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I’m glad Premier Doug Ford appears to have listened to parents and families and stepped back from a decision that would have erased an elected voice in public education. 1/3 🧵
bit.ly/4tEFczi
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁
@TrusteeAlves
Vice Chair, Peel District School Board Trustee - Mississauga Wards 3&4
Mississauga, Ontario Katılım Ekim 2017
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@TinaYazdani For context, @PeelSchools is responsible for roughly $2.24 billion within Ontario’s education system. Trustees are not casual observers in this structure. We are elected by our communities and sworn to the same Crown, with duties to students, families and public accountability.
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Asked why trustees are being restricted from attending conferences while he attended an education forum overseas, Calandra argued the two are not comparable: “The difference is, I’m the minister of the Crown, responsible for a $43 billion ministry." thetrillium.ca/insider-news/e…
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
NEW: The latest in Premier Doug Ford's cellphone transparency saga:
The government's appeal of a court order has been dismissed, the IPC's directive to hand over records is back in force:
Civil servants have been told to “obtain from the affected party (Ford) any government or departmental related entries from his personal cell phone’s call.”
The government's retroactive FOI changes however could block that.
globalnews.ca/news/11861069/…
#onpoli
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
"It’s reasonable...to conclude that the root cause of school-board deficits is provincial underfunding of special ed. ... it’s difficult to fault (trustees) for trying to protect education for kids with special needs when the province wouldn’t." nationalpost.com/opinion/randal…
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Over the weekend, I found myself at a #Brampton @HomeDepot, where I saw a man walk out with a table saw. Walked in, grabbed a saw, walked out.
I was shocked to hear staff tell me they don’t even call 911 anymore, they make a report and call a corporate hotline…
905HUB@905hub_
SHOCKING: Good Sauga Samaritan stops men from walking out with a couple Smirnoff’s at #Streetsville LCBO. Follow @905hub_ for daily Mississauga updates.
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
Ontario school boards spending $380M more on special education than they receive in funding: auditor general #onpoli trib.al/AlBM8mG
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
NEW: Most classroom teachers are unable to adequately support students with special education needs, according to a new AG report.
The report also raises concerns about rising EA absences, and students sent home when schools couldn't meet their needs. thetrillium.ca/news/education…
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Happy #Mother’s Day to the incredible women in my life. Your love, strength and care shape our family in more ways than words can say. I’m so grateful for all that you are and all that you give, today and every day. ❤️💐
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
How did the Premier get to the university? He won’t say, citing OPP security protocols.
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Colin D'Mello | Global News@ColinDMello
Mayor Olivia Chow (at a joint event with the province) calls the Premier “Dr. Doug Ford” after he received a doctorate from the Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan. “Here we go,” Ford says with a laugh.
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
- The Ontario Gov't is NOT the registered owner of the plane.
- ACASS Canada Ltd owns the only 2016 Challenger that fits the description published by The Star.
- Not verifying or even questioning who owns the plane, or the chain of ownership of the plane, is not journalism.
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
While this story is still evolving, my current take is that this soft launch of Doug Ford's bizjet was to shock people and distract from scandals, then allow him to "save" Ontario ~$30M when they sole source a charter agreement of some sort with ACASS, who already own the plane.
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
NEW: The Ford government has filed a motion in the legislature that tees it up to bypass public hearings on the controversial freedom-of-information system restrictions it's proposed — & potentially make them law next week. thetrillium.ca/insider-news/p…
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
Tina got fired. She was suggesting that a few billion dollars of taxpayer money could have gone "missing" and wound up in some dodgy investments.
My own review of her work and a look at the "bailouts" occurring in the TO real estate market suggest she was onto something. Something - as in billions.
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Tina Yazdani@TinaYazdani
I am no longer employed by CityNews. I am proud of my journalism at CityNews and I stand by my reporting. I will have more to say on this later but for now please stay tuned and thank you for those who have supported me.
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If the government says supervised boards must prove financial and governance health, then the public deserves a clear explanation for why Peel remains under supervision and should be able to see the report that was submitted to them earlier this year.🧵3/3 bit.ly/3Q4ypk1
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I remain concerned that this bill creates a more top-heavy system and shifts attention away from where it belongs: supporting students and getting resources into classrooms. 2/3 🧵
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I’m glad Premier Doug Ford appears to have listened to parents and families and stepped back from a decision that would have erased an elected voice in public education. 1/3 🧵
bit.ly/4tEFczi
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
I am no longer employed by CityNews. I am proud of my journalism at CityNews and I stand by my reporting. I will have more to say on this later but for now please stay tuned and thank you for those who have supported me.
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This is deeply troubling and I think deserves an explanation…
Ahmad Elbayoumi@ahmadelbayoumi
NEW: CityNews has cut ties with Queen’s Park reporter Tina Yazdani, @policornerca has learned, while at least two of her stories about the Ford government have quietly vanished from the web without explanation. policorner.ca/p/scoop-the-fi…
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Feeling especially grateful this #Easter.
For family, for faith, and for the gift of sharing these moments with the people we love most.
Sending warm Easter wishes to our community and to all those celebrating today. May your day be filled with peace, joy and plenty of love.
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Lucas Alves 🇨🇦🍁 retweetledi
AG Bonnie Lsysk's report on Ford & Clark's $8.3B #Greenbelt land grab found "93 NDAs" and "preferential treatment" as "wealthy developers" would've seen an "overnight" increase in their land value from $240M to $8.3B.
P.b.Freire@Freire1Pb
Watch. Lecce with Agricultural Minister Rob Flack directed reporters questions regarding Trumper Ford's Wilmot land grab to the Waterloo Chair, Karen Redman until a reporter said, "Redman can't answer questions, she signed a Ford gov NDA."
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