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Mike J. 🇨🇦
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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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Fellow Ontario tax payers - please like and retweet if you would rather $3.2 Billion be invested in public services, like education, healthcare, ODSP, support for autism families, than be dolled out in one-time $200 pre-election bribes by Doug Ford. #onpoli #onted #cdpoli
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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
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/...
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
How is everyone enjoying all that "historic investment" in public education, under Doug Ford? 🤔 #OntEd #onpoli
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Reminder: according to Calandra, random trustee over-spending bad, appointed supervisors systematically bankrupting school boards good. 🤔 #onted #onpoli
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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
Movies that should never get a sequel or reboot:

I'll start - Dead Poets Society

Go!
October 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Moving on to acoustic bonus tracks. So good! 👍 #TLOASG
October 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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/...
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
Time to recap what Doug Ford supports:

- easy access to booze
- an end to speed cameras in school zones
- no trustees or livestreaming of school board meetings
- funneling Skills Ontario money to PC insiders

Ontario - we deserve so much better. #onpoli #onted
October 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I stand with my Alberta colleagues, now locked out.

Who is with me?

#Solidarity #OntEd #onpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
October 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Nobody likes getting a speeding ticket, but the reality is speed cameras in school zones work! Why is Doug Ford bending to those who would put lives at risk, instead of doubling down on keeping kids safe? #OntEd #onpoli
September 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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
September 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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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
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
Good morning from the trail! #SeizeTheSummer 😎
July 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Canada will NEVER be the 51st state. 👍🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp #HappyCanadaDay
July 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"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...
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July 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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June 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We close schools due to extreme winter weather. Time to do the same during heatwaves. #onted #onpoli
June 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Let's make a deal - no A/C for the adults at the Ministry or Board offices unless there is A/C for the kids in the classrooms of Ontario. 🤷‍♂️

If we made that deal, imagine how fast things would change, for kids.

Doug Ford - invest in safe schools now!

#OntEd #heat #onpoli
June 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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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
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
June 17, 2025 at 9:53 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
June 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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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