Teachers are starting the school year with fewer resources, less support for students, and more restrictions on how and what to teach. And it's a contract negotiation year. I didn't become a teacher to fight with admin or a school board or the provincial govt but here we are. 1/2 #OntEd
Honestly, fuck your feelings. Canadians *think* Toronto is some violent cesspool because: •Rightwing politicians campaign on it, it’s a convenient straw-man •Rightwing media pushes their agenda •THEY DON’T LIVE HERE Inform yourselves or shut your mouth.
Such an asshat (DoFo). From @colindmello.bsky.social at Global News: "Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who just held a news conference style event in Mississauga, without any members of the media says: “Thank God, we don’t have the media. No questions, no answers. We are good to go.”" #OnPoli
School Board: Do NOT use your personal device for school business. Also the School Board: To log in to your school device and use your work account we need to send an authentication code to your cell phone.
#DougFord is a horrible human. Premier's Office 416-325-1941 premier@ontario.ca Constituency Office 416-745-2859 doug.fordco@pc.ola.org
Every day is a good day to call Doug Ford to tell him how you feel about his craven corruption, his secrets and lies, and the terrible things he is doing to Ontario. Premier's Office 416-325-1941 premier@ontario.ca Constituency Office 416-745-2859 doug.fordco@pc.ola.org #PhoneFordFriday
"Trump is a bully and a loser!" said the man who has spent 8 years getting revenge on the city that didn't choose him to be the mayor in 2014.
Paul Calandra’s response to his govt deal in which an 🇺🇸 company got $66M taken from public ed and is now price gouging teachers: “Don't just run to TikTok and say, ‘Oh my gosh, look what they're doing to us.’ Help me make it better,” Calandra said.” The govt getting feedback from #OntEd teachers:
TheTrillium.ca@thetrillium.bsky.social · 2w agoOntario teachers flag higher prices on Ford government's new Staples portal
Violating and economically debilitating the most important city in your province out of ego, spite and lazy ideology. Doug Ford likes to attack Trump, but he’s the most Trump-like leader in Canada.
Mark Shaw@markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 2w agoThat’s almost the entire network. It’s so much worse than we feared 😔
“Ontario taxpayers should be asking: Why should money intended for public classrooms be funneled through a U.S.-based, private-equity-owned corporation, rather than strengthening the public education system itself?” #OntEd
The Grind@thegrindto.bsky.social · last wk.The Ontario government is forcing public school teachers to buy classroom supplies through Staples, a major U.S. corporation. This won't fix what ails schools, not by a long shot, argues Nigel Bariffe of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto.
American corporation Staples is charging Ontario teachers more for resources than they charge the general public, this comes as the Ford Government has forced teachers to buy resources from Staples. We are paying more for students to get less. #ontario #onpoli #dougford #onted #frankdomenic🍁
Staples (🇺🇸) is now open for some ON teachers. How do prices stack up against the TDSB supply centre for classroom basics? TDSB: $290.38 Staples: $668.98 Staples Teachers: $584.56 But Paul Calandra took over the TDSB claiming financial mismanagement and Doug Ford wants you to #BuyCanadian. #OntEd
Jenny Lee Shee@jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Ontario govt took $60M out of public education and handed it to Staples. Tomorrow, 80K elementary teachers each get $750 of the misappropriated money to buy overpriced classroom supplies at an 🇺🇸 corporation. Please remember this the next time Captain Canada tells you to #BuyCanadian. #OntEd
Some more side-by-side comparisons for teachers expected to do their back-to-school shopping at an American corporation using the $60M Doug Ford and Paul Calandra pilfered from Ontario schools. Thanks for this, @eslfairy.bsky.social. #OntEd
Kimiko Shibata@eslfairy.bsky.social · 2w agoOur taxpayer dollars are being spent at an American company (in the middle of a trade war) that offers better deals to folks walking in off the street than to teachers ordering through the Ontario Ministry of Education portal. Make it make sense!!! #OntEd
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
I just got my password and logged in. 24 pack of Crayola Pencil crayons is $4.19. On their regular website it is on sale for $2.25. We are paying almost double.
The Ontario govt took $60M out of public education and handed it to Staples. Tomorrow, 80K elementary teachers each get $750 of the misappropriated money to buy overpriced classroom supplies at an 🇺🇸 corporation. Please remember this the next time Captain Canada tells you to #BuyCanadian. #OntEd
Anyone falling for Doug Ford's performative nonsense as Captain Canada needs to give their head a shake.
Presser with Captain Canada Reporter: Tell us your thoughts on the U. S. trade conflict. #DougFord: Trump can kiss my big ol’ butt. What a loser. Buy Canadian, folks! Reporters: Didn’t you just give Staples - a U.S. company - a $60M contract by forcing teachers to buy school supplies there? DF:
Alright, let’s get serious, Canada. Who’s going to start producing these again so I can add Canadian pencil crayons to my classroom?
Paul Calandra, the Minister of Education who took $60M from public education to give “gifts” of $750 to elementary teachers that they can only spend at Staples, an 🇺🇸 company, wants you to choose Ontario-made and shop local to strengthen our economy and keep more of our dollars here at home. 🤦🏻♀️ #OntEd
Linda from Durham Deals on Etsy reached out to tell me my #DougFord stickers are "very rude about Canada." When I asked her to explain, she said, "Doug Ford. Very disappointing." I had to agree! In honour of Linda, I'm having a sale. www.etsy.com/shop/Sticker... Don't forget to vote! Linda does.
Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
Doug Ford and Paul Calandra took money from public education and presented it as a "gift" of $750 to Ontario educators to spend at Staples, a company owned by a friend and donor of the Ontario PCs. I don't want my tax dollars taken out of public education and given to Staples. Do you? 🧵 #OntEd
Doug Ford’s going to be the reason we get invaded by the Ding Dong Dictator, isn’t he?
Thanks to Doug Ford and Paul Calandra, 80,000 elementary educators have to order classroom supplies from Staples this year instead of from their school boards. I decided to do a little comparison shopping for school supplies many of us will have to order over the course of a school year. 🧵 #OntEd
I'll be teaching twenty Gr 3 students this fall. This partial back-to-school order would cost $290.38 through my school board and $668.98 at Staples. #DougFord loves talking tough about protecting us from Tr*mp, but he's taking $60M out of public education and handing it to an 🇺🇸 company. #OntEd
Jenny Lee Shee@jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 3w agoThanks to Doug Ford and Paul Calandra, 80,000 elementary educators have to order classroom supplies from Staples this year instead of from their school boards. I decided to do a little comparison shopping for school supplies many of us will have to order over the course of a school year. 🧵 #OntEd