Music education fosters discipline, creativity, teamwork, and emotional well-being. Great conversation at last night’s ward forum on the value of the #TDSB Itinerant Music Instructor program. Thank you to Trustee Trustee Dan MacLean for joining me to answer parent questions.

Band, strings, and vocal music are not “extras.” As a @TDSB Trustee, I have strong concerns about the Board’s proposed cuts to the Itinerant Music Instructor (IMI) program. I will continue to advocate to preserve IMIs & find responsible alternatives. thestar.com/news/gta/tdsb-…

Thank you, Trustee Robert Kolosowski 🇨🇦, for the important discussion on strengthening financial accountability in our school boards. With @TDSB facing a $58 million deficit, we must do better. Public funds must be managed responsibly to ensure they directly support students in

The 16 delegates who spoke at tonight's @TDSB committee meeting were unequivocal: the admissions lottery hurts students, limits opportunity, lowers standards, and devalues hard work. I will always fight for a specialized programs policy that puts student achievement first.

Today's announcement from the Ministry of Education will make the following changes to school boards: 💲 Require financial transparency. 🇨🇦 Keep politics out of schools. 👮‍♂️ Prohibit "abolish the police" policies. 💯 Promote merit-based policies. 📚 Invest directly in education.

It’s time to get school boards back on track. Please to see Minister Paul Calandra introduce Bill 33 which ushers in major reforms that will strengthen school board governance, protect student safety and increase transparency. Ontarians and @TDSB families deserve nothing less.

I wrote to Clayton La Touche asking him to clarify his remarks from Tuesday's committee meeting. I am concerned that the #TDSB's upcoming consultation on specialized program admissions may not be a genuine attempt to listen to the perspectives of TDSB families.

Happy Father's Day to all the special dads out there. Enjoy your day!

Last night, @TDSB Trustees on the Finance Committee voted against the draft budget. I cannot support a budget that hurts music, special education and pool access while doing nothing to reduce the size of TDSB senior staff. TDSB families deserve better.

At their final Board Meeting, Student Trustees Angelika Bell, Derian Westra, and Jenny Xing were recognized for their leadership, advocacy, and commitment to student voice. We wish them continued success as they begin their next chapter.

Trustees voted down the special education plan presented by Clayton La Touche. But the Director called it an "operational" decision and will be proceeding anyways. Trustee Hastings put it succinctly: "Why did you waste a half hour of our time if what we said didn't mean anything?"

Yesterday, I attended 9 #TDSB graduations. 5 schools had no AC in their gyms or cafeterias. One teacher passed out from the heat. I wrote to Clayton La Touche with solutions but heard nothing. Drinking water & open windows won’t cut it at 45°C. Our students & staff deserve better.

Trustees cannot decide on the new specialized programs policy without hard data. I pressed Clayton La Touche to fix the "feedback survey" that skips a key question: does the TDSB community support the admissions lottery? Without that, this "consultation" is inane & pointless.

It has become abundantly clear that the TDSB is dysfunctional. Clayton La Touche has been consistently unaccountable and unresponsive to the community. I welcome Minister Paul Calandra’s appointment of a provincial supervisor to bring the board back on track.

Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 Today we celebrate the country we proudly call home — its freedoms, its diversity, and the values that bring us together. Let’s raise the flag high, honour our history, and continue building a better Canada for future generations. Be proud. Be grateful. Be

A pleasure to join Minister @sflecce at his annual community BBQ in Vaughan. Deeply appreciative for his principled leadership on the provincial, national, and international stage working to secure Ontario’s energy future. Wonderful to see old friends and meet new ones.

Another family shattered. Violent crime is out of control. Canada's failing bail laws are costing lives. The provincial government has done its part. It's time for the federal government to act. This broken system must change.

Supervision is not the danger some of my colleagues claim it to be. It is the long-overdue solution. Read my article in Toronto Sun about why Minister Paul Calandra's overhaul of the #TDSB is exactly what Toronto families need. torontosun.com/opinion/column…