TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO:
WHEREAS since 2018, Ford's Conservatives have cut $6.35 billion from education which amounts to about $1,500 less per student; and
WHEREAS the TDSB's school repair backlog is currently estimated at over over $4.4 billion while the repair backlog across Ontario is estimated at over $16 billion; and
WHEREAS using Bill 33, the Minister of Education has taken control of several school boards, sidelining elected trustees and installing inexperienced Ford-backed board supervisors; and
WHEREAS the TDSB's board supervisor is eliminating nearly 800 staff positions—including approximately 300 teaching roles and 200 central administrative jobs; and
WHEREAS education is the foundation of a healthy, equitable, and democratic society, and every child in Ontario deserves access to a fully funded public education system.
THEREFORE we, the undersigned, petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to:
Repeal Bill 33, restore the $1,500 per child cut to education, and address the $16 billion school repair backlog.
Download and print the petition HERE and send completed petitions to: MPP Chris Glover, Unit A-226 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON, M5T 2R9