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  1. Hundreds showed up in the rain on Saturday at a #FightFord protest at Queen's Park in Toronto. Three political parties showed up: Mike Schreiner, Chris Glover, and Stephanie Smyth all condemned many of the corrupt and anti-democratic practices of the Ford government. #EnvironmentalDefense also gave a great speech, and public healthcare advocates.
    Here's a few pictures, I'll add more in a reply.
    #onpoli #canpoli #osap #healthcare #freedomofinformation

  2. Hundreds showed up in the rain on Saturday at a #FightFord protest at Queen's Park in Toronto. Three political parties showed up: Mike Schreiner, Chris Glover, and Stephanie Smyth all condemned many of the corrupt and anti-democratic practices of the Ford government. #EnvironmentalDefense also gave a great speech, and public healthcare advocates.
    Here's a few pictures, I'll add more in a reply.
    #onpoli #canpoli #osap #healthcare #freedomofinformation

  3. Hundreds showed up in the rain on Saturday at a #FightFord protest at Queen's Park in Toronto. Three political parties showed up: Mike Schreiner, Chris Glover, and Stephanie Smyth all condemned many of the corrupt and anti-democratic practices of the Ford government. #EnvironmentalDefense also gave a great speech, and public healthcare advocates.
    Here's a few pictures, I'll add more in a reply.
    #onpoli #canpoli #osap #healthcare #freedomofinformation

  4. Hundreds showed up in the rain on Saturday at a #FightFord protest at Queen's Park in Toronto. Three political parties showed up: Mike Schreiner, Chris Glover, and Stephanie Smyth all condemned many of the corrupt and anti-democratic practices of the Ford government. #EnvironmentalDefense also gave a great speech, and public healthcare advocates.
    Here's a few pictures, I'll add more in a reply.
    #onpoli #canpoli #osap #healthcare #freedomofinformation

  5. Hundreds showed up in the rain on Saturday at a #FightFord protest at Queen's Park in Toronto. Three political parties showed up: Mike Schreiner, Chris Glover, and Stephanie Smyth all condemned many of the corrupt and anti-democratic practices of the Ford government. #EnvironmentalDefense also gave a great speech, and public healthcare advocates.
    Here's a few pictures, I'll add more in a reply.
    #onpoli #canpoli #osap #healthcare #freedomofinformation

  6. 2/2

    Sans jamais prendre en compte le fait que la religion à laquelle il s'attaquaient de façon obsessionnelle n'était pas socialement dominante, mais au contraire constitutive de l'identité de populations dominées à tous égards (en France comme au plan géopolitique), Charlie Hebdo n'a cessé de contribuer à cette stigmatisation des musulmans dont les dirigeants français ont fait de plus en plus ouvertement une stratégie de gouvernement, de la loi contre le voile de 2004 aux provocations de Manuel Valls en passant par le tournant identitaire de la droite sous la présidence de Nicolas Sarkozy.

    Si l'Etat français a encouragé dans cette voie Philippe Val et ses troupes, aussi bien sous N. Sarkozy que sous François Hollande, il n'a pas su pour autant les protéger.
    Depuis le massacre atroce de la rédaction perpétré par les frères Kouachi le 7 janvier 2015, Charlie Hebdo a choisi une ligne éditoriale résolument néorépublicaine, toujours marquée par la détestation de l'islam et tournée aussi contre les oppositions à l'islamophobie, donc contre la gauche de gauche.

    #OSAP #JulienThéry #Islamophobie #SocDem

    video.liberta.vip/w/9A5MbnP4og

  7. 2/2

    Sans jamais prendre en compte le fait que la religion à laquelle il s'attaquaient de façon obsessionnelle n'était pas socialement dominante, mais au contraire constitutive de l'identité de populations dominées à tous égards (en France comme au plan géopolitique), Charlie Hebdo n'a cessé de contribuer à cette stigmatisation des musulmans dont les dirigeants français ont fait de plus en plus ouvertement une stratégie de gouvernement, de la loi contre le voile de 2004 aux provocations de Manuel Valls en passant par le tournant identitaire de la droite sous la présidence de Nicolas Sarkozy.

    Si l'Etat français a encouragé dans cette voie Philippe Val et ses troupes, aussi bien sous N. Sarkozy que sous François Hollande, il n'a pas su pour autant les protéger.
    Depuis le massacre atroce de la rédaction perpétré par les frères Kouachi le 7 janvier 2015, Charlie Hebdo a choisi une ligne éditoriale résolument néorépublicaine, toujours marquée par la détestation de l'islam et tournée aussi contre les oppositions à l'islamophobie, donc contre la gauche de gauche.

    #OSAP #JulienThéry #Islamophobie #SocDem

    video.liberta.vip/w/9A5MbnP4og

  8. 2/2

    Sans jamais prendre en compte le fait que la religion à laquelle il s'attaquaient de façon obsessionnelle n'était pas socialement dominante, mais au contraire constitutive de l'identité de populations dominées à tous égards (en France comme au plan géopolitique), Charlie Hebdo n'a cessé de contribuer à cette stigmatisation des musulmans dont les dirigeants français ont fait de plus en plus ouvertement une stratégie de gouvernement, de la loi contre le voile de 2004 aux provocations de Manuel Valls en passant par le tournant identitaire de la droite sous la présidence de Nicolas Sarkozy.

    Si l'Etat français a encouragé dans cette voie Philippe Val et ses troupes, aussi bien sous N. Sarkozy que sous François Hollande, il n'a pas su pour autant les protéger.
    Depuis le massacre atroce de la rédaction perpétré par les frères Kouachi le 7 janvier 2015, Charlie Hebdo a choisi une ligne éditoriale résolument néorépublicaine, toujours marquée par la détestation de l'islam et tournée aussi contre les oppositions à l'islamophobie, donc contre la gauche de gauche.

    #OSAP #JulienThéry #Islamophobie #SocDem

    video.liberta.vip/w/9A5MbnP4og

  9. 2/2

    Sans jamais prendre en compte le fait que la religion à laquelle il s'attaquaient de façon obsessionnelle n'était pas socialement dominante, mais au contraire constitutive de l'identité de populations dominées à tous égards (en France comme au plan géopolitique), Charlie Hebdo n'a cessé de contribuer à cette stigmatisation des musulmans dont les dirigeants français ont fait de plus en plus ouvertement une stratégie de gouvernement, de la loi contre le voile de 2004 aux provocations de Manuel Valls en passant par le tournant identitaire de la droite sous la présidence de Nicolas Sarkozy.

    Si l'Etat français a encouragé dans cette voie Philippe Val et ses troupes, aussi bien sous N. Sarkozy que sous François Hollande, il n'a pas su pour autant les protéger.
    Depuis le massacre atroce de la rédaction perpétré par les frères Kouachi le 7 janvier 2015, Charlie Hebdo a choisi une ligne éditoriale résolument néorépublicaine, toujours marquée par la détestation de l'islam et tournée aussi contre les oppositions à l'islamophobie, donc contre la gauche de gauche.

    #OSAP #JulienThéry #Islamophobie #SocDem

    video.liberta.vip/w/9A5MbnP4og

  10. STUDENTS PROTEST OSAP CHANGES

    Ontario students across the province are protesting about the recent changes made to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). The Ontario government has announced that, starting this fall, OSAP grants will decrease from a maximum of 85 per cent to 25 per cent.  

    On Mar. 4, 2026, hundreds of students and community members from across Ontario gathered at Queen’s Park to protest the cuts. Similar protests broke out in different cities, including Waterloo and Ottawa. The OSAP changes are not only affecting post-secondary students but also secondary schools.  

    At the University of Waterloo, the reaction has been described as historic. Remington Aginskaya-Zhi, Vice President of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA), noted that the campus is seeing a level of mobilization not seen in decades.  

    “This is the most engaged we’ve seen students probably ever,” Aginskaya-Zhi said. “The rally that we held was one of the biggest gatherings or protests on campus in probably our entire history.”  

    The movement is gaining even more traction in the Greater Toronto Area, where students are framing the cuts as a systemic attack on public institutions. Trudi Kiropatwa, a third-year student at Toronto Metropolitan University and a member of the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC), says the impact in Toronto is extreme.  

    “We’re essentially on a sinking ship,” Kiropatwa said. “This government and their corporate cronies see us as customers and our education as an industry that is ready to be exploited.”  

    The urgency stems from a lack of clarity on how these cuts will affect individual bank accounts. According to WUSA, the provincial OSAP estimator for the upcoming year has yet to be released, leaving students in a state of financial limbo.  

    Kiropatwa noted that for many, the breaking point is graduating into a job market with record-high youth unemployment while saddled with massive debt.  

    “Me, personally, I’m going to be graduating with tens of thousands of dollars of student debt already without these changes,” she said. “These changes are making the issue ten times worse.”  

    “Students definitely are very worried,” Aginskaya-Zhi said. “We are hearing stories from students telling us they’re uncertain whether they can come back to school next year, or whether they can pursue graduate studies.”  

    This uncertainty is already forcing students to make difficult lifestyle changes. Aginskaya reported that some students are opting for longer commutes rather than living in Waterloo to save on costs, while others are seeing their younger siblings reconsider university altogether.  

    Beyond the provincial level, the University of Waterloo is also grappling with internal budget crisis pressures. Aginskaya-Zhi highlighted that financial support units on campus are currently understaffed, which could complicate the processing of student aid.  

    “The university right now is understaffed and has lots of challenges to hire new staff…but funding should not come at the cost of giving more debt to students,” she said.  

    In response, organizations like WUSA and the SMC carried out a massive convergence at Queen’s Park on Mar. 24, 2026. Despite the government maintaining its argument that the 25 per cent grant limit is sustainable, the mobilizations saw hundreds of activists reiterating demands for a full reversal.  

    “We’re not here to demand a return to normal…which is a Band-Aid solution,” Kiropatwa said. “We’re here fighting for free, democratic, and accessible education.”  

    “Right now, I think students are angry, and what we are focusing on is giving students an avenue to let out their anger,” Aginskaya-Zhi said.   

    She emphasized that the momentum will not fade as the semester ends.   

    “Just because winter term is ending and it’s summer now doesn’t mean that students have forgotten this betrayal from the government.”  

    As Parliament returns to session, WUSA intends to keep the pressure on local MPPs to ensure the student voice is heard.  

    “We hear your anger, we hear your frustration,”  Aginskaya-Zhi concluded as a message to the student body. “We are going to work to make sure that you can share that with us.”  

    #Government #greaterTorontoArea #GTA #impact #OSAP #percent #Protest #queensPark #RemingtonAginskayaZhi #sangjun #SangjunHan #smc #Toronto #TrudiKiropatwa #UniversityOfToronto #universityOfWaterloo #UofT #UW #wusa
  11. STUDENTS PROTEST OSAP CHANGES

    Ontario students across the province are protesting about the recent changes made to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). The Ontario government has announced that, starting this fall, OSAP grants will decrease from a maximum of 85 per cent to 25 per cent.  

    On Mar. 4, 2026, hundreds of students and community members from across Ontario gathered at Queen’s Park to protest the cuts. Similar protests broke out in different cities, including Waterloo and Ottawa. The OSAP changes are not only affecting post-secondary students but also secondary schools.  

    At the University of Waterloo, the reaction has been described as historic. Remington Aginskaya-Zhi, Vice President of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA), noted that the campus is seeing a level of mobilization not seen in decades.  

    “This is the most engaged we’ve seen students probably ever,” Aginskaya-Zhi said. “The rally that we held was one of the biggest gatherings or protests on campus in probably our entire history.”  

    The movement is gaining even more traction in the Greater Toronto Area, where students are framing the cuts as a systemic attack on public institutions. Trudi Kiropatwa, a third-year student at Toronto Metropolitan University and a member of the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC), says the impact in Toronto is extreme.  

    “We’re essentially on a sinking ship,” Kiropatwa said. “This government and their corporate cronies see us as customers and our education as an industry that is ready to be exploited.”  

    The urgency stems from a lack of clarity on how these cuts will affect individual bank accounts. According to WUSA, the provincial OSAP estimator for the upcoming year has yet to be released, leaving students in a state of financial limbo.  

    Kiropatwa noted that for many, the breaking point is graduating into a job market with record-high youth unemployment while saddled with massive debt.  

    “Me, personally, I’m going to be graduating with tens of thousands of dollars of student debt already without these changes,” she said. “These changes are making the issue ten times worse.”  

    “Students definitely are very worried,” Aginskaya-Zhi said. “We are hearing stories from students telling us they’re uncertain whether they can come back to school next year, or whether they can pursue graduate studies.”  

    This uncertainty is already forcing students to make difficult lifestyle changes. Aginskaya reported that some students are opting for longer commutes rather than living in Waterloo to save on costs, while others are seeing their younger siblings reconsider university altogether.  

    Beyond the provincial level, the University of Waterloo is also grappling with internal budget crisis pressures. Aginskaya-Zhi highlighted that financial support units on campus are currently understaffed, which could complicate the processing of student aid.  

    “The university right now is understaffed and has lots of challenges to hire new staff…but funding should not come at the cost of giving more debt to students,” she said.  

    In response, organizations like WUSA and the SMC carried out a massive convergence at Queen’s Park on Mar. 24, 2026. Despite the government maintaining its argument that the 25 per cent grant limit is sustainable, the mobilizations saw hundreds of activists reiterating demands for a full reversal.  

    “We’re not here to demand a return to normal…which is a Band-Aid solution,” Kiropatwa said. “We’re here fighting for free, democratic, and accessible education.”  

    “Right now, I think students are angry, and what we are focusing on is giving students an avenue to let out their anger,” Aginskaya-Zhi said.   

    She emphasized that the momentum will not fade as the semester ends.   

    “Just because winter term is ending and it’s summer now doesn’t mean that students have forgotten this betrayal from the government.”  

    As Parliament returns to session, WUSA intends to keep the pressure on local MPPs to ensure the student voice is heard.  

    “We hear your anger, we hear your frustration,”  Aginskaya-Zhi concluded as a message to the student body. “We are going to work to make sure that you can share that with us.”  

    #Government #greaterTorontoArea #GTA #impact #OSAP #percent #Protest #queensPark #RemingtonAginskayaZhi #sangjun #SangjunHan #smc #Toronto #TrudiKiropatwa #UniversityOfToronto #universityOfWaterloo #UofT #UW #wusa
  12. STUDENTS PROTEST OSAP CHANGES

    Ontario students across the province are protesting about the recent changes made to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). The Ontario government has announced that, starting this fall, OSAP grants will decrease from a maximum of 85 per cent to 25 per cent.  

    On Mar. 4, 2026, hundreds of students and community members from across Ontario gathered at Queen’s Park to protest the cuts. Similar protests broke out in different cities, including Waterloo and Ottawa. The OSAP changes are not only affecting post-secondary students but also secondary schools.  

    At the University of Waterloo, the reaction has been described as historic. Remington Aginskaya-Zhi, Vice President of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA), noted that the campus is seeing a level of mobilization not seen in decades.  

    “This is the most engaged we’ve seen students probably ever,” Aginskaya-Zhi said. “The rally that we held was one of the biggest gatherings or protests on campus in probably our entire history.”  

    The movement is gaining even more traction in the Greater Toronto Area, where students are framing the cuts as a systemic attack on public institutions. Trudi Kiropatwa, a third-year student at Toronto Metropolitan University and a member of the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC), says the impact in Toronto is extreme.  

    “We’re essentially on a sinking ship,” Kiropatwa said. “This government and their corporate cronies see us as customers and our education as an industry that is ready to be exploited.”  

    The urgency stems from a lack of clarity on how these cuts will affect individual bank accounts. According to WUSA, the provincial OSAP estimator for the upcoming year has yet to be released, leaving students in a state of financial limbo.  

    Kiropatwa noted that for many, the breaking point is graduating into a job market with record-high youth unemployment while saddled with massive debt.  

    “Me, personally, I’m going to be graduating with tens of thousands of dollars of student debt already without these changes,” she said. “These changes are making the issue ten times worse.”  

    “Students definitely are very worried,” Aginskaya-Zhi said. “We are hearing stories from students telling us they’re uncertain whether they can come back to school next year, or whether they can pursue graduate studies.”  

    This uncertainty is already forcing students to make difficult lifestyle changes. Aginskaya reported that some students are opting for longer commutes rather than living in Waterloo to save on costs, while others are seeing their younger siblings reconsider university altogether.  

    Beyond the provincial level, the University of Waterloo is also grappling with internal budget crisis pressures. Aginskaya-Zhi highlighted that financial support units on campus are currently understaffed, which could complicate the processing of student aid.  

    “The university right now is understaffed and has lots of challenges to hire new staff…but funding should not come at the cost of giving more debt to students,” she said.  

    In response, organizations like WUSA and the SMC carried out a massive convergence at Queen’s Park on Mar. 24, 2026. Despite the government maintaining its argument that the 25 per cent grant limit is sustainable, the mobilizations saw hundreds of activists reiterating demands for a full reversal.  

    “We’re not here to demand a return to normal…which is a Band-Aid solution,” Kiropatwa said. “We’re here fighting for free, democratic, and accessible education.”  

    “Right now, I think students are angry, and what we are focusing on is giving students an avenue to let out their anger,” Aginskaya-Zhi said.   

    She emphasized that the momentum will not fade as the semester ends.   

    “Just because winter term is ending and it’s summer now doesn’t mean that students have forgotten this betrayal from the government.”  

    As Parliament returns to session, WUSA intends to keep the pressure on local MPPs to ensure the student voice is heard.  

    “We hear your anger, we hear your frustration,”  Aginskaya-Zhi concluded as a message to the student body. “We are going to work to make sure that you can share that with us.”  

    #Government #greaterTorontoArea #GTA #impact #OSAP #percent #Protest #queensPark #RemingtonAginskayaZhi #sangjun #SangjunHan #smc #Toronto #TrudiKiropatwa #UniversityOfToronto #universityOfWaterloo #UofT #UW #wusa
  13. STUDENTS PROTEST OSAP CHANGES

    Ontario students across the province are protesting about the recent changes made to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). The Ontario government has announced that, starting this fall, OSAP grants will decrease from a maximum of 85 per cent to 25 per cent.  

    On Mar. 4, 2026, hundreds of students and community members from across Ontario gathered at Queen’s Park to protest the cuts. Similar protests broke out in different cities, including Waterloo and Ottawa. The OSAP changes are not only affecting post-secondary students but also secondary schools.  

    At the University of Waterloo, the reaction has been described as historic. Remington Aginskaya-Zhi, Vice President of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA), noted that the campus is seeing a level of mobilization not seen in decades.  

    “This is the most engaged we’ve seen students probably ever,” Aginskaya-Zhi said. “The rally that we held was one of the biggest gatherings or protests on campus in probably our entire history.”  

    The movement is gaining even more traction in the Greater Toronto Area, where students are framing the cuts as a systemic attack on public institutions. Trudi Kiropatwa, a third-year student at Toronto Metropolitan University and a member of the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC), says the impact in Toronto is extreme.  

    “We’re essentially on a sinking ship,” Kiropatwa said. “This government and their corporate cronies see us as customers and our education as an industry that is ready to be exploited.”  

    The urgency stems from a lack of clarity on how these cuts will affect individual bank accounts. According to WUSA, the provincial OSAP estimator for the upcoming year has yet to be released, leaving students in a state of financial limbo.  

    Kiropatwa noted that for many, the breaking point is graduating into a job market with record-high youth unemployment while saddled with massive debt.  

    “Me, personally, I’m going to be graduating with tens of thousands of dollars of student debt already without these changes,” she said. “These changes are making the issue ten times worse.”  

    “Students definitely are very worried,” Aginskaya-Zhi said. “We are hearing stories from students telling us they’re uncertain whether they can come back to school next year, or whether they can pursue graduate studies.”  

    This uncertainty is already forcing students to make difficult lifestyle changes. Aginskaya reported that some students are opting for longer commutes rather than living in Waterloo to save on costs, while others are seeing their younger siblings reconsider university altogether.  

    Beyond the provincial level, the University of Waterloo is also grappling with internal budget crisis pressures. Aginskaya-Zhi highlighted that financial support units on campus are currently understaffed, which could complicate the processing of student aid.  

    “The university right now is understaffed and has lots of challenges to hire new staff…but funding should not come at the cost of giving more debt to students,” she said.  

    In response, organizations like WUSA and the SMC carried out a massive convergence at Queen’s Park on Mar. 24, 2026. Despite the government maintaining its argument that the 25 per cent grant limit is sustainable, the mobilizations saw hundreds of activists reiterating demands for a full reversal.  

    “We’re not here to demand a return to normal…which is a Band-Aid solution,” Kiropatwa said. “We’re here fighting for free, democratic, and accessible education.”  

    “Right now, I think students are angry, and what we are focusing on is giving students an avenue to let out their anger,” Aginskaya-Zhi said.   

    She emphasized that the momentum will not fade as the semester ends.   

    “Just because winter term is ending and it’s summer now doesn’t mean that students have forgotten this betrayal from the government.”  

    As Parliament returns to session, WUSA intends to keep the pressure on local MPPs to ensure the student voice is heard.  

    “We hear your anger, we hear your frustration,”  Aginskaya-Zhi concluded as a message to the student body. “We are going to work to make sure that you can share that with us.”  

    #Government #greaterTorontoArea #GTA #impact #OSAP #percent #Protest #queensPark #RemingtonAginskayaZhi #sangjun #SangjunHan #smc #Toronto #TrudiKiropatwa #UniversityOfToronto #universityOfWaterloo #UofT #UW #wusa
  14. STUDENTS PROTEST OSAP CHANGES

    Ontario students across the province are protesting about the recent changes made to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). The Ontario government has announced that, starting this fall, OSAP grants will decrease from a maximum of 85 per cent to 25 per cent.  

    On Mar. 4, 2026, hundreds of students and community members from across Ontario gathered at Queen’s Park to protest the cuts. Similar protests broke out in different cities, including Waterloo and Ottawa. The OSAP changes are not only affecting post-secondary students but also secondary schools.  

    At the University of Waterloo, the reaction has been described as historic. Remington Aginskaya-Zhi, Vice President of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA), noted that the campus is seeing a level of mobilization not seen in decades.  

    “This is the most engaged we’ve seen students probably ever,” Aginskaya-Zhi said. “The rally that we held was one of the biggest gatherings or protests on campus in probably our entire history.”  

    The movement is gaining even more traction in the Greater Toronto Area, where students are framing the cuts as a systemic attack on public institutions. Trudi Kiropatwa, a third-year student at Toronto Metropolitan University and a member of the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC), says the impact in Toronto is extreme.  

    “We’re essentially on a sinking ship,” Kiropatwa said. “This government and their corporate cronies see us as customers and our education as an industry that is ready to be exploited.”  

    The urgency stems from a lack of clarity on how these cuts will affect individual bank accounts. According to WUSA, the provincial OSAP estimator for the upcoming year has yet to be released, leaving students in a state of financial limbo.  

    Kiropatwa noted that for many, the breaking point is graduating into a job market with record-high youth unemployment while saddled with massive debt.  

    “Me, personally, I’m going to be graduating with tens of thousands of dollars of student debt already without these changes,” she said. “These changes are making the issue ten times worse.”  

    “Students definitely are very worried,” Aginskaya-Zhi said. “We are hearing stories from students telling us they’re uncertain whether they can come back to school next year, or whether they can pursue graduate studies.”  

    This uncertainty is already forcing students to make difficult lifestyle changes. Aginskaya reported that some students are opting for longer commutes rather than living in Waterloo to save on costs, while others are seeing their younger siblings reconsider university altogether.  

    Beyond the provincial level, the University of Waterloo is also grappling with internal budget crisis pressures. Aginskaya-Zhi highlighted that financial support units on campus are currently understaffed, which could complicate the processing of student aid.  

    “The university right now is understaffed and has lots of challenges to hire new staff…but funding should not come at the cost of giving more debt to students,” she said.  

    In response, organizations like WUSA and the SMC carried out a massive convergence at Queen’s Park on Mar. 24, 2026. Despite the government maintaining its argument that the 25 per cent grant limit is sustainable, the mobilizations saw hundreds of activists reiterating demands for a full reversal.  

    “We’re not here to demand a return to normal…which is a Band-Aid solution,” Kiropatwa said. “We’re here fighting for free, democratic, and accessible education.”  

    “Right now, I think students are angry, and what we are focusing on is giving students an avenue to let out their anger,” Aginskaya-Zhi said.   

    She emphasized that the momentum will not fade as the semester ends.   

    “Just because winter term is ending and it’s summer now doesn’t mean that students have forgotten this betrayal from the government.”  

    As Parliament returns to session, WUSA intends to keep the pressure on local MPPs to ensure the student voice is heard.  

    “We hear your anger, we hear your frustration,”  Aginskaya-Zhi concluded as a message to the student body. “We are going to work to make sure that you can share that with us.”  

    #Government #greaterTorontoArea #GTA #impact #OSAP #percent #Protest #queensPark #RemingtonAginskayaZhi #sangjun #SangjunHan #smc #Toronto #TrudiKiropatwa #UniversityOfToronto #universityOfWaterloo #UofT #UW #wusa
  15. Some context about #OSAP. Many people in conservative ridings, who are too wealthy for them or their children to have ever qualified, didn't realize until now that OSAP has grants, and think that it outrageous that were giving schools money for poor students to learn.

    #onpoli

  16. Some context about #OSAP. Many people in conservative ridings, who are too wealthy for them or their children to have ever qualified, didn't realize until now that OSAP has grants, and think that it outrageous that were giving schools money for poor students to learn.

    #onpoli

  17. Some context about #OSAP. Many people in conservative ridings, who are too wealthy for them or their children to have ever qualified, didn't realize until now that OSAP has grants, and think that it outrageous that were giving schools money for poor students to learn.

    #onpoli

  18. Some context about #OSAP. Many people in conservative ridings, who are too wealthy for them or their children to have ever qualified, didn't realize until now that OSAP has grants, and think that it outrageous that were giving schools money for poor students to learn.

    #onpoli

  19. Some context about #OSAP. Many people in conservative ridings, who are too wealthy for them or their children to have ever qualified, didn't realize until now that OSAP has grants, and think that it outrageous that were giving schools money for poor students to learn.

    #onpoli

  20. /2 This insane idea right after having done massive cuts to Ontario's #OSAP student grant system for post secondary education.

  21. /2 This insane idea right after having done massive cuts to Ontario's student grant system for post secondary education.

  22. /2 This insane idea right after having done massive cuts to Ontario's #OSAP student grant system for post secondary education.

  23. RE: social.coop/@majdal/1161284696

    More information about the action against #OSAP cuts in BILL 33 here:

    handsoffoureducation.ca/

    There's a petition to sign, and a rally at Queen’s Park on Wednesday, March 4, 12:30PM - 2:00PM

    #CApoli #TOpoli #Ontario #Toronto #uToronto #bill33

  24. RE: social.coop/@majdal/1161284696

    More information about the action against #OSAP cuts in BILL 33 here:

    handsoffoureducation.ca/

    There's a petition to sign, and a rally at Queen’s Park on Wednesday, March 4, 12:30PM - 2:00PM

    #CApoli #TOpoli #Ontario #Toronto #uToronto #bill33

  25. RE: social.coop/@majdal/1161284696

    More information about the action against #OSAP cuts in BILL 33 here:

    handsoffoureducation.ca/

    There's a petition to sign, and a rally at Queen’s Park on Wednesday, March 4, 12:30PM - 2:00PM

    #CApoli #TOpoli #Ontario #Toronto #uToronto #bill33

  26. RE: social.coop/@majdal/1161284696

    More information about the action against #OSAP cuts in BILL 33 here:

    handsoffoureducation.ca/

    There's a petition to sign, and a rally at Queen’s Park on Wednesday, March 4, 12:30PM - 2:00PM

    #CApoli #TOpoli #Ontario #Toronto #uToronto #bill33

  27. RE: social.coop/@majdal/1161284696

    More information about the action against #OSAP cuts in BILL 33 here:

    handsoffoureducation.ca/

    There's a petition to sign, and a rally at Queen’s Park on Wednesday, March 4, 12:30PM - 2:00PM

    #CApoli #TOpoli #Ontario #Toronto #uToronto #bill33

  28. Beautiful moment as a teaching assistant today:

    In today's tutorial, one of my students asked if she can distribute red square pins to fellow students, as an expression of protest against the Ford government's #OSAP cuts.

    I encouraged her to take some time to explain what the protest is about. She did a beautiful job, linking it to the Québec student protests in 2012, and inviting her peers to an information session at the student centre, and to the big day of action on March 4 at Queen's Park.

    I took a stack of pins and gave them out to students in my other tutorial. So proud of her 🥲

    Students like her give me hope.

    #ONpoli #TOpoli

  29. [Edited]
    Yeah, cut OSAP grants because Ontario residents are flush with cash - not.

    cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont

    Is Ford playing it like 'Rump's budget that uses increased health insurance costs for the majority to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy ... or trying to discourage students from pursuing a post secondary education? 😔

    #onpoli #osap #NeverVoteConservative

    The 2021 income pie chart below is based on data from Stats Canada for Ontario and Canada. And it's not like the cost of living has gone down since 2021 ...