Happy Fall!

.Doug Ford it is a hack move to tax and return $200. I do wonder what the cost is to perform this election shell game? 5 percent off the top? Maybe more for processing it all... What about the potential fraud that attaches itself to schemes like these? Ontario Politics

The Waterloo Region Council needs an overhaul... First they lost millions on an assessment of an Amazon warehouse and now a 9.5 percent increase?

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Section 107 was supposed to be for true emergencies, not economic inconvenience. Now it’s used again & again to break strikes at rail, ports & airlines. If these sectors are too “essential” for workers to strike, maybe they should be public. #cdnpoli #canlab

NEW: newly-elected Elementary Educators president tells us Ford govt is intentionally underfunding education “to the tune of billions of dollars” to eventually privatize it: “I do believe this is part of a scripted project to hand over this system to private capital," says david mastin.

“The decisions about our children’s schools will be made by someone behind a desk at Queen’s Park. It won’t work.” There is growing backlash after Ontario’s education minister threatened to eliminate elected trustees. Opposition leaders calling it an “attack on local democracy.”

The Ford government is touting nearly $1B for new schools opening this fall, but the repair backlog for existing ones has swelled to $16B. “This isn’t record spending, it’s record neglect,” says Elementary Educators ETFOpresident.

While the Ford government touts “record” school spending, schools like Elizabeth Ziegler in Waterloo are forced to close after concrete falls from the façade. Students are displaced until 2027. This isn’t record investment. It’s record neglect. #ETFO #onpoli #wrdsb

Educators enter the profession to make a difference. This #LabourDay, we celebrate YOU, teachers and education workers shaping lives every day. At the #CTFFCE, our purpose is to make your lives better by advocating for the changes you need and deserve. We advocate for: ✅

As the school year begins, ETFOpresident wants parents and educators to know that this is his vision to defend and protect #onted public education. #onpoli

👏 Proud to stand with Jeff Pelich as he advocates for smaller class sizes, stronger supports, and protecting local voices in education. Our students deserve safe, welcoming classrooms where every child can thrive. 💪📚 #WRDSB #ETFO #OntEd search.app/z3y11

Just completed 4 days of meaningful Strategic Planning. It’s an honour to work with this amazing team. Shirley Bell Gundi Barbour Mary Fowler Nathan Core HeatherLatam Manj Deol David Berger S W Shideh Houshmandi Mario Spagnuolo Carolyn Proulx-Wootton (She/ Her/Elle) MikeThomas, Liana Holm. Elementary Educators

We're excited to announce ETFO President David Mastin as a Speaker at the Niagara Convention! David began his teaching career in 1995 with the Durham Board of Education (now Durham District School Board) after graduating from the University of Toronto. At the ETFO Durham

Listen to ETFOpresident David Mastin speak to rabble.ca’s Nick Seebruch about why smaller class sizes are critical to student success and why the Ford government must abandon Bill 33. RABBLE: Doug Ford’s education agenda hinders students, workers success

🌿💚🤍 Today we proudly celebrate Franco-Ontarian Day! We honour the culture, history, and contributions of Franco-Ontarians in our schools and communities. L’éducation en français enrichit notre région et renforce notre diversité. ✨ #WROTL #ETFO #aefo #otf

🚨 Support staff at Conestoga College, represented by OPSEU Local 238 under President Vikki Poirier, are picketing for fair pay, job security & quality services kept in-house. Demand the employer return to the table. #SupportStaffStrike #OPSEU #Solidarity

Ontario cut Grade 7/8 design and tech programs in the late 90s. Now we’re shocked there’s a shortage of tradespeople and tech teachers. Who could have seen that coming? 🙃 #onted #onpoli OTF/FEO

Bill 60 is more dangerous than people realize. It lets the province move our water systems into corporate structures that can be outsourced, contracted out, and eventually privatized — all without public consent. Ontario’s water must stay PUBLIC. #onpoli #Bill60 #KeepWaterPublic

Currently reading Ontario needs a teacher recruitment plan;url=policyalternatives.ca/news-research/… OTF/FEO Elementary Educators #onted #education #ONPoli