Steve Orsini

@nolanmquinn @DeepakAnandMPP @PaulCalandra Investing in our future.

Thank you Minister for the opportunity to join you today for this important initiative to modernize teacher education. Ontario’s universities share the government’s goal of ensuring a strong and sustainable pipeline of well prepared teachers. We look forward to working closely with government to implement the proposed changes in a way that supports students, maintains system capacity, and continues to deliver high quality teacher preparation for Ontario’s classrooms.

Our kids deserve the best possible start to their education - and that begins with well-prepared teachers. We're modernizing teacher education by moving to a streamlined 1-year program that prioritizes real classroom experience and better prepares educators for today's classrooms. By saving future teachers up to $3,000, we're breaking down barriers and getting teachers into the classroom sooner while maintaining the high standards students and families expect. Learn more: news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

New OECD 2026 report: reaffirms that productivity growth depends on R&D, talent, and collaboration. Universities are at the core, driving research, start-ups, and innovation ecosystems. Strengthening university–industry partnerships is key to unlocking economic growth. "...recent OECD evidence suggests that most of the industry inventive activity occurs close to universities and that academic start-ups account for an important share of overall start-up activity (OECD, 2019[255])." (page 80) #OECD @nolanmquinn @VictorFedeli @melaniejoly @FinanceCanada @ISED_CA @ONeconomy @ONgov @univcan @OntUniv

Researchers have shown that smartwatch data can detect early signs of worsening heart failure days or weeks before medical care is needed #UofT ⌚️ uoft.me/cji

Thank you to @douglasdowney for recognizing this outstanding achievement. Congratulations to Professor Nicholas Bala of Queen’s University on receiving the David Walter Mundell Medal. His work has had a lasting impact on how our justice system supports children, youth, and families—strengthening both policy and practice across Ontario.

Please join me in congratulating Professor Nicholas Bala on being named the recipient of the 2025 David Walter Mundell Medal. 🔗: news.ontario.ca/en/bulletin/10…

From the trades to the classroom—Derek’s journey shows how on the job experience can shape the next generation. By turning years in the skilled trades into teaching, he’s helping strengthen Ontario’s talent pipeline. A powerful example of how university pathways are supporting the future of skilled trades. #SkilledTrades #Ontario #HigherEd #WorkforceDevelopment

Congratulations to Rocco Rossi on the release of his first book, Finding Grace, which is a powerful, deeply human story shaped by his Camino journey. A moving reflection on grief, forgiveness, and redemption, drawn from the thousands of kilometers he’s walked alongside others, and a reminder of how those journeys can transform us.. @roccorossiTO #FindingGrace #Camino #FindingGrace #Camino

Important and promising work coming out of Western University—advancing a new approach to cancer treatment using precision-engineered, biocompatible nanoparticles that can target and destroy tumour cells while sparing healthy tissue. A powerful example of how interdisciplinary research is reshaping medicine and improving outcomes. #WesternU #CancerResearch #Innovation #PrecisionMedicine #AI #HealthInnovation thesudburystar.com/life/fighting-…

The Future of AI in Education: Top Artificial Intelligence Trends for University Students in 2026. AI is reshaping higher education in 2026—far beyond the classroom. From personalized learning and adaptive assessment to AI-powered student services and career pathways, the student experience is becoming more responsive, data-driven, and skills-focused. At the same time, universities are doubling down on what matters most: critical thinking, creativity, and ethical use of AI. universitymagazine.ca/the-future-of-… via @University Magazine

There will be no “jobs apocalypse” due to AI — but there will be job chaos. Our 2025 AI Job Impacts Analysis found that starting in 2028-2029, AI will create more jobs than it eliminates. Yet, each year, over 32 million jobs will be significantly transformed. Explore and plan for the four scenarios for human workers in the age of AI: gtnr.it/4to0Zvc #AI #Jobs #ArtificialIntelligence

Simon Fraser University and Queen’s University sign MoU for Canadian supercomputer dlvr.it/TRn0gh

🚨BREAKING: Stanford and Microsoft just built an AI scientist that writes medical research papers that actually pass peer review. Not summaries. Not drafts. Full papers reviewed and accepted by real scientists. This is not a demo and this is not a prototype. A peer-reviewed conference just accepted a paper that no human wrote, and most people have absolutely no idea it happened. The system is called Medical AI Scientist and it works in three stages that run completely on their own. First, it reads medical literature, identifies real clinical gaps, and generates a research hypothesis grounded in actual disease evidence, not a hallucination and not a generic idea pulled from thin air. Then it writes the code, runs the experiment inside a secure environment, catches its own errors, and fixes them without any human stepping in. Then it writes the full paper, including the introduction, methods, results, figures, ethics statement, citations, and LaTeX formatting, from start to finish, autonomously. They tested it against GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro across 171 real medical research cases covering 19 clinical tasks, and the results were not close. Medical AI Scientist successfully completed experiments 91 to 93 percent of the time. GPT-5 managed 60 to 75 percent. Gemini 2.5 Pro collapsed somewhere between 40 and 53 percent. Then they ran the part that genuinely broke my brain. Ten independent medical experts with over five years of first-author publishing experience reviewed the AI-generated papers side by side with real human papers from MICCAI, ISBI, and BIBM, the top conferences in medical imaging, and nobody knew which was which. The AI papers scored competitively on novelty, clarity, coherence, and reproducibility across the board, and one paper was accepted at a peer-reviewed conference after a full review process. Here is what nobody is saying out loud. Medical research has a brutal bottleneck where ideas pile up, experiments take months, papers take even longer, and patients wait the entire time. That problem just got a serious solution, and the implications for healthcare are enormous.

Stepping into @TorontoMet's Nursing Lab, you see it right away - this is where future nurses build cutting-edge skills to deliver world-class health care. From simulation stations to advanced anatomy tools, students are learning by doing. It was great to speak with them about their training and what's ahead.

Sending love to my Jewish friends observing Passover. This is a time to reflect on resilience, the courage to seek freedom, and the power of standing together through even the most difficult moments. The story of Passover is not just one of history, it speaks to identity, to community, and to the enduring truth that even in the face of darkness, hope prevails. This year, that message carries even greater weight. May this season bring reflection, strength, and a renewed sense of hope, and may the spirit of Passover remind us all of the power of unity, courage, and standing together. Chag Pesach Sameach. From your friend, always. 💙

Last week at the @CANFIRST competition at @UWaterloo, the energy in the room was electric - and so were the robots! ⚡🤖 The level of talent on display made one thing clear: Ontario's students and the institutions behind them are world-class. With our historic $6.4B investment in postsecondary education and 70,000 new STEM seats, we’re backing the next generation who are ready to power the future of Ontario-made tech. #ProtectOntario

Canada's business investment has dropped 11% over the last decade. The US? Up 45%. That gap is why Canadians are falling behind.