Dear colleagues in #cdnpse #onpse: some thoughts on the decimation of Laurentian University & what it means for the future of #highered. A thread, even with a few bad joke attempts.💔 1

#FundLU #HumansofLU #SaveLaurentian #OnPoli #cdnpoli The story: LU filed for creditor protection in Feb, via the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act—CCAA. Doing it this way bypasses annoying collective agreements.🤯 Decisions about massive restructuring are instead made by judges & a court-appointed monitor, here Ernst & Young. 2

Tonight @RegionWaterloo will vote to shut (or protect?) five regional children’s centres. A thread on this.... @Redman4Region @EClarkeYW @tomjgalloway14 @Michaelharrispc @DaveJaworsky @HellieJow @karlkiefer52 @Kathryn_McGarry @Sandy_Shantz @berryonline #Cdnchildcare #childcare But wait! Didn’t we already do this? Yes, 5 years ago, Council considered closing the centres on the advice of big-business consultant KPMG. But when they heard from the community & independent researchers about the value of these centres, 15 of 16 councillors voted to keep them.