@jdonkersgoed.bsky.social
Husband, father, music teacher, activist, unionist, and the ONDP candidate for the riding of Kitchener South-Hespeler.
Join unions, social justice groups, and community as well celebrate #LabourDay with the Waterloo Region Labour Council and United Way Waterloo Region Communities!
@oflabour.bsky.social
@canadianlabour.bsky.social
@osstf.bsky.social
@oflabour.bsky.social
@canadianlabour.bsky.social
@osstf.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join unions, social justice groups, and community as well celebrate #LabourDay with the Waterloo Region Labour Council and United Way Waterloo Region Communities!
@oflabour.bsky.social
@canadianlabour.bsky.social
@osstf.bsky.social
@oflabour.bsky.social
@canadianlabour.bsky.social
@osstf.bsky.social
Doing another thing.
We will need to harness the collective power and will from within our membership to advocate for to fully funded and public education in our local and our province.
And I'm willing to help lead that charge.
#osstf
#ProPublicEd
We will need to harness the collective power and will from within our membership to advocate for to fully funded and public education in our local and our province.
And I'm willing to help lead that charge.
#osstf
#ProPublicEd
May 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Doing another thing.
We will need to harness the collective power and will from within our membership to advocate for to fully funded and public education in our local and our province.
And I'm willing to help lead that charge.
#osstf
#ProPublicEd
We will need to harness the collective power and will from within our membership to advocate for to fully funded and public education in our local and our province.
And I'm willing to help lead that charge.
#osstf
#ProPublicEd
Municipalities have a responsibility to do all that they can to help tackle the housing crisis.
My letter to the City of Cambridge in support of a motion to investigation of a Rental Replacement Bylaw that will be debated on Tuesday.
#HousingForAll
@acorncanada.bsky.social
My letter to the City of Cambridge in support of a motion to investigation of a Rental Replacement Bylaw that will be debated on Tuesday.
#HousingForAll
@acorncanada.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Municipalities have a responsibility to do all that they can to help tackle the housing crisis.
My letter to the City of Cambridge in support of a motion to investigation of a Rental Replacement Bylaw that will be debated on Tuesday.
#HousingForAll
@acorncanada.bsky.social
My letter to the City of Cambridge in support of a motion to investigation of a Rental Replacement Bylaw that will be debated on Tuesday.
#HousingForAll
@acorncanada.bsky.social
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"Drivers have slowed on average by almost five kilometres per hour on Waterloo streets, after city hall reduced speed limits to 40 km/h on more streets.
Waterloo has also found that on streets where posted speeds were reduced in 2023, drivers have not sped back up." www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Waterloo has also found that on streets where posted speeds were reduced in 2023, drivers have not sped back up." www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Surprise! Waterloo reduced speed limits and drivers actually responded
An average reduction of almost five km/h is bigger than expected and shows that drivers see slower traffic as safer, city hall says.
www.therecord.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Drivers have slowed on average by almost five kilometres per hour on Waterloo streets, after city hall reduced speed limits to 40 km/h on more streets.
Waterloo has also found that on streets where posted speeds were reduced in 2023, drivers have not sped back up." www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Waterloo has also found that on streets where posted speeds were reduced in 2023, drivers have not sped back up." www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Don't ever tell me that education isn't political.
It is clear the Ford PC government is aligning with corporate interests in the shaping of environmental education.
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
#onpoli
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#ProPublicEducation
It is clear the Ford PC government is aligning with corporate interests in the shaping of environmental education.
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
#onpoli
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#ProPublicEducation
Greenbelt scrubbed from Grade 9 curriculum a troubling trend
The importance of equipping students with critical thinking skills cannot be overstated.
www.thespec.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Don't ever tell me that education isn't political.
It is clear the Ford PC government is aligning with corporate interests in the shaping of environmental education.
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
#onpoli
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#ProPublicEducation
It is clear the Ford PC government is aligning with corporate interests in the shaping of environmental education.
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
#onpoli
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
#ProPublicEducation
We did a thing!
Vote now until 9PM. Go to the Election Ontario website if you don’t know where you are to vote.
Let’s do this!
@ontariondp.bsky.social
#KitchenerSouthHespelerNDP
#onpoli
#gotv
Vote now until 9PM. Go to the Election Ontario website if you don’t know where you are to vote.
Let’s do this!
@ontariondp.bsky.social
#KitchenerSouthHespelerNDP
#onpoli
#gotv
February 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We did a thing!
Vote now until 9PM. Go to the Election Ontario website if you don’t know where you are to vote.
Let’s do this!
@ontariondp.bsky.social
#KitchenerSouthHespelerNDP
#onpoli
#gotv
Vote now until 9PM. Go to the Election Ontario website if you don’t know where you are to vote.
Let’s do this!
@ontariondp.bsky.social
#KitchenerSouthHespelerNDP
#onpoli
#gotv
We are one week away from Election Day and we have one final weekend to get out the vote!
Join us Saturday for our Labour Canvass, or Sunday for our Education Canvass, or both!
@ontariondp.bsky.social
#KitchenerSouthHespelerNDP
#onpoli
#GOTV
Join us Saturday for our Labour Canvass, or Sunday for our Education Canvass, or both!
@ontariondp.bsky.social
#KitchenerSouthHespelerNDP
#onpoli
#GOTV
February 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We are one week away from Election Day and we have one final weekend to get out the vote!
Join us Saturday for our Labour Canvass, or Sunday for our Education Canvass, or both!
@ontariondp.bsky.social
#KitchenerSouthHespelerNDP
#onpoli
#GOTV
Join us Saturday for our Labour Canvass, or Sunday for our Education Canvass, or both!
@ontariondp.bsky.social
#KitchenerSouthHespelerNDP
#onpoli
#GOTV
February 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Want to vote by mail in the upcoming election?
Don’t delay, fill out the application at: votebymail.elections.on.ca
You will receive a Vote by Mail kit. Fill it out and return it via mail. Elections Ontario must receive your completed ballot by Feb 27th.
#ONpoli
Don’t delay, fill out the application at: votebymail.elections.on.ca
You will receive a Vote by Mail kit. Fill it out and return it via mail. Elections Ontario must receive your completed ballot by Feb 27th.
#ONpoli
February 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Want to vote by mail in the upcoming election?
Don’t delay, fill out the application at: votebymail.elections.on.ca
You will receive a Vote by Mail kit. Fill it out and return it via mail. Elections Ontario must receive your completed ballot by Feb 27th.
#ONpoli
Don’t delay, fill out the application at: votebymail.elections.on.ca
You will receive a Vote by Mail kit. Fill it out and return it via mail. Elections Ontario must receive your completed ballot by Feb 27th.
#ONpoli
Campaign literature is ready for our first canvass tomorrow! Ready to make the change necessary for a better Ontario! @ontariondp.bsky.social @maritstilesndp.bsky.social #onpoli #ksh
January 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Campaign literature is ready for our first canvass tomorrow! Ready to make the change necessary for a better Ontario! @ontariondp.bsky.social @maritstilesndp.bsky.social #onpoli #ksh
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The Conestoga Effect! New population figures out from Statcan today. Of Canada's 30 biggest cities (judged by municipality, not metro), Kitchener is the 2nd fastest-growing in Canada. A whole lot of that growth is the international student boom.
January 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Conestoga Effect! New population figures out from Statcan today. Of Canada's 30 biggest cities (judged by municipality, not metro), Kitchener is the 2nd fastest-growing in Canada. A whole lot of that growth is the international student boom.
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
January 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
“It’s distressing to be building housing on top of our scarce water resources.”
While we need to build homes and quickly, we need to be mindful of where we do so. #onpoli #Kitchener
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
While we need to build homes and quickly, we need to be mindful of where we do so. #onpoli #Kitchener
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Developing in southwest Kitchener: ‘It’s distressing to be building housing on top of our scarce water resources’
“Once the contamination is in there, you don’t get it out.”
www.therecord.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“It’s distressing to be building housing on top of our scarce water resources.”
While we need to build homes and quickly, we need to be mindful of where we do so. #onpoli #Kitchener
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
While we need to build homes and quickly, we need to be mindful of where we do so. #onpoli #Kitchener
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
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Next week’s polar vortex weather is going to be really hard on folks in Kitchener who are sleeping outside.
Tents, sleeping bags, blankets, and all things warm are desperately needed.
Please email: 519communitydonations@gmail.com if you can help out with some items.
Tents, sleeping bags, blankets, and all things warm are desperately needed.
Please email: 519communitydonations@gmail.com if you can help out with some items.
a penguin wearing sunglasses and a scarf is frozen in a cube of ice
Alt: a penguin wearing sunglasses and a scarf is frozen in a cube of ice
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Next week’s polar vortex weather is going to be really hard on folks in Kitchener who are sleeping outside.
Tents, sleeping bags, blankets, and all things warm are desperately needed.
Please email: 519communitydonations@gmail.com if you can help out with some items.
Tents, sleeping bags, blankets, and all things warm are desperately needed.
Please email: 519communitydonations@gmail.com if you can help out with some items.
Honoured and humbled to be the next @ontariondp.bsky.social candidate for the riding of Kitchener South-Hespeler!
It's time to make real and lasting positive change for everyone in this province!
@maritstilesndp.bsky.social
@waterloompp.bsky.social
@josedelima.bsky.social
It's time to make real and lasting positive change for everyone in this province!
@maritstilesndp.bsky.social
@waterloompp.bsky.social
@josedelima.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Honoured and humbled to be the next @ontariondp.bsky.social candidate for the riding of Kitchener South-Hespeler!
It's time to make real and lasting positive change for everyone in this province!
@maritstilesndp.bsky.social
@waterloompp.bsky.social
@josedelima.bsky.social
It's time to make real and lasting positive change for everyone in this province!
@maritstilesndp.bsky.social
@waterloompp.bsky.social
@josedelima.bsky.social
Happening Sunday at 3PM! Join me and special guests at my nomination meeting to be your next Ontario NDP candidate in Kitchener South-Hespeler!
RSVP here: www.ontariondp.ca/nomination-KSH
#onpoli @ondp.bsky.social @maritstilesndp.bsky.social @waterloompp.bsky.social @josedelima.bsky.social
RSVP here: www.ontariondp.ca/nomination-KSH
#onpoli @ondp.bsky.social @maritstilesndp.bsky.social @waterloompp.bsky.social @josedelima.bsky.social
January 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Happening Sunday at 3PM! Join me and special guests at my nomination meeting to be your next Ontario NDP candidate in Kitchener South-Hespeler!
RSVP here: www.ontariondp.ca/nomination-KSH
#onpoli @ondp.bsky.social @maritstilesndp.bsky.social @waterloompp.bsky.social @josedelima.bsky.social
RSVP here: www.ontariondp.ca/nomination-KSH
#onpoli @ondp.bsky.social @maritstilesndp.bsky.social @waterloompp.bsky.social @josedelima.bsky.social
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Government transfers to universities per FTE, 1981-82 vs 2022-23.
January 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Government transfers to universities per FTE, 1981-82 vs 2022-23.
A few images taken at today’s City of Kitchener New Year’s Levee. Good food, good music, good people!
January 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A few images taken at today’s City of Kitchener New Year’s Levee. Good food, good music, good people!
A family afternoon well spent watching the KW Titans win!
December 29, 2024 at 10:00 PM
A family afternoon well spent watching the KW Titans win!
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The unsheltered population in Waterloo Region has been increasing by 28% every year. Rent is such that people are being no-fault evicted and have no place to go.
And now the Cambridge and Guelph councils want permission from the Ford govt to clear encampments.
And now the Cambridge and Guelph councils want permission from the Ford govt to clear encampments.
December 27, 2024 at 8:49 PM
The unsheltered population in Waterloo Region has been increasing by 28% every year. Rent is such that people are being no-fault evicted and have no place to go.
And now the Cambridge and Guelph councils want permission from the Ford govt to clear encampments.
And now the Cambridge and Guelph councils want permission from the Ford govt to clear encampments.
You’re invited! Join me at my nomination meeting to be your next Ontario NDP candidate in Kitchener South-Hespeler!
Sunday, January 12, 2025 – RSVP here: www.ontariondp.ca/nomination-KSH
#onpoli #ontariondp
Sunday, January 12, 2025 – RSVP here: www.ontariondp.ca/nomination-KSH
#onpoli #ontariondp
December 23, 2024 at 1:22 AM
You’re invited! Join me at my nomination meeting to be your next Ontario NDP candidate in Kitchener South-Hespeler!
Sunday, January 12, 2025 – RSVP here: www.ontariondp.ca/nomination-KSH
#onpoli #ontariondp
Sunday, January 12, 2025 – RSVP here: www.ontariondp.ca/nomination-KSH
#onpoli #ontariondp