Teachers should, if they choose, be able volunteer their time to organize events like sports, concerts, art displays and so on. But that doesn't mean school boards and the Ford government get to use their unpaid work to back off funding.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 20, 2025, that calls for closing the U.S. Department of Education.

The president needs congressional approval to shutter the department. But his order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take the necessary steps to close the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities.

On January 29, 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order, which eliminates curricula that his administration deems as promoting “radical, anti-American ideologies.” This executive order is not just an attack on critical race theory or teachings about systemic racism – it is a cornerstone of an authoritarian ideology designed to eliminate critical thought, suppress historical truth, and strip educators of their autonomy.

Doug Ford spent last weekend “sulking” because he didn’t grab more seats in the recent election that ended with a third Tory majority. The premier was ticked because he didn’t get the absolute electoral supremacy he thought was coming to him. He’s a rich man whose house is never quite big enough.

It’s time to do what our teachers always told us and support our ideas with argument, facts and reason. This applies especially to the disaster that was the presentation of the TDSB staff update: Affirming Jewish Identities and Addressing Antisemitism and the Combatting Hate and Racism Strategy.

The anticipated, totally opportunistic, unnecessary election, nobody asked for, has arrived. Ford wants a mandate while he's high in the polls. He’s selling us all short. In classic David Letterman style:
Here are the top ten ways Doug Ford has damaged Ontario
Education!

If you can pay then you’re okay in Tory Ontario. The Ford government makes it hard to earn a living, should raise taxes on wealthier people but chooses not to and sits on a growing pile of need to build and maintain basic public goods.

We may not agree on everything, but this much is clear: Doug Ford’s government is failing our students, our profession, and our future. This isn’t just about politics—it’s about priorities. And if we don’t fight for them, Ford will keep taking them away.

Let’s take back our power—because our students and our profession depend on it.

If you are worried about the people in your community and are tired of seven years of underfunded schools, increased homelessness, degraded healthcare and poverty, do not vote for the Conservatives. It’s not worth jeopardizing the future of Ontarians. 

"Election day, was I happy this guy won? One hundred per cent I was," Ford said. "But then the guy pulled out the knife and f--king yanked it into us."
The yanker gets yanked.