Mike J. 🇨🇦
@mikejtoronto.bsky.social
Proud (twin) dad, teacher, husband. Information junkie. Vinyl obsessive. Animal lover. Pop culture addict. Sci-Fi Fanatic. Bookworm. Drummer. INFJ. Swifty. Brat.
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Mike J. 🇨🇦
@mikejtoronto.bsky.social
· Nov 23
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'Better call Paul,' advocates tell families struggling with school supports for kids with disabilities www.thetrillium.ca/news/educati... #topoli #onpoli #onted
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
'Better call Paul,' advocates tell families struggling with school supports for kids with disabilities www.thetrillium.ca/news/educati... #topoli #onpoli #onted
Ontario's new education bill means less say, more red tape for parents, warn critics in Durham Region. #onted #onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario's new education bill means less say, more red tape for parents, warn critics in Durham Region | CBC News
An Ontario education bill will make it more challenging for parents to advocate for their children in elementary and high schools, critics in Durham Region say.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Ontario's new education bill means less say, more red tape for parents, warn critics in Durham Region. #onted #onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Breaking: Trump preparing to put tariffs on Blue Jays homers to slow down production, keep homers in the US. #BlueJays #WeWantItAll #WorldSeries
October 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Breaking: Trump preparing to put tariffs on Blue Jays homers to slow down production, keep homers in the US. #BlueJays #WeWantItAll #WorldSeries
Movies that should never get a sequel or reboot:
I'll start - Dead Poets Society
Go!
I'll start - Dead Poets Society
Go!
October 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Movies that should never get a sequel or reboot:
I'll start - Dead Poets Society
Go!
I'll start - Dead Poets Society
Go!
Let's face it: this is all about money, and arbitrary funding "caps". Maybe it's time that provinces start understanding how important investing in public education really is, instead of simply looking for ways to cut. #OntEd #AlbertaTeachersStrike
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Back to work legislation possible if Alberta teacher strike continues when assembly returns: minister | CBC News
Alberta's finance minister says the province will consider back-to-work legislation if teachers are still off the job when the legislature returns later this month.
www.cbc.ca
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Let's face it: this is all about money, and arbitrary funding "caps". Maybe it's time that provinces start understanding how important investing in public education really is, instead of simply looking for ways to cut. #OntEd #AlbertaTeachersStrike
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I stand with my Alberta colleagues, now locked out.
Who is with me?
#Solidarity #OntEd #onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Who is with me?
#Solidarity #OntEd #onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
October 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I stand with my Alberta colleagues, now locked out.
Who is with me?
#Solidarity #OntEd #onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Who is with me?
#Solidarity #OntEd #onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Here we are - the first day of school, 2025-26.
While there is a lot of excitement (and anxiety) for those returning, there are also those who are not able to return because of mental/physical health issues.
Let's keep those staff and students in mind. 🙏 #OntEd
While there is a lot of excitement (and anxiety) for those returning, there are also those who are not able to return because of mental/physical health issues.
Let's keep those staff and students in mind. 🙏 #OntEd
September 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Here we are - the first day of school, 2025-26.
While there is a lot of excitement (and anxiety) for those returning, there are also those who are not able to return because of mental/physical health issues.
Let's keep those staff and students in mind. 🙏 #OntEd
While there is a lot of excitement (and anxiety) for those returning, there are also those who are not able to return because of mental/physical health issues.
Let's keep those staff and students in mind. 🙏 #OntEd
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lmao Doug Ford did a press conference where he tried to theatrically dump out a bottle of Crown Royal (to protest them closing their Ontario bottling plant), but the bottle had one of those stoppers that bars use, so he just had to stand there awkwardly for like 2 minutes while it drained
September 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
lmao Doug Ford did a press conference where he tried to theatrically dump out a bottle of Crown Royal (to protest them closing their Ontario bottling plant), but the bottle had one of those stoppers that bars use, so he just had to stand there awkwardly for like 2 minutes while it drained
Big shout out to Centerpoint mall for keeping this baby filled. I was pleasantly surprised! More malls/stores should follow this example. It is appreciated! 👍
August 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Big shout out to Centerpoint mall for keeping this baby filled. I was pleasantly surprised! More malls/stores should follow this example. It is appreciated! 👍
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Covid numbers are rising and we trying to get the word out. Here are the first two billboards so far this summer and I’ll be working to keep putting them out well into the fall.
If you want to help me continue the campaign any help is appreciated.
gofund.me/fc751c58
If you want to help me continue the campaign any help is appreciated.
gofund.me/fc751c58
August 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Good morning from the trail! #SeizeTheSummer 😎
July 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Good morning from the trail! #SeizeTheSummer 😎
Canada will NEVER be the 51st state. 👍🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp #HappyCanadaDay
July 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Canada will NEVER be the 51st state. 👍🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp #HappyCanadaDay
"People who aren't aware of the reality today still look at teaching as an excellent job with two months off and a great pension, but it isn't worth the conditions that we're facing." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #onted #onpoli #cdnpoli
Teacher shortages persisted this school year. What's being done to fill the gap for the next? | CBC News
Kids facing one substitute teacher after another. French taught by a non-speaker. Uncertified adults supervising classrooms. What's behind teacher shortages that plagued this school year and what's be...
www.cbc.ca
July 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"People who aren't aware of the reality today still look at teaching as an excellent job with two months off and a great pension, but it isn't worth the conditions that we're facing." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #onted #onpoli #cdnpoli
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GOP Lawmakers Watch Silently As Trump Strangles Each Of Their Loved Ones In Turn
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GOP Lawmakers Watch Silently As Trump Strangles Each Of Their Loved Ones In Turn
WASHINGTON—Opting to take more of a wait-and-see approach instead of rushing to pass judgment, Republican lawmakers reportedly looked on in silence Tuesday as President Trump worked his way through each of their families and, one by one, strangled all their loved ones to death. “After I watched the president slowly and methodically squeeze the life out of my wife’s body as she gasped, futilely, for breath, he gave me his personal assurance that he was not responsible for her death, so I continue to stand by this administration,” said Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), who along with every Republican in both the House and Senate stated that while killing off their families in cold blood might not be entirely proper, it was certainly not an impeachable offense, no matter how the media tried to spin it. “Now, this is not an action I would have taken myself. I personally would not have wrapped my hands around my 5-year-old son’s neck and crushed his windpipe. But if Donald Trump’s approach to governing is sometimes a bit outside the ordinary, that’s because Donald Trump is no ordinary president. And maybe that’s not such a bad thing.” Later, with his beloved sister’s face turning purple as the commander-in-chief asphyxiated her with a length of barbed wire, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appeared on several television news networks and said impeaching the president for her imminent death would be “insane.”
theonion.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
GOP Lawmakers Watch Silently As Trump Strangles Each Of Their Loved Ones In Turn
theonion.com/gop-law...
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I aim to be a reflective practitioner, and one of the tools that helps me is the year-end "Student Feedback" Google Forms I share with my students. If you haven't tried this, I admit it's a bit scary the first time, but it's worth it!
See some sample responses below! #onted
See some sample responses below! #onted
June 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I aim to be a reflective practitioner, and one of the tools that helps me is the year-end "Student Feedback" Google Forms I share with my students. If you haven't tried this, I admit it's a bit scary the first time, but it's worth it!
See some sample responses below! #onted
See some sample responses below! #onted
Grade twelve students you don't recognize because you taught them in grade nine knocking on your door, desperately wanting you to sign their uniform shirts because you made an impact four years ago.
The best! 👍 #OntEd
The best! 👍 #OntEd
June 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Grade twelve students you don't recognize because you taught them in grade nine knocking on your door, desperately wanting you to sign their uniform shirts because you made an impact four years ago.
The best! 👍 #OntEd
The best! 👍 #OntEd
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BREAKING: California Sen. Alex Padilla was detained and handcuffed during an altercation at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference.
California Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed at Noem presser
The senator was stopped and shoved back by multiple men.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
BREAKING: California Sen. Alex Padilla was detained and handcuffed during an altercation at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference.