#dougford — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #dougford, aggregated by home.social.
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Why does Ontario’s solicitor general, Michael Kerzner, have an Israeli flag in his office?
Is it because he's a foreign asset? Is he an operative of the Israel Lobby? Or is he a member of Israel's fifth column?
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"Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department"
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"Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department"
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"Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department"
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"Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department"
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#DougFord 's new Ontario Science Centre beside the Therme Spa at #OntarioPlace is going to be so "good" that it won't need any scientists at all. So all of the OSC scientists will lose their jobs.
While we have to deal with the Trump's outside our borders, we also have Trumps at home to fight.
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#DougFord 's new Ontario Science Centre beside the Therme Spa at #OntarioPlace is going to be so "good" that it won't need any scientists at all. So all of the OSC scientists will lose their jobs.
While we have to deal with the Trump's outside our borders, we also have Trumps at home to fight.
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#DougFord 's new Ontario Science Centre beside the Therme Spa at #OntarioPlace is going to be so "good" that it won't need any scientists at all. So all of the OSC scientists will lose their jobs.
While we have to deal with the Trump's outside our borders, we also have Trumps at home to fight.
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#DougFord 's new Ontario Science Centre beside the Therme Spa at #OntarioPlace is going to be so "good" that it won't need any scientists at all. So all of the OSC scientists will lose their jobs.
While we have to deal with the Trump's outside our borders, we also have Trumps at home to fight.
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#DougFord 's new Ontario Science Centre beside the Therme Spa at #OntarioPlace is going to be so "good" that it won't need any scientists at all. So all of the OSC scientists will lose their jobs.
While we have to deal with the Trump's outside our borders, we also have Trumps at home to fight.
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https://www.europesays.com/people/222943/ Ontario premier hopes Republicans lose House and Senate as Trump trade war escalates #DonaldTrump #DougFord #Elections #GeraldFord #POTUS #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #RobFord #RonaldReagan #WorldNews
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🇨🇦 Part one..
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made several changes to his cabinet Thursday, including moving embattled minister David Piccini from the labour portfolio to infrastructure.
Piccini is under investigation by the integrity commissioner after the auditor general raised questions about his handling of the $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund.
#Ontario #DougFord #Onpoli
#AI.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-cabinet-shuffle-9.7338730 -
🇨🇦 Part one..
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made several changes to his cabinet Thursday, including moving embattled minister David Piccini from the labour portfolio to infrastructure.
Piccini is under investigation by the integrity commissioner after the auditor general raised questions about his handling of the $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund.
#Ontario #DougFord #Onpoli
#AI.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-cabinet-shuffle-9.7338730 -
🇨🇦 Part one..
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made several changes to his cabinet Thursday, including moving embattled minister David Piccini from the labour portfolio to infrastructure.
Piccini is under investigation by the integrity commissioner after the auditor general raised questions about his handling of the $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund.
#Ontario #DougFord #Onpoli
#AI.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-cabinet-shuffle-9.7338730 -
🇨🇦 Part one..
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made several changes to his cabinet Thursday, including moving embattled minister David Piccini from the labour portfolio to infrastructure.
Piccini is under investigation by the integrity commissioner after the auditor general raised questions about his handling of the $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund.
#Ontario #DougFord #Onpoli
#AI.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-cabinet-shuffle-9.7338730 -
🇨🇦 Part one..
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made several changes to his cabinet Thursday, including moving embattled minister David Piccini from the labour portfolio to infrastructure.
Piccini is under investigation by the integrity commissioner after the auditor general raised questions about his handling of the $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund.
#Ontario #DougFord #Onpoli
#AI.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-cabinet-shuffle-9.7338730 -
Tell #DougFord to #FightTrump not Toronto
https://www.cycleto.ca/fight_trump
(I mean a far better plan is to send the entire CONservative Human Centipede into the heart of the sun, but, one step at a time eh )
#BikeTooter
#OntarioBikeTooter
#Toronto
#Ontario#UndoDougFord
#NeverVoteConservative
#MakeConservativesUnemployedAgain
#MakeDougFordUnemployedAgain#CarsKillCities
#TheWarOnCars
#NotJustBikes
#VisionZeroNow
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"Ford’s government has become one of the most #authoritarian and #undemocratic on record. He’s taken control of school boards and conservation authorities, undermined regulatory agencies and passed laws forbidding critics from running ads critical of his government or uncovering past or future scandals....It’s extraordinary how much power this government has centralized into the hands of the premier and the cabinet.” https://breachmedia.ca/the-rise-and-potential-fall-of-doug-ford/
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#FightFord #DougFord #Ontario #onpoli #Meaford #GreyCounty
April 25th - Meaford, Ontario
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#FightFord #DougFord #Ontario #onpoli
#Markham #Thornhill #YorkRegionApril 25th - Markham-Thornhill
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#FightFord #DougFord #Ontario #onpoli #Brampton
April 25th - Brampton, Ontario
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Sheinbaum analiza relaciones comerciales México-EU
Sheinbaum llama a esperar flujo de negociaciones y avances económicos.
Por Paola Ramírez | ReporteraLa presidente Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo hizo un llamado a esperar el flujo de las negociaciones comerciales entre México y Estados Unidos. Esto ocurrió después de que el presidente Donald Trump confirmara el rompimiento de propuestas comerciales con Canadá. La jefe del Ejecutivo Federal explicó que su administración esperará a la nueva serie de negociaciones que mantendrá el secretario de Economía, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, en los próximos días.
Durante su tradicional conferencia de prensa desde Palacio Nacional, Sheinbaum Pardo mencionó que las reuniones coincidirán con la celebración de una nueva edición del Foro Económico Asia-Pacífico (APEC). “Vamos a esperar. Ayer hizo estas tres publicaciones en su red social el presidente Donald Trump. Vamos a esperar cómo avanza la relación con Canadá”, declaró la presidente.
Agregó que, en el caso de México, los avances comerciales estaban muy adelantados y que el secretario de Economía participaría en APEC para cerrar algunos acuerdos pendientes. Finalmente, subrayó que el tema “va muy bien” y que no existen razones para generar mayores preocupaciones en este momento.
Conflicto comercial Canadá-EEUU
El presidente Donald Trump tomó la decisión del rompimiento comercial tras acusar al gobierno de Ontario de utilizar un comercial con el expresidente Ronald Reagan criticando la imposición de aranceles. La controversia se originó por un anuncio televisivo que manipuló audio y video de un discurso de 1987. Según la Fundación Ronald Reagan, el material tergiversaba las palabras del expresidente y se estudian acciones legales.
Este nuevo conflicto comercial surgió apenas dos semanas después de la visita del primer ministro canadiense, Mark Carney, a la Casa Blanca, quien buscó flexibilizar los aranceles impuestos por Washington. Aunque Trump elogió a Carney como “líder de clase mundial”, no ofreció concesiones concretas. La tensión reflejó la fragilidad de las negociaciones y la presión política sobre ambos países.
El mandatario estadounidense aseguró que las negociaciones con Canadá “quedaron totalmente terminadas” tras estos hechos, aumentando la incertidumbre sobre futuros acuerdos comerciales. Además, acusó a Canadá de intentar influir en decisiones pendientes de la Corte Suprema sobre sus aranceles globales, que afectan productos clave como acero, aluminio y automóviles.
Impacto económico bilateral
Actualmente, el 85 % del comercio bilateral entre ambos países se mantiene libre de aranceles bajo el Tratado México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC). Sin embargo, las medidas proteccionistas de Trump afectaron a la economía canadiense, generando pérdidas de empleo y presión sobre industrias locales. Expertos señalaron que el comercio podría resentirse si no se restablecen los canales de diálogo diplomático.
La semana pasada, el primer ministro de Ontario, Doug Ford, compartió el anuncio en X y reafirmó su postura: “Nunca dejaremos de argumentar en contra de los aranceles estadounidenses. El camino a la prosperidad es trabajar juntos”. Sus declaraciones evidenciaron la voluntad de Canadá de mantener abiertas las negociaciones comerciales.
Analistas internacionales destacaron que la interrupción comercial temporal entre Estados Unidos y Canadá podría tener repercusiones indirectas en México. Aunque el T-MEC protege gran parte del comercio, la incertidumbre política y económica puede afectar exportaciones, inversiones y cadenas de suministro.
El gobierno de México monitoreó los acontecimientos con cautela, priorizando mantener la estabilidad económica y los compromisos internacionales. La presidente Sheinbaum Pardo reiteró que la expectativa es observar cómo se desarrollan las negociaciones y no tomar decisiones precipitadas. Las reuniones de APEC representan una oportunidad estratégica para consolidar acuerdos pendientes. –sn–
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#NoticiasMX #PeriodismoParaTi #PeriodismoParaTiSociedadNoticias #apec #Canadá #Cdmx #ClaudiaSheinbaum #comercioInternacional #conciertosMéxico #DonaldTrump #DougFord #economía #exportaciones #exportacionesYRelacionesBilateralesEstratégicasAnteIncertidumbreInternacional_ #importaciones #Información #InformaciónMéxico #MarceloEbrard #México #Morena #noticia #noticias #NoticiasMéxico #NoticiasSociedad #políticaExterior #relacionesMéxicoEEUU #SN #Sociedad #SociedadNoticias #SociedadNoticiasCom #sociedadNoticias #SociedadNoticiasCom #TMEC
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ONTARIO GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES BILL 33, CONCERNS RAISED
On May 29, the Ontario government introduced Bill 33 to legislation.
The Bill offers more power to the premier’s office over school boards while tightening oversight of children’s aid societies, colleges and universities.
The Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025, Bill 33, would amend four major laws—including the Education Act and the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.
First, Bill 33 introduces new administrative and fiscal oversight measures for children’s aid societies, such as providing information about the Ombudsman to children and youth, reviewing by-laws and making them available to the public, obtaining ministerial approval for financial decisions that impact approved budgets, and expanding the definition of “institution” to include maternity homes.
It also makes changes to the residing Education Act, where there will be more ministerial oversight and new cooperation requirements for Ontario school boards, with requirements such as: submitting to increased ministerial authority, where the education minister has more supremacy to investigate school boards, issue binding directives to the public and establish guidelines on board expenses.
Other requirements include obtaining ministerial approval for the name of a new school or changing the name of an existing school, collaborating with police services on school programming, and implementing internal audits conducted by the ministry to enhance financial accountability.
Scott Miller, director of education for the Waterloo Region District School Board, said the board will continue to work with local police and the community if the legislation passes.
“The Waterloo Region District School Board [WRDSB] prioritizes safe, inclusive and welcoming learning environments for all students,” Miller said. “As a school board, we work closely with the Waterloo Regional Police Service [WRPS] to support the safety and well-being of WRDSB school communities. Bill 33 is still under review but if the bill is passed, we will continue to engage thoughtfully with our community partners, staff, students, parents and families to ensure decisions reflect the needs and values of WRDSB school communities.”
Beyond K-12 schools, the bill also targets Ontario’s colleges and universities.
The Bill amends the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities Act, focusing on admissions practices, research security and fee regulations. They plan to implement publicly accessible, merit-based admission standards, with details to be defined through regulation, develop and implement research security plans to safeguard and mitigate the risk of harm to or interference with research activities, and comply with government regulations regarding ancillary student fees, which may restrict fee structures and affect funding for student services.
The Ministry of Colleges and Universities also received a new name: the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. This change, along with the new requirements for colleges and universities to develop and implement research security plans, reflects heightened governmental focus on research security.
“At this point, the university, along with our Ontario post-secondary education peers, is closely monitoring the legislative discussion of the proposed Bill 33 and its potential impacts on universities,” Aonghus Kealy, Communications and Media Relations Officer at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) said.
Bruce Gillespie, President of the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA), emphasized that there are more risks involved in this bill than benefits.
“It centralizes control over admissions, enables ministerial directives for research security, and broadens authority over student fees,” Gillespie said. “Universities already publish admission standards and safeguard research; layering new directives and fee controls adds red tape and cost without fixing chronic underfunding.”
He added that the bill will burden staff and students at post-secondary institutions such as WLU.
“It increases compliance workload and puts student-funded services at risk, while the real issue-operating funding—goes unaddressed,” Gillespie said.
He also explains that if provincial rules destabilize student-funded services (from peer supports to transit and campus media), the unmet need doesn’t disappear; it shows up in classrooms and office hours. Faculty across ranks, and especially contract faculty, will end up doing more informal advising, crisis triage and support with fewer resources.
Gillespie said he opposed the bill, arguing it undermines the autonomy of admissions and fees, risks weakening equity initiatives, and expands oversight that bypasses normal scrutiny, without improving teaching, research, or student supports. He hopes that Bill 33 will either remove or substantially amend the bill to protect equity-based admissions in statute, avoid fee controls that destabilize student services, and provide transparent, consultative research-security guidance.
“On governance, the province should explicitly preserve Senate authority over academic matters and commit to meaningful consultation with students, not just anonymous surveys,” Gillespie said.
As Bill 33 moves through legislative debate, its impact on Ontario’s education and child welfare systems remains a central concern for educators, administrators and policymakers alike.
#AbdullahZafar #bill33 #BruceGillespie #childWelfare #DougFord #educationAct #fordGovernment #ontarioEducation #SangjunHan #senate #WaterlooRegionDistrictSchoolBoard #WaterlooRegionalPoliceService #wilfridLaurierUniversityFacultyAssociation #WRDSB #WRPS
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ONTARIO GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES BILL 33, CONCERNS RAISED
On May 29, the Ontario government introduced Bill 33 to legislation.
The Bill offers more power to the premier’s office over school boards while tightening oversight of children’s aid societies, colleges and universities.
The Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025, Bill 33, would amend four major laws—including the Education Act and the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.
First, Bill 33 introduces new administrative and fiscal oversight measures for children’s aid societies, such as providing information about the Ombudsman to children and youth, reviewing by-laws and making them available to the public, obtaining ministerial approval for financial decisions that impact approved budgets, and expanding the definition of “institution” to include maternity homes.
It also makes changes to the residing Education Act, where there will be more ministerial oversight and new cooperation requirements for Ontario school boards, with requirements such as: submitting to increased ministerial authority, where the education minister has more supremacy to investigate school boards, issue binding directives to the public and establish guidelines on board expenses.
Other requirements include obtaining ministerial approval for the name of a new school or changing the name of an existing school, collaborating with police services on school programming, and implementing internal audits conducted by the ministry to enhance financial accountability.
Scott Miller, director of education for the Waterloo Region District School Board, said the board will continue to work with local police and the community if the legislation passes.
“The Waterloo Region District School Board [WRDSB] prioritizes safe, inclusive and welcoming learning environments for all students,” Miller said. “As a school board, we work closely with the Waterloo Regional Police Service [WRPS] to support the safety and well-being of WRDSB school communities. Bill 33 is still under review but if the bill is passed, we will continue to engage thoughtfully with our community partners, staff, students, parents and families to ensure decisions reflect the needs and values of WRDSB school communities.”
Beyond K-12 schools, the bill also targets Ontario’s colleges and universities.
The Bill amends the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities Act, focusing on admissions practices, research security and fee regulations. They plan to implement publicly accessible, merit-based admission standards, with details to be defined through regulation, develop and implement research security plans to safeguard and mitigate the risk of harm to or interference with research activities, and comply with government regulations regarding ancillary student fees, which may restrict fee structures and affect funding for student services.
The Ministry of Colleges and Universities also received a new name: the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. This change, along with the new requirements for colleges and universities to develop and implement research security plans, reflects heightened governmental focus on research security.
“At this point, the university, along with our Ontario post-secondary education peers, is closely monitoring the legislative discussion of the proposed Bill 33 and its potential impacts on universities,” Aonghus Kealy, Communications and Media Relations Officer at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) said.
Bruce Gillespie, President of the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA), emphasized that there are more risks involved in this bill than benefits.
“It centralizes control over admissions, enables ministerial directives for research security, and broadens authority over student fees,” Gillespie said. “Universities already publish admission standards and safeguard research; layering new directives and fee controls adds red tape and cost without fixing chronic underfunding.”
He added that the bill will burden staff and students at post-secondary institutions such as WLU.
“It increases compliance workload and puts student-funded services at risk, while the real issue-operating funding—goes unaddressed,” Gillespie said.
He also explains that if provincial rules destabilize student-funded services (from peer supports to transit and campus media), the unmet need doesn’t disappear; it shows up in classrooms and office hours. Faculty across ranks, and especially contract faculty, will end up doing more informal advising, crisis triage and support with fewer resources.
Gillespie said he opposed the bill, arguing it undermines the autonomy of admissions and fees, risks weakening equity initiatives, and expands oversight that bypasses normal scrutiny, without improving teaching, research, or student supports. He hopes that Bill 33 will either remove or substantially amend the bill to protect equity-based admissions in statute, avoid fee controls that destabilize student services, and provide transparent, consultative research-security guidance.
“On governance, the province should explicitly preserve Senate authority over academic matters and commit to meaningful consultation with students, not just anonymous surveys,” Gillespie said.
As Bill 33 moves through legislative debate, its impact on Ontario’s education and child welfare systems remains a central concern for educators, administrators and policymakers alike.
#AbdullahZafar #bill33 #BruceGillespie #childWelfare #DougFord #educationAct #fordGovernment #ontarioEducation #SangjunHan #senate #WaterlooRegionDistrictSchoolBoard #WaterlooRegionalPoliceService #wilfridLaurierUniversityFacultyAssociation #WRDSB #WRPS
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ONTARIO GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES BILL 33, CONCERNS RAISED
On May 29, the Ontario government introduced Bill 33 to legislation.
The Bill offers more power to the premier’s office over school boards while tightening oversight of children’s aid societies, colleges and universities.
The Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025, Bill 33, would amend four major laws—including the Education Act and the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.
First, Bill 33 introduces new administrative and fiscal oversight measures for children’s aid societies, such as providing information about the Ombudsman to children and youth, reviewing by-laws and making them available to the public, obtaining ministerial approval for financial decisions that impact approved budgets, and expanding the definition of “institution” to include maternity homes.
It also makes changes to the residing Education Act, where there will be more ministerial oversight and new cooperation requirements for Ontario school boards, with requirements such as: submitting to increased ministerial authority, where the education minister has more supremacy to investigate school boards, issue binding directives to the public and establish guidelines on board expenses.
Other requirements include obtaining ministerial approval for the name of a new school or changing the name of an existing school, collaborating with police services on school programming, and implementing internal audits conducted by the ministry to enhance financial accountability.
Scott Miller, director of education for the Waterloo Region District School Board, said the board will continue to work with local police and the community if the legislation passes.
“The Waterloo Region District School Board [WRDSB] prioritizes safe, inclusive and welcoming learning environments for all students,” Miller said. “As a school board, we work closely with the Waterloo Regional Police Service [WRPS] to support the safety and well-being of WRDSB school communities. Bill 33 is still under review but if the bill is passed, we will continue to engage thoughtfully with our community partners, staff, students, parents and families to ensure decisions reflect the needs and values of WRDSB school communities.”
Beyond K-12 schools, the bill also targets Ontario’s colleges and universities.
The Bill amends the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities Act, focusing on admissions practices, research security and fee regulations. They plan to implement publicly accessible, merit-based admission standards, with details to be defined through regulation, develop and implement research security plans to safeguard and mitigate the risk of harm to or interference with research activities, and comply with government regulations regarding ancillary student fees, which may restrict fee structures and affect funding for student services.
The Ministry of Colleges and Universities also received a new name: the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. This change, along with the new requirements for colleges and universities to develop and implement research security plans, reflects heightened governmental focus on research security.
“At this point, the university, along with our Ontario post-secondary education peers, is closely monitoring the legislative discussion of the proposed Bill 33 and its potential impacts on universities,” Aonghus Kealy, Communications and Media Relations Officer at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) said.
Bruce Gillespie, President of the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA), emphasized that there are more risks involved in this bill than benefits.
“It centralizes control over admissions, enables ministerial directives for research security, and broadens authority over student fees,” Gillespie said. “Universities already publish admission standards and safeguard research; layering new directives and fee controls adds red tape and cost without fixing chronic underfunding.”
He added that the bill will burden staff and students at post-secondary institutions such as WLU.
“It increases compliance workload and puts student-funded services at risk, while the real issue-operating funding—goes unaddressed,” Gillespie said.
He also explains that if provincial rules destabilize student-funded services (from peer supports to transit and campus media), the unmet need doesn’t disappear; it shows up in classrooms and office hours. Faculty across ranks, and especially contract faculty, will end up doing more informal advising, crisis triage and support with fewer resources.
Gillespie said he opposed the bill, arguing it undermines the autonomy of admissions and fees, risks weakening equity initiatives, and expands oversight that bypasses normal scrutiny, without improving teaching, research, or student supports. He hopes that Bill 33 will either remove or substantially amend the bill to protect equity-based admissions in statute, avoid fee controls that destabilize student services, and provide transparent, consultative research-security guidance.
“On governance, the province should explicitly preserve Senate authority over academic matters and commit to meaningful consultation with students, not just anonymous surveys,” Gillespie said.
As Bill 33 moves through legislative debate, its impact on Ontario’s education and child welfare systems remains a central concern for educators, administrators and policymakers alike.
#AbdullahZafar #bill33 #BruceGillespie #childWelfare #DougFord #educationAct #fordGovernment #ontarioEducation #SangjunHan #senate #WaterlooRegionDistrictSchoolBoard #WaterlooRegionalPoliceService #wilfridLaurierUniversityFacultyAssociation #WRDSB #WRPS
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ONTARIO GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES BILL 33, CONCERNS RAISED
On May 29, the Ontario government introduced Bill 33 to legislation.
The Bill offers more power to the premier’s office over school boards while tightening oversight of children’s aid societies, colleges and universities.
The Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025, Bill 33, would amend four major laws—including the Education Act and the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.
First, Bill 33 introduces new administrative and fiscal oversight measures for children’s aid societies, such as providing information about the Ombudsman to children and youth, reviewing by-laws and making them available to the public, obtaining ministerial approval for financial decisions that impact approved budgets, and expanding the definition of “institution” to include maternity homes.
It also makes changes to the residing Education Act, where there will be more ministerial oversight and new cooperation requirements for Ontario school boards, with requirements such as: submitting to increased ministerial authority, where the education minister has more supremacy to investigate school boards, issue binding directives to the public and establish guidelines on board expenses.
Other requirements include obtaining ministerial approval for the name of a new school or changing the name of an existing school, collaborating with police services on school programming, and implementing internal audits conducted by the ministry to enhance financial accountability.
Scott Miller, director of education for the Waterloo Region District School Board, said the board will continue to work with local police and the community if the legislation passes.
“The Waterloo Region District School Board [WRDSB] prioritizes safe, inclusive and welcoming learning environments for all students,” Miller said. “As a school board, we work closely with the Waterloo Regional Police Service [WRPS] to support the safety and well-being of WRDSB school communities. Bill 33 is still under review but if the bill is passed, we will continue to engage thoughtfully with our community partners, staff, students, parents and families to ensure decisions reflect the needs and values of WRDSB school communities.”
Beyond K-12 schools, the bill also targets Ontario’s colleges and universities.
The Bill amends the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities Act, focusing on admissions practices, research security and fee regulations. They plan to implement publicly accessible, merit-based admission standards, with details to be defined through regulation, develop and implement research security plans to safeguard and mitigate the risk of harm to or interference with research activities, and comply with government regulations regarding ancillary student fees, which may restrict fee structures and affect funding for student services.
The Ministry of Colleges and Universities also received a new name: the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. This change, along with the new requirements for colleges and universities to develop and implement research security plans, reflects heightened governmental focus on research security.
“At this point, the university, along with our Ontario post-secondary education peers, is closely monitoring the legislative discussion of the proposed Bill 33 and its potential impacts on universities,” Aonghus Kealy, Communications and Media Relations Officer at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) said.
Bruce Gillespie, President of the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA), emphasized that there are more risks involved in this bill than benefits.
“It centralizes control over admissions, enables ministerial directives for research security, and broadens authority over student fees,” Gillespie said. “Universities already publish admission standards and safeguard research; layering new directives and fee controls adds red tape and cost without fixing chronic underfunding.”
He added that the bill will burden staff and students at post-secondary institutions such as WLU.
“It increases compliance workload and puts student-funded services at risk, while the real issue-operating funding—goes unaddressed,” Gillespie said.
He also explains that if provincial rules destabilize student-funded services (from peer supports to transit and campus media), the unmet need doesn’t disappear; it shows up in classrooms and office hours. Faculty across ranks, and especially contract faculty, will end up doing more informal advising, crisis triage and support with fewer resources.
Gillespie said he opposed the bill, arguing it undermines the autonomy of admissions and fees, risks weakening equity initiatives, and expands oversight that bypasses normal scrutiny, without improving teaching, research, or student supports. He hopes that Bill 33 will either remove or substantially amend the bill to protect equity-based admissions in statute, avoid fee controls that destabilize student services, and provide transparent, consultative research-security guidance.
“On governance, the province should explicitly preserve Senate authority over academic matters and commit to meaningful consultation with students, not just anonymous surveys,” Gillespie said.
As Bill 33 moves through legislative debate, its impact on Ontario’s education and child welfare systems remains a central concern for educators, administrators and policymakers alike.
#AbdullahZafar #bill33 #BruceGillespie #childWelfare #DougFord #educationAct #fordGovernment #ontarioEducation #SangjunHan #senate #WaterlooRegionDistrictSchoolBoard #WaterlooRegionalPoliceService #wilfridLaurierUniversityFacultyAssociation #WRDSB #WRPS
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CW: #onPoli #housingCrisis #homelessness
@deborahh The #DougFord govt is the #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada. While #DoFo and his cronies are lining their pockets and gilding their homes, the homeless are suffering, even more under them. Doug Ford does not care one single solitary grain about anyone but satisfying his own greed and rewarding those who help him feed it.
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CW: #onPoli #housingCrisis #homelessness
@deborahh The #DougFord govt is the #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada. While #DoFo and his cronies are lining their pockets and gilding their homes, the homeless are suffering, even more under them. Doug Ford does not care one single solitary grain about anyone but satisfying his own greed and rewarding those who help him feed it.
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CW: #onPoli #housingCrisis #homelessness
@deborahh The #DougFord govt is the #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada. While #DoFo and his cronies are lining their pockets and gilding their homes, the homeless are suffering, even more under them. Doug Ford does not care one single solitary grain about anyone but satisfying his own greed and rewarding those who help him feed it.
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CW: #onPoli #housingCrisis #homelessness
@deborahh The #DougFord govt is the #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada. While #DoFo and his cronies are lining their pockets and gilding their homes, the homeless are suffering, even more under them. Doug Ford does not care one single solitary grain about anyone but satisfying his own greed and rewarding those who help him feed it.
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CW: #onPoli #housingCrisis #homelessness
@deborahh The #DougFord govt is the #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada. While #DoFo and his cronies are lining their pockets and gilding their homes, the homeless are suffering, even more under them. Doug Ford does not care one single solitary grain about anyone but satisfying his own greed and rewarding those who help him feed it.
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@Trillium Did anyone really expect the #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada to respect the Indigenous and their rights? #DougFord couldn’t care less.
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@Trillium Did anyone really expect the #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada to respect the Indigenous and their rights? #DougFord couldn’t care less.
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@Trillium Did anyone really expect the #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada to respect the Indigenous and their rights? #DougFord couldn’t care less.
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@Trillium Did anyone really expect the #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada to respect the Indigenous and their rights? #DougFord couldn’t care less.
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@Trillium Did anyone really expect the #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada to respect the Indigenous and their rights? #DougFord couldn’t care less.
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The #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada cannot accept the truth about #DougFord who lies to constituents about negotiations he has undertaken regarding treaty lands. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKZ-TOkoypN/
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The #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada cannot accept the truth about #DougFord who lies to constituents about negotiations he has undertaken regarding treaty lands. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKZ-TOkoypN/
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The #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada cannot accept the truth about #DougFord who lies to constituents about negotiations he has undertaken regarding treaty lands. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKZ-TOkoypN/
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The #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada cannot accept the truth about #DougFord who lies to constituents about negotiations he has undertaken regarding treaty lands. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKZ-TOkoypN/
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The #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada cannot accept the truth about #DougFord who lies to constituents about negotiations he has undertaken regarding treaty lands. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKZ-TOkoypN/
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@Greengordon The #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada was given a majority, once again, because 55% of eligible voters in Ontario decided not to vote. This is the #FO portion of #FAFO. Democracy is a privilege. If voters choose to ignore that privilege and do not do their duty, then they get stuck with people like #DougFord.
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@Greengordon The #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada was given a majority, once again, because 55% of eligible voters in Ontario decided not to vote. This is the #FO portion of #FAFO. Democracy is a privilege. If voters choose to ignore that privilege and do not do their duty, then they get stuck with people like #DougFord.
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@Greengordon The #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada was given a majority, once again, because 55% of eligible voters in Ontario decided not to vote. This is the #FO portion of #FAFO. Democracy is a privilege. If voters choose to ignore that privilege and do not do their duty, then they get stuck with people like #DougFord.
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@Greengordon The #MostCorruptGovernmentInTheHistoryOfCanada was given a majority, once again, because 55% of eligible voters in Ontario decided not to vote. This is the #FO portion of #FAFO. Democracy is a privilege. If voters choose to ignore that privilege and do not do their duty, then they get stuck with people like #DougFord.
