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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 7h

Are our school boards truly set up for success? @Nokha.bsky.social talks about why elected Trustees might not be the best for our modern education system.

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Do We Need School Board Reform With Nokha Dakroub

The Ontario government has been busy over the last few weeks. Many wheels are in motion, including traffic cameras being forcefully removed from municipalities, as well as another brewing scandal…

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 19h

🎙️ Love local politics? Want to support independent journalism in the 905? Subscribing to The 905er Podcast does more than unlock 905er Extra Minutes and bonus content — it helps us keep asking tough questions and telling the stories big media ignores.

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The 905er

The 905er is a news, politics and discussion podcast for the GTHA region focusing on the region outside central Toronto where 4 million people live.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 1d

Click on the link for the first of our two-part episode on how School Board reform ought to unfold in this province. @Nokha.bsky.social joins us to discuss why she thinks boards need to be appointed rather than elected.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 1d

The Ford government is pushing forward with the removal of trustees in school boards around the province. We're spending the next two episodes talking about it.

@Nokha.bsky.social talks about why school boards ought to be appointed.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 1d

This is a two-part episode diving into the Ford government's decision to remove elected school board trustees and what kind of reform is really needed.
@Nokha.bsky.social talks about why School Boards ought to be appointed.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 1d

The Ontario Government is trying to push through School Board reform by removing trustees from their elected positions. Is the right move? @nokha.bsky.social joins us to discuss why she thinks boards ought to be appointed.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 1d

Do We Need School Board Reform? With Nokha Dakroub

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Do We Need School Board Reform? With Nokha Dakroub

The Ontario government has been busy over the last few weeks. Many wheels are in motion, including traffic cameras being forcefully removed from municipalities, as well as another brewing scandal involving the Skills Development Fund. However, there is one that we wanted to focus on for the next two episodes, and that is the question of the removal of school board trustees from multiple boards in Ontario.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 1d

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The 905er

The 905er is a news, politics and discussion podcast for the GTHA region focusing on the region outside central Toronto where 4 million people live.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 2d

We need to unite all education pathways for our children's future

@oflabour.bsky.social @waltonmomof2.bsky.social

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 3d

🎙️ Love local politics? Want to support independent journalism in the 905? Subscribing to The 905er Podcast does more than unlock 905er Extra Minutes and bonus content — it helps us keep asking tough questions and telling the stories big media ignores.

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The 905er

The 905er is a news, politics and discussion podcast for the GTHA region focusing on the region outside central Toronto where 4 million people live.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 4d

🎙️ Love local politics? Want to support independent journalism in the 905? Subscribing to The 905er Podcast does more than unlock 905er Extra Minutes and bonus content — it helps us keep asking tough questions and telling the stories big media ignores.

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The 905er

The 905er is a news, politics and discussion podcast for the GTHA region focusing on the region outside central Toronto where 4 million people live.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 5d

The relationship between progressive parties and unions in Ontario

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 5d

Why Union Training Should be Treated like Post-Secondary Funding

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 5d

🎙️ Love local politics? Want to support independent journalism in the 905? Subscribing to The 905er Podcast does more than unlock 905er Extra Minutes and bonus content — it helps us keep asking tough questions and telling the stories big media ignores.

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The 905er

The 905er is a news, politics and discussion podcast for the GTHA region focusing on the region outside central Toronto where 4 million people live.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 6d

Has Union solidarity been broken by unions endorsing Doug Ford?

@waltonmomof2.bsky.social @oflabour.bsky.social

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 6d

Transactional Politics between Doug Ford and Unions @oflabour.bsky.social @waltonmomof2.bsky.social

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 6d

🎙️ Love local politics? Want to support independent journalism in the 905? Subscribing to The 905er Podcast does more than unlock 905er Extra Minutes and bonus content — it helps us keep asking tough questions and telling the stories big media ignores.

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The 905er

The 905er is a news, politics and discussion podcast for the GTHA region focusing on the region outside central Toronto where 4 million people live.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 7d

Government interference in strikes, what unions are planning @oflabour.bsky.social

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 7d

Sarah Keys and Heather Thoma of the Coalition for Healthy School Food discuss the National School Food Program in Ontario to assess its effectiveness

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 7d

Our episode with Laura Walton of the Ontario Federation of Labour is up on YouTube

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Laura Walton on the Labour Movement Revival in Ontario

For years, the Labour movement has struggled to find its footing. For decades, governments have compelled unions to return to work or to mediation. All the while, eroding the strength of both public…

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Joel MacLeod @joelmacleod.bsky.social · 8d

The soft on crime crowd are surely going to be all over this right? #cdnpoli

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Freedom Convoy leaders Chris Barber, Tamara Lich given conditional sentences | CBC News

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, two major figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy," have been handed conditional sentences and spared further jail time.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 7d

🎙️ Love local politics? Want to support independent journalism in the 905? Subscribing to The 905er Podcast does more than unlock 905er Extra Minutes and bonus content — it helps us keep asking tough questions and telling the stories big media ignores.

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The 905er

The 905er is a news, politics and discussion podcast for the GTHA region focusing on the region outside central Toronto where 4 million people live.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 8d

Click on the link to listen to our conversation with @waltonmomof2.bsky.social, President of the @oflabour.bsky.social, about the movement's revival

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 8d

Is there a new revival of the labour movement in Ontario? We speak with @waltonmomof2.bsky.social, President of the @oflabour.bsky.social, about why not even the #notwithstandingclause will work against unions.

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The 905er @the905er.bsky.social · 8d

We are with @waltonmomof2.bsky.social, President of the @oflabour.bsky.social, to discuss the revival of Labour in the province and why they won't let governments keep them down any more.

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