In Question Period @AndreaHorwath asks #Ford to ensure parents don’t have to quit their jobs by opening “more, smaller classrooms”, hiring more teachers & investing to support our students. #onted#onpoli
Premier conveniently comes in after @AndreaHorwath asks the question so his Minister replies. Lectures her on how “synchronous learning” was in place to help parents.
HELLO WHAT?! Parenting 101: a teacher on a screen (live or not) can’t supervise a 6 year old. #onpoli#onted
“What families need isn’t suggestions, it’s plans!”
“Our schools and childcare providers are facing an unprecedented challenge….
Why is the Premier shrugging off his responsibility to parents, students teachers?” #onpoli
(I wish everyone could have seen the faces of the moms on this side of the House when the Minister tried to spin that the solution was more “synchronous learning”.... sooooo out of touch. So clearly not hearing what families are telling them) #onted#onpoli
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You deserve healthcare that’s there when you need it. Access shouldn’t depend on how much $$$ you have in the bank.
That’s why Tommy Douglas’ NDP created the framework for public universal health care.
But where did it go wrong? Let's take a trip down memory lane. ⬇️
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1996: Conservative Premier Mike Harris, infamous for his austerity measures, opened competitive bidding for home care, which allowed for-profit companies to take over home care delivery.
Today, we have a home care system that is beyond broken.
1997: Conservatives pushed hospitals to restrict in-house lab testing for hospitals, opening the market for private labs.
The Official Opposition @OntarioNDP has obtained an internal government briefing note on amendments that the Conservatives unilaterally made to municipal official plans in Waterloo Region, Wellington County, Guelph, Barrie, Belleville & Peterborough in April 2023.
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The memo shows that the government KNEW its decisions to force sprawl by paving over farmland and greenspace was WRONG... that it was based on input from “third party”, and not on evidence.
Changes to many of these forced changes were not assessed by municipal staff. In one case in Wellington County, the government was expanding the urban boundaries PRIOR to the County even completing its Land Needs Assessment.
Yesterday I spent the last 45 mins in the Legislature listening to all the reasons the Conservatives wouldn’t support a bill brought forward by @MTaylorNDP to provide presumptive WSIB mental health coverage for all essential workers. I won’t lie, the tears started.
This week has been especially grim for so many in our province. From education workers & students living w uncertainty, to small businesses opening then closing, to the many who are sick or caring for the sick. It’s also been a hugely frustrating time...
Everyday in the Ontario Legislature the Ford Conservatives applaud themselves for their great successes in fighting #COVID19 . They want to pretend everything is A-OK and if not it’s YOUR FAULT ONTARIO. #onpoli
New bill alert! @SuzeMorrison & I just tabled a bill in the Legislature to formally recognize March as #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth in Ontario.
Read on to learn why it's so important. 🧵1/4
Endometriosis is very common but rarely discussed.
1 in 10 women, Trans, non-binary and gender diverse menstruators of reproductive age have endometriosis.
It causes terrible symptoms such as extreme pelvic pain and nausea. 2/4
But because of stigma associated with talking about what is a normal period and what is not, many menstruators suffer for years without diagnosis or treatment. And even if they do seek help, they can find their concerns ignored. We need this to change, now! 3/4
Watching the Minister of Ed now. Expressing lots of concern. Where’s the commitment to comprehensive asymptomatic testing? To smaller class sizes? It’s not enough to close schools. There must be a plan to re-open safely. They know what needs to be done and continue to refuse.
Over two weeks he says they will “build up their plan”. Are you kidding me? What have you been doing for the last almost year @Sflecce. NOW they are scrambling?! Are you kidding me.
Lecce is “doing everything we can”. This is utter nonsense. We parents know that this work takes time and instead you chose to save $$ and take a wait-and-see-approach.
Don’t feign surprise at the outcome, Minister. We warned you.