Thread by @coljmackay

Hundreds, at a minimum, of educational workers have lost their jobs this year due to increased class sizes. Ford wants another 14% increase. More will lose their jobs. #onpoli #onted

The government bargaining team has no authority! Imagine that. Good grief. Basically all they can do is accept the government’s cuts. Add in Illegal Bill124 and it’s almost impossible to make progress despite Ford’s governments claims. #onpoli #onted

E-learning classes will rise from 0-2 with no justification but plenty of evidence to show this is a brutally bad idea. It’s simply away to reduce teachers. Cuts, and more cuts. Reminder: want class sizes to raise from 22:1 to 25:1. Course selections lost - almost 10,000 #onpoli

Per pupil funding is down $54. Local priority fund cut roughly $230 million. Education funding increases announce by Ford include money used for child care. It’s a false narrative or misinformation. #onpoli #onted

MPP’s housing allowance 20%. Deputy Ministers 14% all raises. Landlords permitted 2.2% increases. Why? For inflation. Teachers ask for 2%. Nope. Crisis. Um, no. It’s a choice. Ford favours his rich buddies. #onpoli #onted

OPP 8% over 4 yrs. Toronto firefighters 10.57% over 5 yrs. after that is decided, Bill 124 imposes 1% a year for all public sector workers. Timing? Coincidence? Nope. On purpose. #onpoli #onted

Kindergarten at the moment has a teacher and an ECE. Ford hasn’t committed to the same for next year. Why not? He needs to save money on the backs of 3-4-5- year-olds. Has to pay for $4.2 million in tax cuts. An additional $9 Billion is coming. #onpoli #onted

Tax cuts favour the rich. Ford has increased debt from $318 Billion to $355 Billion. Why? To pay for tax cuts. Will people spend extra money from tax cuts? No, they will not. Myth. Proof - Nobel Prize winner says no to tax cuts. See Abhijit Banerjee #onpoli #onted

Ford government is not helping keep Ontario as a world-leader in quality public education. He is attempting to tear it down, make privatization more prominent, cut Billions from education by cutting educational workers. Who loses? Students and parents. Who gains? #onpoli #onted