#ford-government — Public Fediverse posts
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Most OSAP growth came from career college students, documents show
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11892111/ontario-osap-growth-figures/
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Ontario records steepest drop in labour force since 1976, excluding pandemic
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11888872/ontario-labour-force-decline/
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Opponents focus on Ford’s question period attendance as legislature rises for summer
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Doug Ford denies dissension in PC party after firing of caucus chair over pensions, jet fiasco
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Stop Toronto island airport expansion, Ontario NDP leader asks Mark Carney
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11876738/ontario-ndp-airport-expansion-letter/
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Ford government writing to FIFA over ‘ongoing non-compliance’ with ticket resale law
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11876460/fifa-resale-law-non-compliance-warning/
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Ford government writing to FIFA over ‘ongoing non-compliance’ with ticket resale law
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11876460/fifa-resale-law-non-compliance-warning/
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Ontario in secrecy-by-default mode, critics say after blue licence plate reversal
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Ontario developers ‘frustrated’ at slow rollout of HST rebate for new builds
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11869966/ontario-hst-rebate-frustrations/
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Ontario government will consider Toronto police request on suspending officer pay
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Ontario to name high-risk offenders on new website launching next year
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Canadian government announces another $145M for Toronto, Vancouver World Cup matches
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11822365/canada-world-cup-federal-funding-boost/
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Ford government spending $28.9M on private jet for premier
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11805718/doug-ford-government-private-jet-purchase/
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Ford government confirms 75% reduction in number of conservation authorities
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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.
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#Ontario #Canada residents take note. The #fordgovernment is planning to sell off part of a #provincialpark. Can you help with the Environmental Defense campaign?
Hands off Wasaga Beach!
The Ontario government recently announced plans to sell off 140 acres of public land in Wasaga Beach, including 60% of the beachshore lands that are currently protected as one of our most popular Provincial Parks. Provincial parks belong to the people of Ontario and should remain protected, not sold for development schemes. We hope you will help us raise $50,000 so we can launch an impactful public awareness campaign to amplify the message that Wasaga is Not for Sale.
Should you have any questions, do not heitate to contact us at 1-877-399-2333 ext. 259.
#handsoffpubliclands #ontariopolitics #environmentalawareness
https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/175761/donate/1?ea.url.id=8405632