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Siblings Artash and Arushi share their love for Space, Robots, Music and becoming #NASA @SpaceApps Global Winners 2020 for their project "The Masked Scales" on CTV National News @CTVNews with Angie Seth @kateygoalie #spaceapps Watch the video: toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?playlist… @csa_asc

@Chasingharmony1 @rcmpgrcpolice Is RCMP Federal or Provincial? With billions of dollar of budget, it still cannot give even the most preliminary results of investigation in 3 years on #greenbeltscam

I believe Ford is hiding something so nefarious not only would it see him discharged from his premiership, it would very likely lead to criminal charges. Where are the OPP and @rcmpgrcpolice on this? It appears they've been rendered both spineless & inept. Why? #DougFordisCORRUPT

@DesmondCole Evil Ford succeeds again in ruining our city.

After the Ford government closed sites last spring, the Toronto Drop-In Network documented a 300% increase in overdoses

@ColinDMello Thanks Colin for the work you have been doing over the years.

In 2021, I wrote a story about how, when the going gets tough, the Ford government's priority is to "protect the king." The latest FOI changes appear to underline that government principle. ctvnews.ca/toronto/articl… #onpoli

@kristynwongtam @MaritStiles @OntarioNDP Thank you for organising this. We are just getting started! #saveOSAP #SaveFOI

Thank you to the hundreds of students and concerned Ontarians who joined @maritstiles, @ontariondp caucus members, and me for our OSAP town hall last night! Students deserve a government that invests in their futures, not one that cuts support and makes education harder to access. It was inspiring to see the power of collective organizing as people shared their stories and learned key strategies to take action against Ford and his Conservatives’ harmful decisions. I’m feeling energized and looking forward to joining you all again at the rally at Queen’s Park on March 24th!

@JCCFCanada Most MPPs are from the same majority PC party and are supporting this draconian act of suprressing FOI so that they can continue to engage in corruption. (while NDP, Liberal, Green Party MPPs are already rallying against it) Time to write to Federal MPs in Ontario for attention.

The Ontario government has indicated that it will introduce legislation exempting the Premier, the provincial cabinet and its offices from Freedom of Information requests. If this legislation passes, the Ontario government will be effectively insulated from public scrutiny, and major government decisions affecting more than 14 million citizens will be made behind an impermeable veil of secrecy. The Justice Centre champions freedom of expression. This freedom, according to the Supreme Court of Canada, also protects the right of members of the public, as listeners and readers, to access information pertaining to public institutions. Contact your Ontario MPP today here: ola.org/en/members/cur…. Tell your elected representative that you expect your government to make decisions in the open. Read the full article in the Globe and Mail here: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

@lindahaslett @fordnation They all spineless and compromised. Ontario Democracy in peril.

Can you name one PC MPP in @fordnation corrupt government that has a modicum of ethics, morality, humanity or just common decency?

@MaritStiles At least 1 branch of government has the Spine to call out @fordnation on evasion of public accountability. Time for Federal Caucus of MPs in Ontario to weigh in. For Canada to remain democracy: all levels of Government need to defend rules to hold elected officials accountable.

The person whose whole job is to be a check on government power is sounding the alarm.

@ColinDMello At least 1 branch of government has the Spine to call out @fordnation on evasion of public accountability. Time for Federal Liberal Caucus of MPs in Ontario to weigh in. Canada is a democracy: all levels of Government need to defend rules to hold elected officials accountable.

BREAKING: Ontario’s Information and Piracy Commissioner weighs in on premier Doug Ford changes to the FOI: “This amendment is about hiding government-related business to evade public accountability.” On Doug Ford’s use of a private cell phone for gov’t business: The Government of Ontario is currently seeking leave to appeal a court ruling that unanimously upheld my office's order to produce call logs from the Premier's personal cellphone that relate to government business. This is to ensure independent examination to determine whether they may be subject to access under the law. Based on evidence showing that the Premier routinely uses his personal phone to conduct government business, it is likely that they are. By changing the law retroactively, the government's message is plain: if oversight bodies get in the way, just change the rules. Full statement: #onpoli

@ColinDMello So they are free to destroy all government records if they have not already done so? What if a criminal investigation needs access to that information?

Here's Minister Stephen Crawford on the legal battle over Premier Doug Ford's cell phone records -- which will soon be shielded from public view by a law of the government's own creation. #onpoli

@TorontoStar Transition of Ontario Legislative from Democracy to Autocratization. Hope Judicial Systems will provide a firewall against this democratic backsliding.

Doug Ford government moving to 'modernize' freedom of information laws to shield politicians from scrutiny trib.al/iPDc05J

@TinaYazdani Transition of Ontario Legislative from Democracy to Autocratization. Hope Judicial Systems will provide a firewall against this democratic backsliding.

#BREAKING The Ford government is changing its freedom-of-information law to exclude the premier, cabinet ministers and their offices from FOI requests, removing the public’s access to their records.

@ColinDMello Transition of Ontario Legislative from Democracy to Autocratization. Hope Judicial Systems will provide a firewall against this democratic backsliding.

BREAKING: The Ford government is changing Ontario's Freedom Of Information act system, effectively gutting a tool journalists use to obtain documents related to government decision-making: - The Premier, Ministers and their offices will all be excluded from the FOI system. - This applies to all existing requests - Only civil servants can be FOI'd - The government is extending the response timeline from 30 calendar days to 45 business days. #onpoli

@OntarioNDP Thanks for organising it! Wonderful turnout and we are only getting started. bit.ly/4aDl5Li #saveOSAP

Our Save OSAP Townhall is underway! If you’re ready to join us in this fight, head to SaveOSAP.ca right now to take an action.

@ausmalik Posting Councillor Chris Moise statement too.

Torontonians deserve to have a say over their city and their waterfront.

@ausmalik Thank you for this statement. Much appreciated.

@PrabSarkaria Teachers, parents had to spend out of pocket because money gets siphoned off by @fordnation to corrupt cronies while underfunding education. Read Ontario Govt @InfoFAO: Spending/student has become lowest in 10 yrs and lower than Canadian average. fao-on.org/en/report/esti… #onted

Teachers shouldn’t have to pay out of pocket for classroom supplies. Ontario’s new Classroom Supplies Fund will provide $750 each year to elementary school homeroom teachers to help purchase the materials students need to succeed. Learn more: news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

@ArfinNathaniel @TinaYazdani Thanks @TinaYazdani for asking @fordnation what many parents want to ask, "Why are we underfunding an entire generation of school kids." He had no answer because spending/student has been lowest in 10 yrs + lower than Canadian average. Source: fao-on.org/en/report/esti… #onted

Troubling interaction @TinaYazdani: “it’s my understanding that the upcoming budget will not include an increase in funding to K-12 schools, why is that?” Doug: “And again - can I maybe, offline, get all the media into one room and we’re gunna inform em…”

@ColinDMello Cut down billions of $$ by underfunding student education. And then take a populist measure of giving a gift card.

Premier Doug Ford says elementary teachers will get purchase cards to buy classroom supplies. The $750 card comes at a cost of $66 Million overall. #onpoli

@ColinDMello Peformative measures. Penny for schools while you waste billions of $$$s on your vanity projects destroying the province and making self, family, friends, donors richer. Fund the schools properly and fully.

NEW: The Ford government is unveiling a $750 “classroom supplies card” to be used on arts and crafts, stationery and paper products and yes, toilet paper. #onpoli

@BiggiosBurner @ColinDMello @oliviachow True. The real debate is whether they should and whether municipalities should push back on micro-management. Mayor and Councillors are also elected and represent the will of people at local level.

@wonrobot @ColinDMello @oliviachow Mayors powers are granted by the province and can be overridden at any time basically

BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford says Ontario “will take over the island airport” from the City of Toronto “We will be compensating the city for it, and on top of that, not compensating just just for the value, but also for any lost revenues,” Ford says. #onpoli