Re-Elect TDSB Trustee, Ward 7 University-Rosedale, Toronto-St.Paul’s and Toronto Centre. I believe strong public education builds strong communities.
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Deborah Williams retweeted
Are you going?
On Saturday, October 24, education workers, families, and communities are coming together at five rallies across Ontario to support strong publicly funded education.
📍 London
📍 Ottawa
📍 Sudbury
📍 Toronto
📍 Thunder Bay
🕐 1 p.m.
We’re rallying for smaller and better-balanced classrooms, fully staffed and resourced schools, and the supports students need to succeed.
Everyone is welcome. Bring your friends and family and join us on October 24!
👉🏽 Register here: bit.ly/Together4Ed
#OSSTF #OntEd #OntEdUnited
Deborah Williams retweeted
Parents were promised answers. Instead, some are waiting months.
Just last month, the Ford government promised parent inquiries would be acknowledged within two business days, with answers targeted within five.
Now, TDSB school councils say they’ve been waiting since July for substantive responses from the government-appointed supervisor. An issue plaguing many boards across the province.
Parents deserve meaningful engagement, not less of a voice in their public schools.
🔗 bit.ly/4dD7DrU
#OSSTF #OntEd #TDSB
Deborah Williams retweeted
TDSB supervisor’s calendar shows more than twice as many meetings with $20B real estate arm as parent groups thetrillium.ca:443/news/educ…
Deborah Williams retweeted
In concert with the Campaign for Public Education and @torontolabour, ETT has endorsed TDSB trustee candidates they know will fight against cuts, increased class sized caps, loss of programmes and so much more.
One of those candidates is incumbent @VoteWilliamsTO. She needs your help.
READ MORE: educationactiontoronto.com/a…
Deborah Williams retweeted
✅ ENDORSED TDSB TRUSTEE - @votewilliamsto for Ward 7 - University-Rosedale, Toronto-St Paul's, Toronto Centre
Before becoming a trustee in 2022, Deborah Williams was first a parent volunteer at local schools providing collaborative leadership on School Councils between 2012 and 2022, and the TDSB’s Parent Involvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) beginning in 2013 and including a leadership role as the PIAC Co-Chair (2014-2016 and 2018-2021).
Learn more: votewilliamsto.ca/
Remember to cast your ballot:
• Advance Voting runs until Sunday, October 11 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Election day is Monday, October 26 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Deborah Williams retweeted
FINAL Trustee Update just emailed at 8pm (like my former weekly updates) to those on my original list. Wishing you the best possible year ahead. Please stay engaged. drive.google.com/file/d/12U2…
Deborah Williams retweeted
NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who just held a news conference style event in Mississauga, without any members of the media says:
“Thank God, we don’t have the media. No questions, no answers. We are good to go.”
#onpoli
Deborah Williams retweeted
Just a timely reminder that freedom of the press is a fundamental, constitutionally protected, feature of our democracy.
The comments expressed by the Premier above are, unfortunately, shared by those at the highest levels in the Premier’s Office — a feeling of distain that is felt almost daily.
#onpoli
Deborah Williams retweeted
I know that @PaulCalandra says #OntEd teachers shouldn't post our complaints about his Ministry's errors on the internet, but after I posted and was interviewed by the lovely @CBCLorenda, Staples quietly changed the prices on items I highlighted. Here's what they look like today:
ALT Screenshots showing price difference between September 1-2 2026 with pencils matching sale price in stores
ALT Screenshots showing price difference between September 1-2 2026 with Sharpies matching sale price in stores
ALT Screenshots showing price difference between September 1-2 2026 with crayola markers matching sale price in stores
Deborah Williams retweeted
Parents from Toronto District School Board are writing letters to the provincially appointed supervisor in an attempt to stop some of the changes proposed for the upcoming school year. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/07/…
Deborah Williams retweeted
UPDATE: ETFO, the union representing elementary school teachers, has also reached a bargaining impasse.
Talks are paused while it takes the same dispute over central vs. local bargaining to the Ontario Labour Relations Board, joining OSSTF and OSBCU.
NEW: Some Ontario education contract talks have stalled before they’ve even begun.
The first fight isn’t over wages or class sizes: it’s over the bargaining rules themselves.
OSSTF and OSBCU say the Ford government is trying to move more decisions from local bargaining tables to Queen’s Park. The dispute could delay talks for weeks or even months.
Deborah Williams retweeted
After today's central bargaining session, the @ETFOpresident had a few things to say. Watch this video to hear what happened.
If you are an ETFO member, please check your email to learn more in the ETFO CB newsletter. #onted #onpoli
Deborah Williams retweeted
NEW: Some Ontario education contract talks have stalled before they’ve even begun.
The first fight isn’t over wages or class sizes: it’s over the bargaining rules themselves.
OSSTF and OSBCU say the Ford government is trying to move more decisions from local bargaining tables to Queen’s Park. The dispute could delay talks for weeks or even months.
Deborah Williams retweeted
NEW: The expense scandal gripping Queen’s Park has created a divide in the Progressive Conservative caucus, as members quietly express anger over the unintended consequences of their colleagues’ actions and the premier’s office’s handling of the situation.
globalnews.ca/news/11986657/…
#onpoli
Deborah Williams retweeted
Don't let me stop you while you're cooking @reggcohn, but not a single trustee was on that Blue Jays trip, or had anything to do with it.
But the Minister of Education just promoted one of the Superintendents who WAS on that trip to CEO of the board!
ctvnews.ca/london/article/we…
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NEW: #TDSB, #TCDSB and other supervised school boards reveal millions in deficits despite major cuts #Onted thestar.com/news/gta/tdsb-tc… via @torontostar
FACTS:TDSB audits+investigations found ZERO mismanagement. There’s a $6.5B provincial funding gap. ASK:Education Minister work with stakeholders to return boards to democratically elected governance. Students, staff & communities deserve transparency & stability! #FundOurSchools
Five major Ontario school boards that have been under the direct supervision of the Ford government for a year or more have posted budget deficits despite the education minister blaming trustees for their financial turmoil.
globalnews.ca/news/11955405/…
#Onpoli
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Education critics are accusing the Ford government of “accounting tricks instead of real investments,” after we reported the majority of the promised 1% boost to core education funding isn’t new money.
About 74% of the increase is money shifted from existing education programs.