Erika Shaker
@ershaker.bsky.social
Director, CCPA National Office
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“We’re seeing a real pattern here with Prime Minister Carney, with the troika of white corporate men who are now at the peak of government”
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“We’re seeing a real pattern here with Prime Minister Carney, with the troika of white corporate men who are now at the peak of government”
‘By using the notwithstanding clause, the UCP has foreclosed court challenges that could undo the legislation and brought in punishing fines designed to force teachers back into the classroom with limited resistance or recourse.’
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
‘By using the notwithstanding clause, the UCP has foreclosed court challenges that could undo the legislation and brought in punishing fines designed to force teachers back into the classroom with limited resistance or recourse.’
If only we knew more about what problems schools are trying to address….’This financial crisis is not a sudden problem—it has been years in the making, and relates to structural flaws in the funding formula for special education and other areas’
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Ontario has underfunded schools by $6.3 billion since 2018 - CCPA
The 2025 Ontario budget has lots of big numbers, but fails to address funding shortfalls in core program areas. CCPA’s same-day budget analysis examined the broad trend, and in an article for The Toro...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
If only we knew more about what problems schools are trying to address….’This financial crisis is not a sudden problem—it has been years in the making, and relates to structural flaws in the funding formula for special education and other areas’
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If only we had experiences of other jurisdictions to learn from… ‘ It will be much easier for the Ford government to impose their “back to basics” agenda on educators and parents who know better without the messy democracy of elected school boards.’
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Ontario’s plan to eliminate school boards is anti-democratic - CCPA
It seems that every few years, another province toys with the idea of eliminating school boards—those pesky thorns of local democracy that stick in the side of governments flush with neoliberal fantas...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
If only we had experiences of other jurisdictions to learn from… ‘ It will be much easier for the Ford government to impose their “back to basics” agenda on educators and parents who know better without the messy democracy of elected school boards.’
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“I’ve been experiencing what it is like to be in a board under supervision, and it is not good. The board meetings are cancelled, so there’s no visibility, there’s no transparency.”
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
“I’ve been experiencing what it is like to be in a board under supervision, and it is not good. The board meetings are cancelled, so there’s no visibility, there’s no transparency.”
“The real barriers for businesses and trading across Canada are distance and transportation costs.” @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
“The real barriers for businesses and trading across Canada are distance and transportation costs.” @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca