Catherine Soplet

@DrStevenMurphy @OntarioCofC @ONgov @RudyCuzzetto @krasheedpc @ONeducation @ONtrainandstudy @ONeconomy @TradeON @ImmigrantON @ONCITIZEN @ONSocialService @ONfinance @paragkhanna @Peel_Poverty @Tamarack_Inst @CitImmCanada @OPCouncil @Campaign2000 @FamilyServiceTO @planningtoronto @ColourofPoverty @PeelSchools @tdsb @FraserInstitute @UWGreaterTO @TorontoPolice @citymississauga @TorontoPIAC @ONmunicipal @Institute_ICP @ONlabour 10/ In 1919 NL govt set a future course for 1920 public schools and 1925 post-secondary education. An unschooled war hero learned to be pharmacist as a result. Be inspired by Tommy Ricketts kiwaniscbs.ca/thomas-rickett… who went on to help and heal others. #PSE #onpoli #onted #OES2018

Happy #EducationWeek

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's @TorontoStar

This is what happens when the government takes over school boards. #OntEd.

NEW: The Ford government tried to quietly close the public feedback period on its new education bill, changing the deadline to submit comments from May 13 to May 4 without notice. They reversed course after we asked why they were limiting public input: thetrillium.ca/insider-news/e…

NEW: Government-supervised school board mistakenly distributes email identifying teachers at risk of layoffs, raising serious privacy concerns & prompting Ontario's privacy watchdog to look into the incident. My first official byline with @Thetrilliumca: thetrillium.ca/insider-news/e…

In today's heaving world of lawless disregard for the most basic norms of the global rule of law, how very welcome it is to name Louise Arbour, a legal expert and champion of impeccable resolve and conviction, with a clearly demonstrated commitment to universal human rights (all rights, everyone, always), the vital role of justice and accountability and, most significantly, to the dignity and protection of people everywhere (one person at a time) as our next Governor General.

Still no timeline. Premier Doug Ford says the government’s $28.9M jet was sold at no loss to taxpayers, but won’t say when he’ll release the documents to prove it. Plus: recapping the rest of the premier’s first press conference in two weeks.

I need @PaulCalandra to come and spend a week in a high needs school, so he can see what his government’s $6.3 billion in funding cuts has done to our schools.

Classroom evacuations are now the norm. Educators wearing Kevlar is now the norm. Our most vulnerable students deserve so much better. Staff deserve so much better. All kids deserve so much better.

This is a slippery slope towards the privatisation of water in Ontario. Thank you to @joelbakan for this important research. Public ownership of this public asset is so important.

Thank you @globalnewsto @mattybing for covering my bid to run for City Council in Parkdale—High Park! With over a decade working in community development, running for Council is a natural extension of the work I've already been doing.

Water systems are a natural monopoly, not to mention a public good. This is precisely the kind of thing that should never be privatized.

“I don’t think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don't take the toys out of their hands, we're fools.” — Ray Bradbury

#Disabled Canadians deserve respect and dignity. Remove the barriers to the #CDB and raise the rates to lift low income people with disabilities above the poverty line, as promised. @MarkJCarney @PattyHajdu @liberal_party #ODSP @grok

I’m running for City Council in Parkdale—High Park. I’m running because our neighbours deserve a councillor who has walked alongside them, fought for them, and knows how to turn community demands into real wins at City Hall. Join me at dianachanmcnally.ca.

“These patients were exploited and deceived by Dr. Sloka for his own sexual purposes. They turned to him seeking help for their medical needs and he preyed on them,” said the @cpso_ca prosecutor. therecord.com/news/waterloo-… #BelieveHer #LydiasLaw

How to boost Canada's food independence? Ask a farmer. Or 35. @spaikin did, @vinelandrsrch. Airs tonight at 7pm on TVO. Here's a snippet with @TheSandFarmer, @HuebelGrapes, @DanaDickersonON, @grainfarmers, Catalyze4, @CFIN_RCIA, @Feeding9Billion, @ArrellFoodInst #OnAg

Grocery prices R rising monthly & the #GroceryCodeofConduct is useless. The #GroceryBenefit isn’t going 2 help if its purchasing power is always shrinking. @MarkJCarney needs 2 fix the root causes as implied, so every Canadian can benefit. Hunger is a terrible thing. #cdnpoli #Canada

Look what just popped up in my FB memories… it’s Groundhog Day!!

Parents, let's look at some of @PaulCalandra "expenses". Money he took from children in Ontario👇