Education. Queen's/U of T Alum.
Ontario, Canada
Joined February 2011
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therese macneil retweeted
Today, I asked Doug Ford to fix OSAP, honour funding commitments to students who have been cut off, and fire his Minister of Colleges and Universities over the billion-dollar OSAP fraud scandal.
The Premier didn't answer.
His Minister did, but avoided taking accountability for the government's failure to stop suspected fraud despite years of warnings. As usual.
Students deserve answers, not excuses. #onpoli @OntLiberal
therese macneil retweeted
Near the conclusion of an already spicy question period, protestors disrupt the session.
They’re advocating for striking social service and community workers that have been on the picket lines in some cases for around 5 months. #Onpoli
therese macneil retweeted
Is a fundraiser the same as a meeting?
Question Period: The NDP asks about the 21-week break and whether he's forgotten the people you promised to fight for.
Ford: I was at 500 meetings, tens of thousands of kms to spread the message about investing in Ontario.
#onpoli
therese macneil retweeted
Cleveland-Cliffs’ CEO just admitted it: they bought Stelco in bad faith to kill Canadian competition, and Ontario steelworkers are paying with their futures.
Ontario can’t stand on the sidelines. Ford and Carney must bring Stelco under public ownership and protect these jobs.
therese macneil retweeted
Sure Doug. You feel terrible for students? I remember when you told students “OSAP wasn’t a freebie anymore, money doesn’t grow on trees,” you accused them of buying “fancy watches and cologne,” and that they only take “basket-weaving” courses. 🤨
therese macneil retweeted
Bigger question is how is the @WSIB able to commit such fraud while under the watchful eyes of our government, courts and the auditor general.
I hope @LiseVaugeois @jamiewestndp and the @OntarioNDP will keep this in mind and DEMAND a criminal investigation.
Yet another for this @fordnation government!
northernontariobusiness.com/… – at Hamilton, Ontario
therese macneil retweeted
NOW, @StanChoMPP is blaming hhis wife who is on maternity leave & their baby at home for his stays at luxury hotels in Toronto, wile many of is constituents work 2 jobs & manage to get home.
therese macneil retweeted
You have created an Ontario where your donors get wealthier while the rest of us can’t afford to live comfortably.
Food insecurity, healthcare insecurity, job security, high grocery, gas, and energy costs to name just a few.
Unaddressed mental health needs.
Your rhetoric is BS!
Since 2018, our government has attracted $236B in new investment that has created good-paying jobs for our world-class workforce.
By fostering a business friendly environment, rooted upon stability, reliability and predictability, Ontario has stood resilient in the face of uncertainty and continues to uphold its reputation as the premier jurisdiction for investment & growth.
therese macneil retweeted
🚨 First your OSAP was approved, so you enrolled! But now you’ve been abandoned.
Why? What happened?
Here’s the REAL reason Doug Ford broke OSAP.
#onpoli
therese macneil retweeted
When I encounter hatred, in words, in actions, or in the spaces between, I remind myself that I do not have to carry the weight of another’s ignorance. My energy is too precious to waste on someone else's bigotry.
therese macneil retweeted
How dare you, @fordnation! It's one thing to put ON taxpayers in a difficult position, it's despicable to pull the rug out from unsuspecting students. Not only have you ruined their plans, you have ruined their future, placing them in a difficult financial/emotional bind. #OSAP
OSAP freeze looms over fall session as Ford defends handling of suspected fraud at private colleges thetrillium.ca:443/insider-n…
therese macneil retweeted
No accountability anywhere in this province.
NEW: Another key witness in the integrity commissioner's Greenbelt scandal investigation provided inaccurate information — which the watchdog learned after the fact from WhatsApp messages the ex-staffer had sent. thetrillium.ca/news/the-tril…
therese macneil retweeted
Folks, over the last 5 months during my long break, I attended 500 meetings including $1000/person PC party fundraisers, many visits to chocolate & tasty treat factories, numerous photo ops such as my famous FordFest & gravy plane trips to US TV networks.🤨
Premier Ford himself raises to answer the leader of the opposition, Marit Stiles, about the 21-week break the legislature got and whether the Premier had "forgotten about the people of Ontario."
#onpoli
therese macneil retweeted
OSAP freeze looms over fall session as Ford defends handling of suspected fraud at private colleges thetrillium.ca:443/insider-n…
therese macneil retweeted
Doug Ford doing his usual gaslight and not answering the question.
"Can you explain why this member is getting a promotion after he ripped off the people of this province?"
On the first day of the fall sitting, Premier Ford dodges questions about why Stan Cho, who resigned from cabinet this summer after charging taxpayers for local hotel stays, has been promoted to an education role with a $22K pay bump.
therese macneil retweeted
.@MaritStiles: "He can't get out of here fast enough. I would expect that he'll do the same thing again and again...We see a new scandal emerge almost every day, no wonder he doesn't want to be in the legislature."
thestar.com/politics/provinc…
#ONpoli #DougFord @fordnation #scandals
therese macneil retweeted
Thank you for sharing the results of your professional investigative journalism.
The work being put into this by you and @CharliePinkerto is appreciated.
therese macneil retweeted
@fordnation accused ALL students being criminals and they are going to jail.