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Understanding the TDSB’s Budget Woes in Five Charts | The Local
The province says the school board has a spending problem. The board says it’s chronically underfunded. We sort through the numbers.
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Thank-you @wencyleung.bsky.social and @thelocal.to for this amazingly clear explainer of the complex beast that is education funding (underfunding)!
#education #onpoli #publiceducation #school
thelocal.to/tdsb-2025-26... Understanding the TDSB’s Budget Woes in Five Charts | The Local
#education #onpoli #publiceducation #school
thelocal.to/tdsb-2025-26... Understanding the TDSB’s Budget Woes in Five Charts | The Local
Must be nice to give yourself a raise and then only work 51 days out of the year.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#onpoli #cdnpoli
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#onpoli #cdnpoli
Ontario's legislature taking a 14-week winter break less than 2 months after 19-week summer break | CBC News
Ontario's legislature is set to take a 14-week winter break, less than two months after resuming from a 19-week summer break.
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Must be nice to give yourself a raise and then only work 51 days out of the year.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#onpoli #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#onpoli #cdnpoli
Today as we remember the names of the 14 young women murdered in 1989 we must also acknowledge that violence against women is still common and cannot be fixed simply by women speaking out.
We to fundamentally change how men think about, talk about, and treat us.
www.canada.ca/en/women-gen...
We to fundamentally change how men think about, talk about, and treat us.
www.canada.ca/en/women-gen...
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - Canada.ca
Information on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and why we commemorated tragedy at Polytechnique Montréal.
www.canada.ca
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today as we remember the names of the 14 young women murdered in 1989 we must also acknowledge that violence against women is still common and cannot be fixed simply by women speaking out.
We to fundamentally change how men think about, talk about, and treat us.
www.canada.ca/en/women-gen...
We to fundamentally change how men think about, talk about, and treat us.
www.canada.ca/en/women-gen...
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Montreal to honour 14 victims of Polytechnique massacre at ceremony
A total of 14 women were murdered in the mass shooting on Dec. 6, 1989. Thirteen others were injured in the attack.
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
A total of 14 women were murdered in the mass shooting on Dec. 6, 1989. Thirteen others were injured in the attack.
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Montreal to honour 14 victims of Polytechnique massacre at ceremony
A total of 14 women were murdered in the mass shooting on Dec. 6, 1989. Thirteen others were injured in the attack.
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
A total of 14 women were murdered in the mass shooting on Dec. 6, 1989. Thirteen others were injured in the attack.
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
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The Ford government really just wants to control boards' real estate so they can reward developer cronies.
Ontario won’t have charter schools, board closings or mergers, pledges education minister
Ontario won’t have charter schools, board closings or mergers, pledges education minister
Ontario education minister says governance reforms will be announced in the new year.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Ford government really just wants to control boards' real estate so they can reward developer cronies.
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4/9 Here lies the constitutional knot.
Calandra vows to be a "fierce protector" of Catholic and French rights, meaning their trustees will likely remain.
👉 This creates a potential two-tier democracy: French/Catholic parents get a vote. Public parents might not. 👈
Calandra vows to be a "fierce protector" of Catholic and French rights, meaning their trustees will likely remain.
👉 This creates a potential two-tier democracy: French/Catholic parents get a vote. Public parents might not. 👈
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
4/9 Here lies the constitutional knot.
Calandra vows to be a "fierce protector" of Catholic and French rights, meaning their trustees will likely remain.
👉 This creates a potential two-tier democracy: French/Catholic parents get a vote. Public parents might not. 👈
Calandra vows to be a "fierce protector" of Catholic and French rights, meaning their trustees will likely remain.
👉 This creates a potential two-tier democracy: French/Catholic parents get a vote. Public parents might not. 👈
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8/9 The Minister has already ordered boards to open parent support offices to bypass local bureaucracy.
Critics argue this is a distraction from the real issue: provincial funding not matching actual costs, leading to the financial troubles justifying takeovers.
Critics argue this is a distraction from the real issue: provincial funding not matching actual costs, leading to the financial troubles justifying takeovers.
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
8/9 The Minister has already ordered boards to open parent support offices to bypass local bureaucracy.
Critics argue this is a distraction from the real issue: provincial funding not matching actual costs, leading to the financial troubles justifying takeovers.
Critics argue this is a distraction from the real issue: provincial funding not matching actual costs, leading to the financial troubles justifying takeovers.
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9/9 Clarity is promised for early 2025.
For now, the school boards are safe, but the democratic mechanism that governs them is hanging by a thread.
Kristin Rushowy for The Star www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
For now, the school boards are safe, but the democratic mechanism that governs them is hanging by a thread.
Kristin Rushowy for The Star www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ontario won’t have charter schools, board closings or mergers, pledges education minister
Ontario education minister says governance reforms will be announced in the new year.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
9/9 Clarity is promised for early 2025.
For now, the school boards are safe, but the democratic mechanism that governs them is hanging by a thread.
Kristin Rushowy for The Star www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
For now, the school boards are safe, but the democratic mechanism that governs them is hanging by a thread.
Kristin Rushowy for The Star www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Local people used to be able to elect hospital trustees.
Back then hospital finances and accountability was much more open.
Then the Ministry took over.
Now? No one can get help. The Ministry can’t even get information.
Elimination of public elected reps never ends well. #onpoli #onted
Back then hospital finances and accountability was much more open.
Then the Ministry took over.
Now? No one can get help. The Ministry can’t even get information.
Elimination of public elected reps never ends well. #onpoli #onted
9/9 Clarity is promised for early 2025.
For now, the school boards are safe, but the democratic mechanism that governs them is hanging by a thread.
Kristin Rushowy for The Star www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
For now, the school boards are safe, but the democratic mechanism that governs them is hanging by a thread.
Kristin Rushowy for The Star www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ontario won’t have charter schools, board closings or mergers, pledges education minister
Ontario education minister says governance reforms will be announced in the new year.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“But every school needs community engagement to keep its educational program on track. Democratic participation isn’t ornamental — it’s how we get education right.”
“Addressing the current crisis… will require reinvigorating local democracy”
#canadasky #onpoli
www.aasa.org/resources/re...
“Addressing the current crisis… will require reinvigorating local democracy”
#canadasky #onpoli
www.aasa.org/resources/re...
Enacting Democratic Processes at the District Level
Reframing public education’s narrative will mean establishing what the authors call “ongoing institutional openness” to capture the heart of the community.
www.aasa.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“But every school needs community engagement to keep its educational program on track. Democratic participation isn’t ornamental — it’s how we get education right.”
“Addressing the current crisis… will require reinvigorating local democracy”
#canadasky #onpoli
www.aasa.org/resources/re...
“Addressing the current crisis… will require reinvigorating local democracy”
#canadasky #onpoli
www.aasa.org/resources/re...
Registration is now open for 2026 Public Education Symposium, January 23-24 in Toronto.
www.opsba.org/event/2026-p...
#edusky #schoolstuff #education #educationresearch
www.opsba.org/event/2026-p...
#edusky #schoolstuff #education #educationresearch
2026 Public Education Symposium (PES) - OPSBA
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM 2026“What Matters Most: Supporting Students”January 23 and 24Sheraton Centre, Toronto See the Program and Register The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) invi...
www.opsba.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Registration is now open for 2026 Public Education Symposium, January 23-24 in Toronto.
www.opsba.org/event/2026-p...
#edusky #schoolstuff #education #educationresearch
www.opsba.org/event/2026-p...
#edusky #schoolstuff #education #educationresearch
Sharing again his great resource for families, and everyone else who believes in education, to advocate for the resources that students need.
#canadasky #education #Ontario #onpoli
linktr.ee/forpublicsch...
#canadasky #education #Ontario #onpoli
linktr.ee/forpublicsch...
@forpublicschools | Linktree
Linktree. Make your link do more.
linktr.ee
December 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Sharing again his great resource for families, and everyone else who believes in education, to advocate for the resources that students need.
#canadasky #education #Ontario #onpoli
linktr.ee/forpublicsch...
#canadasky #education #Ontario #onpoli
linktr.ee/forpublicsch...
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They’ll start measuring KPIs and outcomes once they know for sure they’ve caused the public system to fail.
Ontario does not have ability to measure success of its primary care plan: auditor general | Globalnews.ca
Ontario’s plan to expand access does 'not consistently have processes in place to plan and oversee programs and initiatives to improve patients’ access to primary care.'
globalnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
They’ll start measuring KPIs and outcomes once they know for sure they’ve caused the public system to fail.
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First Nations Chiefs from across the country are meeting in Ottawa. They've unanimously voted to oppose any change to a west coast oil tanker ban. Prime Minister Mark Carney just signed an MOU with Alberta on getting oil to the coast.
Chiefs vote to reject changes to B.C. coastal oil tanker ban
First Nations chiefs have agreed to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast .
www.aptnnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
First Nations Chiefs from across the country are meeting in Ottawa. They've unanimously voted to oppose any change to a west coast oil tanker ban. Prime Minister Mark Carney just signed an MOU with Alberta on getting oil to the coast.
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Is there any more depressing story in urbanism than the fact that people kept cutting down speed cameras in Toronto, and then the premier just… agreed with them and banned speed cameras across the province?
It honestly makes me so mad.
It honestly makes me so mad.
All of Toronto's speed cameras are gone. How did we get to this point? | CBC News
Toronto's speed cameras may be gone, but this time there are no mysterious vandals wielding power tools, no blurry suspect photos and no police investigation.
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Is there any more depressing story in urbanism than the fact that people kept cutting down speed cameras in Toronto, and then the premier just… agreed with them and banned speed cameras across the province?
It honestly makes me so mad.
It honestly makes me so mad.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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“What’s disturbing about the scandal though, is how blatant it is. Political appointees are handing out hundreds of millions of dollars from a public slush fund to organizations that are either close to the government or that hire the right political insiders.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Star Editorial Board: Doug Ford’s latest scandal is almost too brazen to be believed
It suggests Ford has established a system where public money is being handed out not based on need or merit but on who you know or who you pay
www.thestar.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
“What’s disturbing about the scandal though, is how blatant it is. Political appointees are handing out hundreds of millions of dollars from a public slush fund to organizations that are either close to the government or that hire the right political insiders.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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A killer disease that should no longer exist. The existence of an effective HPV vaccine should have meant cervical cancer was stamped out. Instead, it’s the fastest growing cancer in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com
Globe editorial: A killer disease that should no longer exist
The existence of an effective HPV vaccine should have meant cervical cancer was stamped out. Instead, it’s the fastest growing cancer in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A killer disease that should no longer exist. The existence of an effective HPV vaccine should have meant cervical cancer was stamped out. Instead, it’s the fastest growing cancer in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com
“It’s Quite Clear They Don’t Listen to Us” - thelocal.to/tdsb-special...
How do you make a funding shortage “go away”?
You could review & augment funding,
OR
You could use your political powers to silence advocates and bury records.
#onpoli #ontario #education
How do you make a funding shortage “go away”?
You could review & augment funding,
OR
You could use your political powers to silence advocates and bury records.
#onpoli #ontario #education
Special Education Policy Vs. Practice at the TDSB | The Local
For years, the TDSB's special education advisory committee has pressed for accountability from the board. Since the province's takeover, that's become harder than ever.
thelocal.to
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“It’s Quite Clear They Don’t Listen to Us” - thelocal.to/tdsb-special...
How do you make a funding shortage “go away”?
You could review & augment funding,
OR
You could use your political powers to silence advocates and bury records.
#onpoli #ontario #education
How do you make a funding shortage “go away”?
You could review & augment funding,
OR
You could use your political powers to silence advocates and bury records.
#onpoli #ontario #education
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Buried at the end,
“The province now spends an estimated $8.5 billion annually to artificially lower electricity costs for residents…disproportionately go to the wealthy, who consume more power” #onpoli
Now we know where Ford has spent the money he cut from schools
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
“The province now spends an estimated $8.5 billion annually to artificially lower electricity costs for residents…disproportionately go to the wealthy, who consume more power” #onpoli
Now we know where Ford has spent the money he cut from schools
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
$200 off your next fridge, freezer or washing machine: Ontario to subsidize energy efficient appliances
The Progressive Conservatives have brought in a suite of energy-efficiency programs to slow demand growth down.
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Buried at the end,
“The province now spends an estimated $8.5 billion annually to artificially lower electricity costs for residents…disproportionately go to the wealthy, who consume more power” #onpoli
Now we know where Ford has spent the money he cut from schools
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
“The province now spends an estimated $8.5 billion annually to artificially lower electricity costs for residents…disproportionately go to the wealthy, who consume more power” #onpoli
Now we know where Ford has spent the money he cut from schools
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
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A company embroiled in the Skills Development Fund scandal still got government funding last month, contradicting Doug Ford’s claim that all funding was frozen after a forensic audit flagged concerns that were referred to the OPP www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #onpoli
Company embroiled in skills fund controversy received Ontario cash last month during audit
Keel Digital Solutions says it received $240,000 while under a probe the province has since referred to OPP
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A company embroiled in the Skills Development Fund scandal still got government funding last month, contradicting Doug Ford’s claim that all funding was frozen after a forensic audit flagged concerns that were referred to the OPP www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #onpoli
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Ontario NDP leader ejected from Question Period after incorrectly labelling Ford gov as "corrupt," not "evil"
Ontario NDP leader ejected from Question Period after incorrectly labelling Ford gov as "corrupt," not "evil"
QUEEN’S PARK - Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles was kicked out of Question Period this morning after criticizing Doug Ford and incorrectly calling him and his entire government “corrupt,” instead of “t...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ontario NDP leader ejected from Question Period after incorrectly labelling Ford gov as "corrupt," not "evil"