed up in a suit that barely fits.
Kathy retweeted
Ford converted OSAP grants to loans for Ontario students because the program was “unsustainable”.
Turns out private career colleges diverted almost $1billion into their pockets last year—more than public colleges and universities combined.
Ford is punishing all Ontario students with crushing debt levels because of a scam run by private career colleges.
#onted
#onpoli
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/o…
Kathy retweeted
UPDATE: turns out, the explosive growth in OSAP grants was led by just a few private career colleges: cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/o…
But instead of fixing the actual problem, the Ford government is making ALL students pay for its own policy failure #onpoli
The Ford government cut OSAP grants, claiming costs had become “unsustainable.” But FOI records show nearly all of the recent OSAP increases went to private career colleges cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/o… #onpoli
Kathy retweeted
Today VP Vance said Canada and China are "the two worst countries" on trade policy. That's an opinion, his right. But because Vance specifically complained about Canada's super-high dairy tariffs (which, again, only kick in above a quota), here's some interesting WTO data via @trevortombe:
96.7% of US agricultural exports to Canada are duty-free compared to...4.5% of US agricultural exports to China.
wto.org/english/res_e/statis…
Kathy retweeted
The Ford Government began preparing ads against teachers in mid July, saying teachers refused to negotiate fairly, before negotiations were even fully underway, even though unions asked to negotiate before the summer even started. #ontario #onpoli #onted #dougford #frankdomenic🍁 – at Burlington, Ontario
Kathy retweeted
Since @fordnation became Premier, MPP expenses have increased by 31%.
Have our school budgets increased by 31%?
Have hospital budgets increased by 31%?
Have ODSP and OW rates increased by 31%?
Has minimum wage increased by 31%?
Kathy retweeted
🧵It's been less than a month since the government changed the freedom of information laws, but a slew of updated rejection notes have started to land in the inboxes of journalists, advocates and others.
Here's a look at the first few. #ONpoli
Kathy retweeted
NEW: Flu briefings prepared for Health Minister Sylvia Jones. That’s the latest batch of documents blocked from release under the government’s freedom of information clampdown. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/11852256/…
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NEW: The supervisors the Ford government appointed with direction to bring order and financial restraint to Ontario school boards are billing the province substantially different sums — with one charging almost $240,000 for six months of work.
globalnews.ca/news/11770269/…
#onpoli
Kathy retweeted
For a classroom of 30 students, that is $25 per student.
It is estimated that Doug Ford's government has reduced funding by over $1500 per student.
NEW: The @TorontoStar's @krushowy on the @ONgov's $750 "Classroom Supplies Card" for teachers to spend on school supplies for students.
thestar.com/news/ontario-ele…
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NEW: Ontario hospitals are facing a billion-dollar structural deficit and are now preparing for “difficult decisions” unless the Ford government increases health-care funding in its upcoming budget, the finance minister has been told.
globalnews.ca/news/11625284/…
#onpoli
Kathy retweeted
The Air Canada strike is a huge deal in so many ways — and lots of them should matter to every single working Canadian.
The flight attendants are ignoring a back to work order. Canadians unions are behind them. The CUPE National President is prepared to go to jail.
Let's talk about it: