Ruth Lee
@ruthirwinlee.bsky.social
Nana, teacher, pollinator enthusiast, native plant gardener, sky watcher.
Reposted by Ruth Lee
Every parent and educator in Ontario needs to be alarmed that Paul Calandra is visiting charter schools.
His government has starved our public schools of resources.
The next page in the Conservative playbook is to offer privatization as the solution to problems they caused.
His government has starved our public schools of resources.
The next page in the Conservative playbook is to offer privatization as the solution to problems they caused.
January 26, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Every parent and educator in Ontario needs to be alarmed that Paul Calandra is visiting charter schools.
His government has starved our public schools of resources.
The next page in the Conservative playbook is to offer privatization as the solution to problems they caused.
His government has starved our public schools of resources.
The next page in the Conservative playbook is to offer privatization as the solution to problems they caused.
Does anyone else call the 1-800 number on products that disappoint? I spent 14 minutes logging a complaint about the “crumbs” of tissue coming out with every whole tissue. The operator was gentle and apologetic. I think Royale is going to send me a coupon. I hope this cold is long gone by then!
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Does anyone else call the 1-800 number on products that disappoint? I spent 14 minutes logging a complaint about the “crumbs” of tissue coming out with every whole tissue. The operator was gentle and apologetic. I think Royale is going to send me a coupon. I hope this cold is long gone by then!
Reposted by Ruth Lee
Developmentally appropriate ways to talk about ICE with your children:
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Developmentally appropriate ways to talk about ICE with your children:
It may be winter outside…
January 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
It may be winter outside…
I got this… I don’t think I’ll agree with it!
January 2, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I got this… I don’t think I’ll agree with it!
Happpy New Year! I aimed my phone out the window to capture the newly fallen snow for a travelling family member and found I was witnessing a white-breasted nuthatch!
January 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Happpy New Year! I aimed my phone out the window to capture the newly fallen snow for a travelling family member and found I was witnessing a white-breasted nuthatch!
Let’s see… I copied this pic and pasted it into a comment on another user’s post, and it came out stretched (X-axis) or squished (Y-axis). Will this version come out right? @dunrobinontario.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Let’s see… I copied this pic and pasted it into a comment on another user’s post, and it came out stretched (X-axis) or squished (Y-axis). Will this version come out right? @dunrobinontario.bsky.social
Now that the Ford government has rammed through Bill 33, it is time for them to take away renters’ rights will Bill 60. Stop them! Pass it on!!
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Now that the Ford government has rammed through Bill 33, it is time for them to take away renters’ rights will Bill 60. Stop them! Pass it on!!
The government of Ontario is out of control. It’s time to hold them to account.
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The government of Ontario is out of control. It’s time to hold them to account.
Reposted by Ruth Lee
So…
The federal budget passed.
No election triggered.
Now we need to think about how we can support each other to get through the harder times ahead.
Times are already tough.
It’s going to get worse.
When you can’t see the light, perhaps you were meant to be the light.
The federal budget passed.
No election triggered.
Now we need to think about how we can support each other to get through the harder times ahead.
Times are already tough.
It’s going to get worse.
When you can’t see the light, perhaps you were meant to be the light.
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
So…
The federal budget passed.
No election triggered.
Now we need to think about how we can support each other to get through the harder times ahead.
Times are already tough.
It’s going to get worse.
When you can’t see the light, perhaps you were meant to be the light.
The federal budget passed.
No election triggered.
Now we need to think about how we can support each other to get through the harder times ahead.
Times are already tough.
It’s going to get worse.
When you can’t see the light, perhaps you were meant to be the light.
It’s a small start, but I got three calls made tonight!
I just spent the last hour leaving messages on the answering machines of Conservative MPPs with 50 new friends who care as deeply as I do about public education. Here are the MPP numbers in case you also want to leave a message on their answering machines: #OntEd docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
PC MPP NUMBERS.xlsx
docs.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
It’s a small start, but I got three calls made tonight!
Reposted by Ruth Lee
I’m not an engineer, but if we already have unfavourable evidence from experts and those with lived experience doing tunnelling under the 401 that we should probably listen and divert the funds from Ford’s Fantasy Tunnel to other projects.
globalnews.ca/news/1152183...
globalnews.ca/news/1152183...
Metrolinx struggled to tunnel under Hwy. 401, forcing lane closure and repairs | Globalnews.ca
Since early 2023, a tunnel boring machine has been slowly making its way south from Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road, digging out a route for the Scarborough Subway Extension.
globalnews.ca
November 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I’m not an engineer, but if we already have unfavourable evidence from experts and those with lived experience doing tunnelling under the 401 that we should probably listen and divert the funds from Ford’s Fantasy Tunnel to other projects.
globalnews.ca/news/1152183...
globalnews.ca/news/1152183...
Sweet Google Doodle today!
www.google.com/search?q=Mon... Butterfly Migration
www.google.com/search?q=Mon... Butterfly Migration
Google Search
www.google.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Sweet Google Doodle today!
www.google.com/search?q=Mon... Butterfly Migration
www.google.com/search?q=Mon... Butterfly Migration
My dental office has emailed to tell me they have a new AI receptionist named Dentina… no joke! Makes me wonder… did AI write that email, which goes on to remind me they still have that human touch?
October 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My dental office has emailed to tell me they have a new AI receptionist named Dentina… no joke! Makes me wonder… did AI write that email, which goes on to remind me they still have that human touch?
I am thankful I was able to participate today.
October 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I am thankful I was able to participate today.
All of a sudden, I noticed that my swamp milkweed seed pod (one out of only two this new plant produces this season) had popped open. Ready for harvest!
October 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
All of a sudden, I noticed that my swamp milkweed seed pod (one out of only two this new plant produces this season) had popped open. Ready for harvest!
Gardener me: “Rain today! I love rain! The Earth needs rain!”
Teacher me: “Oh, no! Kindergarten outdoor playtime is going to be a mess! I am reconsidering my fashion choice for today!”
Teacher me: “Oh, no! Kindergarten outdoor playtime is going to be a mess! I am reconsidering my fashion choice for today!”
October 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Gardener me: “Rain today! I love rain! The Earth needs rain!”
Teacher me: “Oh, no! Kindergarten outdoor playtime is going to be a mess! I am reconsidering my fashion choice for today!”
Teacher me: “Oh, no! Kindergarten outdoor playtime is going to be a mess! I am reconsidering my fashion choice for today!”
It’s a beautiful film!
October 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
It’s a beautiful film!
Good morning! This great blue heron posed for me at the Arboretum yesterday!
September 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Good morning! This great blue heron posed for me at the Arboretum yesterday!
I was supposed to be digging up some native perennials to share, but stopped to admire this little pollinator at work!
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I was supposed to be digging up some native perennials to share, but stopped to admire this little pollinator at work!
There is a risk of frost tonight ight in Ottawa, so I picked these beauties.
September 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
There is a risk of frost tonight ight in Ottawa, so I picked these beauties.
Reposted by Ruth Lee
Ontario schools are in crisis mode.
No parent should ever have to worry that their vulnerable child with complex needs will not be safe at school.
No parent should ever have to keep their child home from school because of a lack of special education support.
None of this is okay.
#OntEd
No parent should ever have to worry that their vulnerable child with complex needs will not be safe at school.
No parent should ever have to keep their child home from school because of a lack of special education support.
None of this is okay.
#OntEd
September 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Ontario schools are in crisis mode.
No parent should ever have to worry that their vulnerable child with complex needs will not be safe at school.
No parent should ever have to keep their child home from school because of a lack of special education support.
None of this is okay.
#OntEd
No parent should ever have to worry that their vulnerable child with complex needs will not be safe at school.
No parent should ever have to keep their child home from school because of a lack of special education support.
None of this is okay.
#OntEd
Reposted by Ruth Lee
Someone give Doug a sandbox to play in.
Premier Doug Ford says he hasn’t given up hope his proposed tunnel under Highway 401 — branded a fantasy by critics — will eventually land on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s list of major infrastructure projects to fast-track in the national interest.
Doug Ford believes his Highway 401 tunnel will make Mark Carney’s list of national projects
The tunnel under the superhighway across the top of Toronto was excluded from the first list released by the prime minister last week
www.thestar.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Someone give Doug a sandbox to play in.
It was a great evening to harvest some fresh veggies at the community gardens. These will be donated tomorrow.
September 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It was a great evening to harvest some fresh veggies at the community gardens. These will be donated tomorrow.
He wishes I would coil the garden hose up and put it away more often, but yesterday my husband was glad it was at the ready - for the hedge fire our neighbour’s tenant started.
September 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
He wishes I would coil the garden hose up and put it away more often, but yesterday my husband was glad it was at the ready - for the hedge fire our neighbour’s tenant started.