This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...

Are you a leader in a Catholic school board in ON? Look around you. Look at your experience. You’ll agree that you’ve never seen a a school principal or school superintendent (a visible leader) who’s openly in a same-sex marriage or who is openly trans. Accept that you are a part of this injustice.

Public funding for separate schools can be ended. There's precedent. Not doing so is both cowardly and discriminatory.

Way past time to end public funding for catholic boards.

Today is International #DayOfPink Across Ontario, in public Catholic school boards, you won’t find a school principal or a school superintendent who is openly in a same-sex marriage or who is openly trans. That’s not allowed by Catholic school boards. This anti-queer injustice by Ontario must end.

Sonia LeBel, la ministre de l'Éducation du Québec, affirme que les changements apportés à la façon dont l'éducation publique est financée par le gouvernement CAQ augmenteront l'autonomie des écoles. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/224...

In the 1950s, in the Deep South, white supporters of segregated schools argued that it was too expensive to desegregate (ie. merge) school districts. Sound familiar? In Ontario, in the 2020s, supporters of “separate” Catholic boards argue that it’s too costly to merge them with non-Catholic boards.

Some Easter-related anti-MAGA humour. 🤣

While we in Ontario think we’re better than the US on the separation of church & state, may I remind you that Ontario is officially in part a Catholic state: a third of Ontario’s public education system is run by Catholic school boards using public funds to indoctrinate students in that religion.

Americans: “Why don’t you visit the US?” Canadians: “Read the non-MAGA news.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Today is Good Friday. I remember growing up, Catholic, believing it was a great sacrifice for me to not eat meat today (but fish is OK) because it is Good Friday. The best food decision I’ve ever made was to decide to be vegan. My only regret is not having made that decision much sooner in my life.

Today’s news (2 US fighter pilots shot down) reminds me of what Trump said in 2016 (that McCain was only a war hero bc he was “captured”) & all the inappropriate things he’s said since then. It’s so sad that someone so immoral is admired by 10s of millions of Americans. youtu.be/wefb0ESoVDo?...

Every year, thousands of bunnies purchased as #Easter gifts are abandoned or surrendered after the excitement wears off. Many won't even survive 1 year 💔 Rabbits are complex individuals & a long-term commitment—not "starter pets". Gift dairy-free chocolate instead 🍫🧸

Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/t...

Merci, Elon Musk, de prouver pourquoi le Canada en tant que nation et le Québec en tant que province doivent protéger la langue française en Amérique du Nord.

Conversion therapy is one of the most harmful practices targeted at young people. As a result of today’s decision, those practicing this anti-scientific, scam therapy may become more emboldened. @democracyforward.org will continue to do everything in our power to protect LGBTQ+ youth.

Today is International #TransDayOfVisibility Please remember the trans children in pubic Catholic school boards across Ontario who are treated as invisible, taught by their Catholic boards, because they are Catholic, that one can only be male or female and that it’s sin/evil to identify as trans. 😢

Pour la première fois depuis novembre 2023, le Parti Québécois n'est plus en tête des sondages. Le Parti libéral du Québec est désormais à égalité avec le Parti Québécois. open.substack.com/pub/threethi...

In a unanimous decision, Stratford city council has agreed to compose and send a letter supporting “provincial consultation and transparency regarding potential changes to English public school board governance.” www.thespec.com/news/canada/...

Le NPD a choisi son nouveau chef dimanche, à l’occasion de son congrès annuel à Winnipeg.

French Senator Claude Malhuret: “Every time the Epstein affair resurfaces, bombs explode somewhere in the world and cause a distraction."

In the 1950s, white school districts in the Deep South used the financial “costs” argument against merging white & non-white school districts. Do you know of any groups in Ontario using the “costs” argument against merging school boards despite the human rights reasons to merge? Here’s a hint …

Do more than switch off the lights this #EarthHour—switch up your plate 🍽️ Plant-based diets help: 📉 Cut climate emissions 🌳 Stop deforestation 💧 Reduce water consumption 🐸 Protect biodiversity 🐷 Save lives The planet deserves our help every day 🌍

If you’re an educator in a Catholic school board in Ontario, be professionally honest with yourself: Is your school celebrating #TransDayOfVisibility visibly? Has your school stopped listing students by their binary gender (M or F)? Are there any trans leaders as principals & superintendents?

Me ⬇️ when people say that being vegan is extreme. 🤣

This is not good news. It’s bad news as a sign (with Canada & European NATO nations aiming to raise defence expenditures to 5% of their respective GDP) of how dangerous our war has become. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Church & state should be clearly separate in Canada. Québec is right in its secularism push to keep religion out of government. Québec is wrong in disallowing government employees from wearing religious symbols or clothing at work. Continued in 1st reply 1/2 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

While Ontario may get a little smug thinking that Québec has gone too far (it has) in its secularism laws, I remind you that one third of Ontario’s public education system is run by Catholic boards teaching students, essentially, that it’s a sin to be queer. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/03/22/q...

My only regret of being a Montreal Canadiens fan (as a Toronto-area resident) is not becoming one much sooner. Why are you loyal to the Maple Leafs when they have been so disloyal to you? The Maple Leafs have missed 30 playoffs in the last 57 seasons & are on the way to missing again this season.

Secret Service Agent Xavier Collins: “We’re going to create a scene. You know why? Because sometimes creating a scene is the only thing you need to do.” See you at the No Kings / No Tyrants protests this Saturday across the US and Canada. youtu.be/wQfqQ-oIXiA?...

Help us win this fight and save our waterfront by putting up posters in your neighbourhood! Grab yours here: www.nojetsto.com/_files/ugd/a... #topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli

“The Guns of March” by @bobbyrae48.bsky.social on Substack. Bob Rae (the former NDP Premier of Ontario, MP & Interim Leader of the Liberal Party, & Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations) is on Substack writing insightful articles. open.substack.com/pub/bobrae48...

Reason number (I lost count) of why Canadians overwhelmingly do not want to be Americans. (Banning corporate and union donations in federal elections was first achieved in 2003 under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien & the rules were further tightened in 2006 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.)

Le degré de liberté aux États-Unis a atteint son niveau le plus bas jamais enregistré, a indiqué jeudi l’ONG américaine Freedom House, qui dénote une dérive autoritaire de Donald Trump. lp.ca/6Eceht?shari...

US President Donald Trump said today, at a press conference from the White House, that an American with a learning disability should never be president because of having a learning disability. What more does Trump have to say or do until Americans stop supporting him?

“Crush” videos—depicting animals being tortured or killed—are being produced here in Canada & need to be stopped 💔 Urge lawmakers to strengthen Bill C-16 to ban the sale of ALL animal torture videos 👉 https://bit.ly/415MjED

Don Cherry doesn’t belong in the Order of Canada, according to Bruce Arthur in this Toronto Star opinion article. I agree. @brucearthur.bsky.social @thestar.com www.thestar.com/sports/nhl/w...

A day or two ago, Christian MAGA nationalist Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, dealing with a question he didn’t like from CNN, said that he looks forward to when Larry Ellison will own CNN. The US has entered dark days since January 2025 under President Trump & the days continue to get more dark.

Sidelined Trustee Stan Cameron questions Ford and Jones about Calandra’s school board take-overs | justsayincaledon.com/sidelined-tr... #onpoli #TrusteesMatter

In a time of increasing Islamophobia in North America, I want my Muslim friends to know that I am an ally & that I will always stand up against Islamophobia. (Note: I share these images foe the purpose of showing the high level of Islamophobia among US Congresspersons.)

Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.

Racism can lead to bad decisions. Obama led the US in a landmark deal (involving the UK, France, Russia & China) with Iran in containing Iran’s potential to develop nuclear weapons in exchange for sanctions reliefs. But Trump didn’t like that because Obama is Black. youtu.be/OLhV3JRWKUM

I want to assure all my Jewish friends, especially with the rise of antisemitism in the past few years, that I am an ally & that I will always be there to stand up against antisemitism. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Good news! Premier Ford announced that teachers in Ontario will have access to $750 for classroom supplies. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

It’s hard to believe that Canada not only allows the export of live horses for slaughter in other countries, but that Canada allows those horses to experience such extreme conditions when being exported. This practice must come to an end in Canada.

Agree. Time to unfund catholic boards.

⚠️ SHOCKING: A legal gap in Canada allows the sale & distribution of graphic "animal crush" & torture videos, leaving animals at risk. Animal Justice is urging lawmakers to strengthen Bill C-16 to prohibit the distribution of ALL animal torture videos 🐱 #CdnPoli

Public schools can continue to spread kindness in what appears to be a challenging time for students (& all of us) with increasing authoritarianism in the US & now the US-Iran war. If you’re an educator, how do you keep your students focused on kindness (citizenship) to themselves & others?

Happy #InternationalWomensDay Ontario! What is the negative impact on students that across ON, in Catholic school boards representing 1/3 the of public ed system, students only see men, not women, as priests? Maybe it is time for ON to stop having Catholic school boards. (Note: I am Catholic.)