Fighting for you & for the #nextgen. MPP for King-Vaughan & Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines.
Vaughan, Ontario
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I have yet to meet one.
Not a single Canadian has expressed even faint interest in this preposterous idea.
Mr. President, Canada is not for sale.
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We will use every tool at our disposal to keep schools open.
Children should not pay the price for an education union's desire for higher pay. It's just not right.
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The silence is deafening.
I hope this powerful ad plays during the Super Bowl tonight in Canada, as it will in the US — serving as a reminder to us all to never be bystanders.
#NeverAgain is now.
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We offered $335 million more over four years for CUPE workers alone.
So, why are we here?
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Hiring educators based on merit, not seniority.
We believe the most qualified teacher should always get the job.
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His vile antisemitism has no place in Canadian society. Good on you for telling it like it is, @DavidPiccini.
Today, I met with @FredHahnCUPE for the first time to tell him to stop being anti-Semitic and focus on his workers - all of them!
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It is always a pleasure to see my former boss, @stephenharper.
It’s so painfully obvious that now more than ever we would truly benefit from his principled leadership and moral courage on the world stage.
Thanks for the good advice, PM!
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When it comes to the safety of our students and staff, I’m proud to stand with you.
Thank you, sir.
No doubt a very difficult call for @Sflecce but, a sound decision. Finally I can say we agree on an issue! Good call! @ETFOeducators #onted #Onpoli
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Why is CUPE imposing further hardship on kids when they have been through so much?
End the illegal strike.
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After years of disruption, we will do what is right for Ontario students and keep them in class.
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Kids have been through so much.
That is why we will not waver from our conviction that every student deserves to be in class.
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Finally, students will learn the relevant skills - from coding to financial literacy - they need today & in the future.
Do you agree it’s about time?
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Honouring the very terrorists who murdered innocent civilians on Oct 7 — the two-year anniversary of the largest attack on Jews since the Holocaust — is twisted, offensive, and unCanadian.
It's beyond appalling to think that this morally degenerate group will glorify the barbaric murder of 1,200 kids, mothers, fathers, and grandparents.
This hateful, antisemitic, and anti-democratic mob should be condemned and banned from any campus. This poisonous ideology is entirely incompatible with well-established Canadian values.
On the eve of this attack, let us pray for the immediate release of every hostage, along with lasting peace for the region.
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We’ve hired nearly 7,000 more education workers and delivered nearly $3 billion in additional funding for publicly funded schools.
But none of this matters unless kids are in school, where they belong.
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We are using every tool available to government to end this illegal strike and get kids back to class.
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I want to pay tribute to a friend.
Only two weeks ago, I spent time with Aleem Farooqi and his son at my community BBQ. This is the photo.
While protecting his children, Aleem was brutally and tragically killed in his home. An unimaginable tragedy for his family and for the entire community.
He was a loving father, family man, and generous community leader with a big heart.
Justice is owed to his wife, three young kids, and entire family who will forever carry this pain. They have a simple demand — if you commit a violent crime, you face serious jail time.
We owe this to Aleem and to every victim of crime in our community. His memory and bravery will not be forgotten.
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1 in 3 🇨🇦 youth believe the Holocaust was fabricated or exaggerated.
We will not be bystanders as denialism & hate is normalized.
To ensure we learn from history,
Ontario is expanding Holocaust education in grade 10 - strengthening democratic values & civic education.
🔗: news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
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After significantly increasing our wage offer, we made clear that we will stay at the table.
We will never walk out on Ontario students. We are asking CUPE to do the same.
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Hamas must be destroyed.
#BringThemHome🎗️
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Schools will remain open — critical for students’ mental health & learning.
The Chief Medical Officer of Health has said schools remain safe.
Against third wave & VOCs, strong protocols have kept 98.7% of schools open and 74% without any cases.
Students deserve to be in class.
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As the owner of Cafe Landwer said, the world needs more “hummus not Hamas.”
We will not be bystanders in the face of appalling antisemitism.
That was one awesome falafel!
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It’s deeply unsettling to see an elected Member of Provincial Parliament openly & confidently deny the depravity of this barbaric terrorist attack.
The attempt to mainstream denialism is a serious affront to our democracy & undermines our common humanity.
It's just not right.
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This is the moral clarity we deserve.
No double standards, moral equivalency, or whataboutism when dealing with the massacre of innocent civilians.
It must be said -- it's Antisemitism on full display when your answer to murdered children is to offer justification. My God...
The hate rallies celebrating the kidnapping and slaughtering of innocent Israeli people by terrorists are reprehensible and disgusting. They have no place in Ontario. Now more than ever, we stand with Israel and affirm its right to defend itself and its people.
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We raise our children to be civil, decent, and respectful.
This language has no place in our democracy.
I’m calling on all education union leaders to unequivocally condemn this.
Our kids need strong role models.
#ONpoli #CDNpoli
The teachers protesting at the Ontario PC policy conference are keeping it classy. This guy, surrounded by Catholic teacher flags, holds up a sign saying MPP Sam Oosterhoff is “a problem an abortion could have solved.” It’s a sick and disgusting remark. #onpoli #cutshurtkids
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We landed a deal with @ETFOeducators - the largest teachers’ union in Ontario. This is progress for students, during this period of uncertainty.
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Effective immediately, extra-curricular activities, music classes, & high-contact sports are BACK.
Supported by the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ontario is restoring extra-curricular experiences that build leadership & team skills, and positive mental & physical health.
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I am officially petitioning @FoodNetworkCA to put this on the air.
#CanadianBakeBoss 🇨🇦
Do you know what one of the most popular ways to manage stress is? Baking! Stay tuned for some long-weekend inspiration...#cheesecake
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Haven’t Ontario families had enough?
#StrikesHurtKids #onpoli
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Our government fulfilled our end of the deal by putting forward significantly improved offers.
CUPE has rejected all of these offers.
Ever so casually, they have again put the province on a path to a strike.
My reflections below on what is really driving the latest strike. 🧵
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It’s time we name & shame OSSTF’s unacceptable demands:
They want a $1.5B compensation increase, or else there'll be further strikes.
This is wrong. And I won’t sit idle.
#onpoli
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Ontario's NEW language curriculum embraces the time & tested strategies that have worked for generations:
📚return to phonics
✍️reinstating cursive writing
📖critical thinking skills (not teaching what to think, but how to think)
Our plan will improve literacy & life skills!
Cursive writing to be reintroduced in Ontario schools this fall cp24.com/news/cursive-writin…
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It's clear that our country would immeasurably benefit from *mandatory* Holocaust education in all schools, from coast to coast to coast.
Now more than ever.
#NeverAgain must be more than a hashtag. It must be a national imperative embraced through education - so that we actually learn from history.
FSWC is appalled that Canada’s Parliament gave a standing ovation to a Ukrainian veteran who served in a Nazi military unit during the Second World War implicated in the mass murder of Jews and others.
An apology and explanation is owed.
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Protecting the system may serve the union brass, but not Ontario students.
It’s about time someone said the truth: qualification and merit must trump over union seniority.
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You have lost all moral authority when you hold such antisemitic hate in your heart that you can't bring yourself to condemn the murder of civilians by a genocidal terrorist group.
@MaritStiles must remove @SarahJama_ from caucus & stand up to the vile dehumanization of Jews.
Ontario MPP faces calls to step aside over Hamas-Israel conflict comments trib.al/k56yutq
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Teacher union leaders think raising taxes on working people for higher compensation and benefits is a good idea.
We disagree.
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“Every citizen on earth will be showing up to work… every front-line worker from transit to nurses will be going to work and I expect the same for our educators.”
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the solar eclipse is a chance to 'inspire' students as some schools plan to close.
READ MORE:
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Despite flatlined student enrolment:
✔️50% increase in education workers since 2002
✔️Nearly 7,000 additional education workers hired since we took office in 2018
None of this matters unless kids are in class.
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Intergenerational debt is morally indefensible.
The next generation deserve better.
#onpoli
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Stop the madness.
Kids deserve to be in class.
Ford government says solar eclipse is no excuse for teachers to work at home, as Toronto Catholic elementary teachers are urging.
#onted
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It's a new day in Ontario.
I'm ready to get to work #ForThePeople of #Vaughan #KingTownship!
#PCPO #FordNation #ONpoli #ONelxn
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With 80 cents on every dollar spent on compensation in education, it’s about time we stand up for investment in our students.
#StrikesHurtKids #onpoli
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This is an appalling lack of judgement from an individual in charge of caring for the safety of all students & staff.
I've made this position known to the leadership of @PeelSchools over the weekend.
I expect school leaders to bring us together, to stand up for values of civility, & denounce the sharp rise of antisemitism. Not enable it.
Targeting Canadian Jews because of incidents unfolding in the Middle East is antisemitism, pure and simple. How are Jewish students in @PeelSchools supposed to feel safe when school officials think antisemitic hate acts are acceptable?
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These negotiations are about wages and benefits. Let’s be under no illusions, it always always is.
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We are determined to get kids safely back into class — essential to their mental health, well-being, and development.
Do you agree?
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Tell teacher union leaders you OPPOSE their directive to walk out on kids.
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This is the inside voice of the "progressive left" coming out — as they talk down tradespeople.
My grandfather and father drove a truck for decades. They were proud of their work.
They had dignity in employment that supported their families. Opposed to dependence on the state.
We modelled Ontario's program after Germany — which is the global leader in experiential learning.
No wonder the NDP & Liberals lost the vote of workers and tradespeople. It's a shameful attitude that only amplifies old stereotypes about these jobs.
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The teacher unions believe:
Seniority > Merit
We believe that your child should be taught by the best individual possible.
Where do you stand?
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We are countering antisemitism & hate, because those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
For the first time, Holocaust ed will be mandated in elementary schools, w/ expanded resources & training for students, educators, & families.
#HolocaustEducationWeek
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We are standing strong to ensure Ontario’s education system belongs to the students of this province.
RETWEET if you agree.
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My negotiators had the mandate to get a deal, the unions turned our offer down to instead enrich their benefit plan.
It's not right, and it's certainly not in the interest of students.
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Strikes. Hurt. Kids.
I’m focused on keeping Ontario students in class.
#onpoli
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This is why it's critical we teach about the perils of extreme ideologies, including Marxism.
And stop romanticizing dictatorial regimes that persecute, enslave and oppress their own people.
We need to impress upon young people the sacrosanct values of democracy & freedom over communist extremism.
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My Nonna Nina turned 96!
Sadly, we couldn’t visit the long-term care home & it broke our hearts. BUT a support worker FaceTimed her family!
It’s the little things in life...
THANKS to front-line workers for demonstrating humanity & care in the darkest moments.
Baci, Nonna! 💕
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Unions escalate.
Government compensates.
We stand with parents 👊
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Today, 2 million students should be in class.
The unions should be negotiating, not escalating.
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THANKS to my family, hard working team, and this amazing community for your continued support.
Humbled. Energized. Ready.
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In this province, we celebrate success.
That means we must protect those positive milestones like graduating & prom for our kids.
Are you with me? 🎓
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This is the second time this Jewish all-girls school has been shot at. This time, on Yom Kippur.
Across Canada, Antisemitic mobs use violence to intimidate and undermine our way of life. We simply cannot let them.
Let's stand by our Jewish neighbours, our values, and the rule of law by helping apprehend these criminals by contacting @TorontoPolice or @1800222TIPS with any information.
‘Deeply troubling’: Jewish girls’ school in North York hit by gunfire for the second time cp24.com/local/toronto/2024/…
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We insist on the best teacher at the front of your child’s classroom.
We must demand better for our students.
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The best teacher for the job.
That’s what students deserve, parents expect, and what our government will deliver.
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I am fighting to invest in students. Union leaders are fighting for a $1.5 billion increase to compensation.
The contrast could not be clearer.
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We are fighting for students.
Unions are striking for ⬆️ salary.
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OSSTF should call off this needless strike. Now.
Enough is enough.
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This parallel is profoundly insulting to the millions who perished at the hands of a tyrannical Nazi regime.
Good grief. Shame on you.
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Across the GTA, we have witnessed brazen attacks on synagogues, Jewish schools & businesses.
This hate-motivated arson is yet another direct assault on Canadian values, pluralism & the rule of law - inciting violence singularly because of one's faith.
Call it what it is: antisemitism.
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When will teacher union leaders recognize the hardship they are imposing on working families?
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Today we said goodbye to the matriarch of our family — my sweet Nonna Nina, who lived 101 incredible years.
My cousin David said it best, my grandmother was not rich in material things, however, she was rich in what matters most in life.
A profound love of her family, deep sense of faith, and warm affection that showered her grandchildren every single time we were together.
What a life, what a woman, and what a precious gift she endows us with — values that will live on through the generations.
Buona notte, Nonna. Ti amerò per sempre. 🤍
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Kids are in class this morning, where they belong.
#ForTheStudents #onpoli
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I stand with Israel against Hamas’ indiscriminate attacks on civilians — committing a double war crime of firing missiles from civilian centres.
I reject moral equivalency between a democratic nation and a listed terrorist front whose aim is the annihilation of Jews. 1/2
I join with these Jewish Organizations to condemn the violence that occurred at a Toronto protest yesterday. Horrified that such an open display of antisemitic violence happened on the streets of Toronto. All Canadians must stand together against hate. cija.ca/press-release-jewish…
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I’m hoping the teacher unions will join the government in redoubling efforts to reach a deal and accept private mediation.
Students should be in class.
#onpoli
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In a word, my feelings on school boards & teacher unions trying to close schools due to the solar eclipse: outrageous.
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I am honoured to be appointed as the new Minister of Energy and Electrification. I will remain squarely focused on growing Ontario's clean, affordable and reliable energy supply to drive economic growth while standing strong against the Liberal carbon tax.
I congratulate the new Minister of Education, @ToddSmithPC, and I thank Premier @fordnation for his confidence.
It has been an honour of a lifetime to serve in the Ministry of Education because we did the hard things that will have generational impacts for kids.
Thank you, to my family and my team, for believing in me. And, thank you to families in King-Vaughan for supporting me through this journey.
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I took this photo of my mom, and the two loves of her life, on the last birthday we celebrated together in 2019.
There isn’t a day that passes that I don’t think of her.
Happy birthday, Mom ❤️
We love you more.
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I want the best & most qualified teacher to educate your child.
It’s a no-brainer.
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You get to an age that when you still have a “Nonna” (grandmother) in your life, you feel incredibly blessed.
Baci, Nonna Nina 😘
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MPP @RobinMartinPC nails it.
The teachers’ union leaders advance the interests of their union members. It’s -literally- their job.
But mine is to advance the priorities of students in this province.
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No girl should miss school because of a period.
Advocacy by student leaders made clear that menstrual products are not a luxury, but a necessity.
That’s why we are acting to end #PeriodPoverty by sending 6M free products each year for 3 years in partnership @ShopprsDrugMart.
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Standing with parents to keep the focus on their children, not union compensation.
And standing firm on our insistence OSSTF ends this needless strike!
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Thoughtful conversations with union leaders @OECTAProv, @ETFOeducators, @osstf & @AEFO_ON_CA on the importance of working together to confront #COVID19.
In these unprecedented times, we will do whatever it takes to keep students safe and engaged in learning.
Thank you!
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Canada’s first-ever license to build a grid-scale Small Modular Reactor has been issued — and it’s happening right here in Ontario.
The Darlington SMR will be the first in the G7, powering our province with clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
Read my full statement ⬇️
news.ontario.ca/en/statement…
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Let’s end the delay and get a deal done for our kids.
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While we know kids deserve to be in class on Monday, we have a plan should CUPE proceed with this unnecessary strike.
Our plan ensures the continuity of learning for kids, expanded supports for parents, and free child care for critical healthcare workers.
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The singular mission is to intimidate...
It is disturbing that residents are made to feel unsafe in their neighbourhoods, along with elected officials and their families in their homes.
All of us must stand up against the normalization of harassment, fear, and the rise of outright hate in our country.
Breaking: Montrealers rally at Foreign Affairs Minister @melaniejoly's home to call for an end to Canada's military and diplomatic support for Israeli genocide.
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