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Rob Halpin
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General Secretary @OFLabour.bsky.social
#OnLab #OnPoli
Chilly and snowy day, but a warm reception at the doors for the @oflabour.bsky.social canvass to re-elect the Ontario NDP’s @jennkfrench.bsky.social in #Oshawa.

Thanks to all the #OnLab volunteers that came out today.

“Get up and get down - Oshawa is a union town.”

#OnPoli
February 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
Conservatives are never more than one degree of separation away from self enrichment.

Switch in Poilievre, Jennie Byrne and Loblaws for Ford, Teneycke and Capitol Counsel and it's the same story for federal conservatives. #cdnpoli #onpoli
February 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
Your life is busy, and news moves fast. Sometimes it can seem almost impossible to keep up with all of Ford’s cuts–but that’s exactly what he wants.

Here's a swell website that tracks everything Dear Leader has done...
#ygk #NeverVoteConservative #OnPoli
ofl.ca/ford-tracker/
Ford Tracker | The Ontario Federation of Labour
ofl.ca
February 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Gotta say it. My father, and an entire generation of Canadian autoworkers that are no longer with us, would be turning in their graves today. #OnLab #OnPoli
February 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
When faced with the threat of protectionist policies during the US-Canada FTA and NAFTA - we used to say - “If you want to sell cars in Canada, you need to make cars in Canada.”

Time to bust it out again.

#OnLab #OnPoli #Tariffs
February 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
Doug Ford has one of the worst negotiating records that I've seen in a Premier. Just look at his Ontario Place deal: Why is every household in the province paying $400 each to subsidize a luxury spa in downtown Toronto?
January 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Doug Ford claims he is “getting it done” in Ontario.

Getting what done you ask?

The OFL has been keeping receipts. #OnLab #OnPoli

ofl.ca/ford-tracker/
Ford Tracker | The Ontario Federation of Labour
ofl.ca
January 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Given all the reckless and shady stuff Doug Ford has done since 2018 (see: ofl.ca/ford-tracker/) does anyone trust this guy not to sell out and sell off Ontario to appease his and America’s interests?

#OnPoli #OnLab
Ford Tracker | The Ontario Federation of Labour
ofl.ca
January 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
Experts warn Trump dangerously close to figuring out where Canada is
Experts warn Trump dangerously close to figuring out where Canada is
OTTAWA - As the re-election of Donald Trump sends shockwaves throughout geopolitics, experts within Ottawa's Department of National Defence warn that the temperamental US president may be closer than ...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
The AG report found that the redevelopment of Ontario Place is a $2.2 billion mismanaged project.

❌ $2.2B which could have helped build 1.5M homes—enough to end Ontario’s housing supply crisis.

❌ The Ford government gave select bidders insider access.
Stay tuned as we uncover more grift.
December 10, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
After six years under the Ford Government, Ontario is worse off. Here’s what we found in the Auditor General Report: ⁠

❌ Record spending on government advertising⁠
❌ Mismanaging Ontario Place redevelopment⁠
❌ Failing public health⁠
❌ Failing public education⁠

Stay tuned as we uncover more grift.⁠
December 4, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
I don't think folks realize that #Ontario #postsecondary is in free fall right now.

Programs being cut. Jobs being eliminated.

I called it back in 2018 and every year has gotten worse and worse.

#HigherEd #Education #onpoli #higheducation
a sailboat with white sails is floating in the water
Alt: a sailboat with white sails is floating in the water it sinks, a caption reads: "Plan Be then?"
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
Reposted by Rob Halpin
"US President-elect #DonaldTrump threatens a 25% tariff on Canadian products. Ontario, as the US's third-largest trading partner with billions in annual trade, is at the heart of this issue... These reckless threats endanger Ontario workers."
Statement: ofl.ca/ontario-work...
#OnLab #OnPoli #CdnPoli
‘Ontario Workers must be included in strategy to defeat US trade threats’ | The Ontario Federation of Labour
On Monday, US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian products,...
ofl.ca
November 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM
‘All hands-on-deck Doug’… the voice of Labour must be central in any Team Canada response.

#OnLab #OnPoli

ofl.ca/ontario-work...
‘Ontario Workers must be included in strategy to defeat US trade threats’ | The Ontario Federation of Labour
On Monday, US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian products,...
ofl.ca
November 27, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
Join us this #16DaysOfActivism to take action against Gender-Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence. Violence against women, girls, transfeminine folx, gender diverse, and 2-Spirit people remains the most widespread human rights violation.
More: ofl.ca/16-days-of-a...
#CdnPoli #OnPoli
Break the Silence: Take action to End Gender-Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence by Participating in the 16 Days of Activism | The Ontario Federation of Labour
(November 25-December 10) Violence against women, girls, transfeminine folx, gender diverse, and 2-Spirit people remains...
ofl.ca
November 25, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we join @ondp.bsky.social in demanding that intimate partner violence be declared an epidemic in Ontario.

Read more: ontariondp.ca/news/ontario...
#OnPoli #OnLab
Ontario NDP calls for Intimate Partner Violence to be declared an epidemic
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPPs Lisa Gretzky, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Jill Andrew, and Peggy Sattler, co-sponsors of the NDP’s Bill 173, released the following statement on behalf of the Ontario NDP caucus to mark ...
ontariondp.ca
November 25, 2024 at 5:01 PM
This is on Doug Ford, and the numerous Ministers he has put on the Autism file, and that have failed families across Ontario.

Children’s Aid is at a breaking point in Ontario - yet this government is preoccupied with beer and bike lanes in Toronto.

#OnLab #OnPoli

www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Sudbury family had to send their autistic 8-year-old five hours away just to get her help. ‘We can’t do this by ourselves anymore’
The only place for the girl with complex needs was Mississauga, a 400-kilometre drive away, making it hard for the struggling parents to even visit.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
With a spring ONTARIO prov election on the horizon, here are some facts we’d like to share:

Under the Ford govt (as of June 2024) of the 73,031 kids registered for the ON autism pgm only 14,113 were actually accessing it. That’s after 6+ yrs of waiting for them to “get it right”

#vote #50kIsNotOK
November 17, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Yah, that’s a hard no.
#OnLab #OnPoli
November 16, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Reposted by Rob Halpin
My heart is already grieving over the lives we will lose to the Ontario's government's deadly decision to close SCSs. No other parents should have to know our pain. #saveOnscs #onpoli
Important document.
How can we make politicians like Ford read it?
Maybe he should read the obituaries of our children first. There will be more when consumption sites are closed.
Lethbridge, AB, where a consumption site was closed in 2020, now has the worst death rates in the province.
November 16, 2024 at 2:10 PM
We are moving.

So good to see a couple of my sisters join me under blue skies…

Where is Annie?
November 16, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Solidarity with Striking CUPW members!

Learn when they are taking the brave step to withdraw their labour. #OnLab

www.cupw.ca/en/strike-fr...
STRIKE ON FRIDAY: Here’s What You Need to Know
On the morning of Tuesday, November 12, your National Executive Board issued a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post for both the Rural Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) and Urban Operations bargaining uni...
www.cupw.ca
November 15, 2024 at 12:59 PM