Chandra Pasma
@chandrapasma.bsky.social
MPP for Ottawa West—Nepean.
Education critic for the Ontario NDP.
Researcher, policy analyst, and mom to 3 amazing kids.
Education critic for the Ontario NDP.
Researcher, policy analyst, and mom to 3 amazing kids.
These new Student Support portals won't solve what chronic underfunding in education has created. We need real supports and real advocates that are accountable to families and communities, not another bureaucratic hurdle.
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Ontario school boards launch student support portals as critics question role
Several Ontario school boards launched new Student and Family Support Office websites Tuesday, including the Thames Valley District School Board.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
OCDSB Supervisor Bob Plamondon says he will balance the budget for next school year. He also promised to hire more EAs and install ACs in schools, but his plan raises serious questions and certainly doesn’t deliver financial sustainability. 1/2
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OCDSB Supervisor Bob Plamondon says he will balance the budget for next school year. He also promised to hire more EAs and install ACs in schools, but his plan raises serious questions and certainly d...
OCDSB Supervisor Bob Plamondon says he will balance the budget for next school year. He also promised to hire more EAs and install ACs in schools, but his plan raises serious questions and certainly.....
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January 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
OCDSB Supervisor Bob Plamondon says he will balance the budget for next school year. He also promised to hire more EAs and install ACs in schools, but his plan raises serious questions and certainly doesn’t deliver financial sustainability. 1/2
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The new Student and Family Support Offices are replacing real advocacy with layers of bureaucracy. Families deserve support, not more red tape.
Read the full statement at the link: www.ontariondp.ca/news/pasma-s...
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Read the full statement at the link: www.ontariondp.ca/news/pasma-s...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The new Student and Family Support Offices are replacing real advocacy with layers of bureaucracy. Families deserve support, not more red tape.
Read the full statement at the link: www.ontariondp.ca/news/pasma-s...
#onted #onpoli
Read the full statement at the link: www.ontariondp.ca/news/pasma-s...
#onted #onpoli
Without increased funding, colleges like Algonquin will be forced to cut more programs & lay off more staff, leaving students with less options. If strengthening our workforce is part of Ontario’s economic strategy, the govt’s dramatic underfunding of colleges is taking us in the opposite direction.
January 20, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Without increased funding, colleges like Algonquin will be forced to cut more programs & lay off more staff, leaving students with less options. If strengthening our workforce is part of Ontario’s economic strategy, the govt’s dramatic underfunding of colleges is taking us in the opposite direction.
Thank you to Jenna and Stephen from RNAO for stopping by my office to discuss the urgent need to strengthen primary care in Ontario. As you shared, ensuring people have stable housing and access to supportive housing is essential to improving our health care system.
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Thank you to Jenna and Stephen from RNAO for stopping by my office to discuss the urgent need to strengthen primary care in Ontario. As you shared, ensuring people have stable housing and access to supportive housing is essential to improving our health care system.
We need to be investing in Ontario's future and that includes investing in our post-secondary sector before it's too late. Algonquin's 37 program closures and the loss of the Perth campus are a small preview of what's coming if cuts to the sector continue.
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Algonquin College CEO urges province to fix 'broken' post-secondary funding model | CBC News
Algonquin College CEO Claude Brulé attended a pre-budget consultation in Ottawa on Wednesday, where he asked the Ontario government to invest about $1.6 billion dollars in the province's college secto...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
We need to be investing in Ontario's future and that includes investing in our post-secondary sector before it's too late. Algonquin's 37 program closures and the loss of the Perth campus are a small preview of what's coming if cuts to the sector continue.
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The Queensway Carleton Hospital has a ready-to-go proposal to expand its capacity and meet the needs of our local population, it just needs provincial funding. We need urgent investments so that people in the west-end of Ottawa can have timely access to urgent care.
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Queensway Carleton Hospital pitches expansion to province | CBC News
As Ottawa’s western population continues to grow, the Queensway Carleton Hospital is looking to more than double capacity of its emergency room.
www.cbc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The Queensway Carleton Hospital has a ready-to-go proposal to expand its capacity and meet the needs of our local population, it just needs provincial funding. We need urgent investments so that people in the west-end of Ottawa can have timely access to urgent care.
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Food bank demand across Ottawa is exceeding capacity as more working families struggle to afford groceries. The province needs to act to lower costs and increase minimum wage and social assistance to curb hunger.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Food bank demand across Ottawa is exceeding capacity as more working families struggle to afford groceries. The province needs to act to lower costs and increase minimum wage and social assistance to curb hunger.
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Happy Orthodox New Year! Wishing those who celebrate a joyful New Year surrounded by loved ones. Here’s to new beginnings.
January 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Happy Orthodox New Year! Wishing those who celebrate a joyful New Year surrounded by loved ones. Here’s to new beginnings.
Bill 33 is already changing school board culture before any takeover even happens. When healthy debate is treated as “dysfunction,” we get less transparency and the voices of educators and students are stifled. (1/2)
'Walking on eggshells': Newmarket teacher says Ford's education bill creates 'culture of fear'
The province can take over school boards it deems dysfunctional, which educators say has sowed quiet uncertainty in York Region
www.newmarkettoday.ca
January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Bill 33 is already changing school board culture before any takeover even happens. When healthy debate is treated as “dysfunction,” we get less transparency and the voices of educators and students are stifled. (1/2)
500,000 people now rely on the Queensway Carleton Hospital, a facility built to serve just 100,000. QCH has a ready-to-go expansion plan that doesn’t require new land; it only requires provincial funding. (1/2)
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
500,000 people now rely on the Queensway Carleton Hospital, a facility built to serve just 100,000. QCH has a ready-to-go expansion plan that doesn’t require new land; it only requires provincial funding. (1/2)
At today’s Finance Committee hearing, the Food Sharing project shared harrowing stats about student hunger in Ontario. Their Budget 2026 ask would bring funding to 15¢ per student per day, still only one-quarter the national average for school food programs. I think it’s the least our kids deserve.
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
At today’s Finance Committee hearing, the Food Sharing project shared harrowing stats about student hunger in Ontario. Their Budget 2026 ask would bring funding to 15¢ per student per day, still only one-quarter the national average for school food programs. I think it’s the least our kids deserve.
When trustees were in charge, the public got detailed explanations about school board finances. Now, under supervision, that transparency is gone, and the Minister's messaging isn't backed up by the facts. We deserve clear, honest information about how education dollars are really being spent.
TDSB posts $31M surplus in 2025, but not due to spending less
The surplus was about $24 million more than what had been projected by the board
www.thetrillium.ca
January 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
When trustees were in charge, the public got detailed explanations about school board finances. Now, under supervision, that transparency is gone, and the Minister's messaging isn't backed up by the facts. We deserve clear, honest information about how education dollars are really being spent.
Congratulations to MapleCare Physiotherapy on the grand opening of your new clinic! I was honoured to take part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony and to hear firsthand from patients about the difference your support has made for people recovering from strokes or living with neurological conditions.
January 12, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Congratulations to MapleCare Physiotherapy on the grand opening of your new clinic! I was honoured to take part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony and to hear firsthand from patients about the difference your support has made for people recovering from strokes or living with neurological conditions.
C’était un réel privilège de souligner la mémoire de l’illustre Bernard Grandmaître dans un temple de la démocratie qui lui était si cher.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
C’était un réel privilège de souligner la mémoire de l’illustre Bernard Grandmaître dans un temple de la démocratie qui lui était si cher.
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Bob Plamondon is being paid $350,000 a year to “balance the budget" but even he can’t do it because the Ford government’s education funding is so inadequate. If he’s going to cash that kind of cheque with taxpayer’s money, the least he can do is his platform to demand better funding for our kids.
Filling OCDSB budget hole will take time, says school board supervisor | CBC News
The provincial appointee running the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is warning that a balanced budget isn’t around the corner.
www.cbc.ca
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Bob Plamondon is being paid $350,000 a year to “balance the budget" but even he can’t do it because the Ford government’s education funding is so inadequate. If he’s going to cash that kind of cheque with taxpayer’s money, the least he can do is his platform to demand better funding for our kids.
What to expect for education in Ontario in 2026? In my latest post, I lay out what’s coming and what we can do about it.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
What to expect for education in Ontario in 2026? In my latest post, I lay out what’s coming and what we can do about it.
Read here and subscribe for more insights: open.substack.com/pub/educatio...
Read here and subscribe for more insights: open.substack.com/pub/educatio...
Starting January 1, 2026, eligible tenants have the right to a rent reduction after the City of Ottawa lowered property taxes on older multi-residental buildings. Here's what you need to know.
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Starting January 1, 2026, eligible tenants have the right to a rent reduction after the City of Ottawa lowered property taxes on older multi-residental buildings. Here's what you need to know.
Warmest wishes to all who are celebrating Orthodox Christmas today. Wishing you a season filled with warmth, connection, and celebration with loved ones.
January 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Warmest wishes to all who are celebrating Orthodox Christmas today. Wishing you a season filled with warmth, connection, and celebration with loved ones.
Ontario courts just shut down Ford’s attempt to keep his personal phone records secret. Transparency matters and accountability matters, and we deserve the truth. Government business belongs on the public record, not hidden on Doug Ford’s personal phone.
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Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records | Globalnews.ca
An Ontario court says it is reasonable to conclude Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cellphone to communicate and that he should make those records public.
globalnews.ca
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Ontario courts just shut down Ford’s attempt to keep his personal phone records secret. Transparency matters and accountability matters, and we deserve the truth. Government business belongs on the public record, not hidden on Doug Ford’s personal phone.
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The QCH was built to serve 100,000 people, but today it serves more than 500,000. Year after year, the gov't has left QCH’s expansion off its priority list. I hope 2026 is the year they finally step up and deliver the funding our community needs.
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The Queensway Carleton Hospital was built to serve 100,000 people, but today it serves more than 500,000. Year after year, the government has left QCH’s expansion off its priority list. I hope 2026 is...
The Queensway Carleton Hospital was built to serve 100,000 people, but today it serves more than 500,000. Year after year, the government has left QCH’s expansion off its priority list. I hope 2026...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The QCH was built to serve 100,000 people, but today it serves more than 500,000. Year after year, the gov't has left QCH’s expansion off its priority list. I hope 2026 is the year they finally step up and deliver the funding our community needs.
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Wishing everyone in our community a wonderful, safe, and happy 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Wishing everyone in our community a wonderful, safe, and happy 2026!
Wishing everyone a joyous Kwanzaa!
December 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Wishing everyone a joyous Kwanzaa!
From my family to yours, wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
From my family to yours, wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!