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@oectagovernor

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Catholic teacher. Vice-President, @oectaprov , and past president of @otffeo . Tweets (and attempts at humour!) are my own.

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Chris Cowley
2 years
BREAKING: Man that earns in 3 months what a CUPE worker earns in a full year outraged at cost of living request.
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BREAKING: Rogers to give all customers 5 free rentals from any Rogers Video location.
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3 years
All eyes on Queen’s Park chimney for white smoke, as we await the selection of a new pandemic plan.
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3 years
Is it considered absenteeism when the premier of Ontario misses 48 of 86 question periods in a year? Because that was Doug Ford’s attendance record in 2021.
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3 years
BREAKING: @fordnation breaks off talks with Ottawa. Child care spaces opening up at Shoppers instead. 20,000 bonus optimum points when 2 are enrolled.
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Chris Cowley
2 years
In Canada, the people speak through their democratically elected government; not mob rule.
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2 years
To slow COVID transmission, masks must be worn on the bus to the left, but not on the bus to the right. Ontario in 2022.
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2 years
It takes the premier on Ontario 7 days to condemn protests in Ottawa, and 7 hours for Toronto. 🤔
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4 years
The only school in Ontario to administer asymptotic COVID tests has just been forced to shut down because they are overrun with positive student infections. Let that sink in for a moment. #onted
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Chris Cowley
3 years
BREAKING: @fordnation completes updated COVID response plan. #onpoli
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Chris Cowley
3 years
Hearing reports the incoming blizzard is mild. Measurement of snow accumulation is unnecessary. Will only plow if over 30% of residents on each street report they’re affected.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
Today, @Sflecce is holding a restricted capacity press conference to announce unrestricted school assemblies of 500+ Let that sink in for a moment. #onpoli
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Chris Cowley
2 years
Reminder: Daylight savings time ends on Sunday. Don’t forget to set your clocks back 1 hour. And in Ontario, set your constitutional rights back 50 years.
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3 years
All eligible individuals who work and learn in Ontario schools should be vaccinated. Full stop.
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If schools are being closed, why isn’t every school gymnasium being turned into neighbourhood vaccine hubs? #onpoli
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2 years
There are 37 days until Christmas. Or 12,110 Lecce days.
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3 years
Ontario has a plan to safely reopen strip clubs. But no plan to safely reopen schools. Let that sink in for a moment. #onpoli
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4 years
My house is currently burning down. I shall begin to put out the fire in 4 business days. #onpoli
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Chris Cowley
2 years
. @fordnation has secured his place in Ontario history as the only premier to revoke the constitutional rights of citizens. A horrifying precedent.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
Champion of the working man, @fordnation , didn’t show up for work today but still collected his pay check. A luxury he denies front line workers by refusing them paid sick days. Doug Ford is gross.
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Imagine being elected and keeping your agenda secret from voters for 4 years. And when voters ask to see what you plan for public services, you take them to the Supreme Court to hide it. That’s Ontario in 2022.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
Today, tens of thousands of educators reopened Ontario’s schools. And @fordnation thanked Tim Hortons for their breakfast sandwiches. #onpoli
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3 years
White privilege is being able to throw rocks at the leader of our country, without consequence. #cdnpoli
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Chris Cowley
2 years
Stephen Lecce taking credit for a normal return to school.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
In Ontario, we kicked out a premier who’s biggest scandal was building too many wind mills and replaced her with Doug Ford. Read it again out loud. ⬆️ #onpoli
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It sounds like the “best paid sick day plan in North America” promised by @fordnation will be very similar to the “best school reopening plan in the country” promised by @Sflecce . #onpoli
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3 years
In Ontario, we would rather call in the army, that give working people paid sick days. #onpoli
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4 years
. @Sflecce providing Ontario’s return-to-school plan to parents.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
Ontario has the most vaccinated freezers of anywhere in the world. A @fordnation success story!
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Chris Cowley
2 years
The Ontario election was just 7 months ago. Sending public money to private health services was mentioned zero times by @fordnation or any PC candidate. #onpoli
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3 years
BREAKING: Schools are so safe they’re being closed indefinitely. #onpoli
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3 years
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health warning schools may pose danger to public as polling stations is the official death of irony.
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3 years
Call me crazy, but I’m beginning to think @fordnation doesn’t know what he’s doing. #onpoli
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3 years
I am shocked the party whose main platform plank was cheap beer has proven to be incompetent at global pandemic management. #onpoli
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Chris Cowley
3 years
As a civics teacher, I have always taught with a sense of pride, that Ontario has never invoked the notwithstanding clause; we have faith in the rule of law. No longer. @fordnation has secured his place in history as the only Ontario premier to -remove- the rights of citizens.
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3 years
We got rid of the last premier because she built too many windmills. We replaced her with Doug Ford.
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Chris Cowley
4 years
Toronto, Peel and Ottawa safe indoor gathering limit: 10 👨👨🏽👩‍🦳👱🏼‍♂️🧑🏻‍🦰👩🏾👨🏻‍🦱👩🏼‍🦱🧑🏼‍🦳👱 Toronto, Peel and Ottawa safe classroom limit: 👧🏻🧒🏽🧒🏾👦🏻👦🏼👦🏾👧🏼👧🏽👦🏻👦🏻 👧🏻👧🏼👧🏻👦🏾👦🏼👦🏻👧🏼🙋🏼‍♂️🙋🏻‍♀️👦🏽 👧🏻👦🏼🧒🏽👦🏾👦🏽🙋🏼‍♂️🙋🏻‍♀️👧🏻🙋🏻‍♀️👦🏻 🧒🏽👦🏻
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Chris Cowley
3 years
BREAKING: 5 variants of concern have been identified nationwide. Symptoms include poor decisions and lack of accountability. Please exercise caution.
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3 years
Trying to find @Sflecce ’s enhanced screening protocols.
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3 years
A virtual announcement to announce in-person learning is the most Ontario way to end 2021. #onpoli
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In Ontario, we make science less accessible, and booze more accessible. @fordnation is getting it done.
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Chris Cowley
4 years
Can @Sflecce explain how to space 25 elementary students 1 metre apart in here? #SafeSeptember
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3 years
I’m hearing that a man with 24/7 OPP security detail and SUV convoy, couldn’t get into his driveway and absolutely had to retreat to his backup second home in Muskoka. Is that about right?
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As we reflect this Canada Day, a fact to remember: The very first thing @fordnation did within the education file after taking office was eliminate indigenous curriculum writing teams. It was the first thing he wanted out.
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Guess @fordnation ’s laptop password. I’ll start. Doug123
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BREAKING: Declaring his government non-essential, @fordnation plans to close Ontario’s legislature next week. #onpoli
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Chris Cowley
4 years
. @RodPhillips01 left for the Caribbean on December 13th but clearly had a busy photoshoot day prior to departure. Please enjoy this collage of photos of the minister (unbelievably wearing the same outfit) posted to Twitter between Dec. 21-24. #onpoli
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This teacher believes we owe it to our colleagues and our students to be vaccinated. #onted
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Chris Cowley
3 years
. @fordnation refused paid sick days for months that could have saved Ontarians lives. But to save his political life, he’ll override the courts to pass election rigging legislation in just 1 day. #onpoli
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3 years
Three days ago Ontario announced in-person learning would go ahead. Three. Days. Ago. The fact that no one is tendering a resignation for this is stunning. #onpoli
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Chris Cowley
4 years
In Ontario, the minister of education holds a socially distanced press conference to announce social distancing is not necessary in Ontario classrooms.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
If Dr. Williams was in parking enforcement.
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Chris Cowley
6 years
Handgun snitch-line? No. Drugs snitch-line? Nah. A snitch-line to report teachers who use the words “penis” and “vagina” to teach sex-ed? Welcome to the @fordnation education system! #onpoli
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Chris Cowley
3 years
After watching today's no-news conference, it appears that @Sflecce will leave the final decision on school reopening to Wiarton Willie.
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3 years
Reopening schools without proper precautions in place, will put Ontario’s summer at risk.
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Ontario after realizing every @fordnation funding announcement is actually unspent COVID money from Trudeau.
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Wishing all PC MPPs a restful March Break. After returning from Christmas 3 weeks ago, they’re now on recess again until March 22. All the best! #onpoli
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Man who last week accused female coworker of having voice “like nails on a chalk board”, says bullying needs to stop. #onpoli
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How many HEPA filters does $6 billion in highways buy? #onted
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Ontario’s current minister of education was Stephen Harper’s comms director when they campaigned on their “barbaric cultural practices” hotline. Let that sink in for a moment.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
1,131,656 students under 12 were let down by an incomplete plan today. #onted
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Chris Cowley
2 months
Imagine what $225M would do to help clear the wait list of over 60,000 children needing autism services in this province. But @fordnation spends it on booze.
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BREAKING: The Ford government is spending $225 million to speed up the implementation of beer and wine in corner stores. After Sept 5, all convenience stores province-wide will be able to sell beer and wine. After Oct 31, all grocery stores will be able to opt-in. #ONpoli
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3 years
If we just rename RATs to EQAO, Ontario will happily test every student.
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Chris Cowley
4 years
BREAKING: Due to mass route cancellations, @Sflecce has announced that the wheels on the bus will not be going round and round.
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I am shocked the candidate that attended 35% of Queen’s Park sessions seemed utterly unprepared at tonight’s debate. #onpoli
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Ontario Conservatives notwithstanding, this document still means something to the people of this province.
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Under @Sflecce , Ontario has shut down its education system four times since 2020. The only major jurisdiction in the Western Hemisphere to do so.
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Looks like no labour day message from @fordnation . But let’s cut him some slack. It’s hard to give a message on labour when you rarely show up to work. #onpoli
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. @fordnation declares Ontario is done with snow. Some people just don’t believe in freezing weather. This is about democracy and freedom. Open the skies!
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. @fordnation passed notwithstanding clause legislation in under 48 hours to protect his political career. But he’s missing in action when citizens ask to protect patients and hospital workers from anti-vax mobs. #onpoli
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Chris Cowley
4 years
BREAKING: Adamson BBQ has officially changed its name to Adamson Elementary School. All lockdown restrictions lifted.
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3 years
In Toronto, snowbanks are listed on MLS for $700K.
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Chris Cowley
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BREAKING: @MacLeodLisa , who earns over $165K as minister of the crown, thinks a basic income of $16,989 is too much. Will also slash welfare rate increases in half. You know. For the people. #onpoli
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Chris Cowley
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Associate Medical Officer of Health says teachers can possibly administer COVID tests if students display symptoms. I also fill cavities and am currently running an oil change promo. DM me for details.
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Lockdown Tally: Justin Trudeau: 0 Doug Ford: 4 Yet not a vulgar Ford flag in sight. How strange. #ConspiracyConvoy
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Chris Cowley
3 years
Ontario has standardized testing for 100% of students and COVID testing for 5% of students. Does that seem right to you?
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In Ontario, there are 1,131,656 students under 12 who are ineligible for vaccines. @Sflecce and @fordnation have absolutely no plan for them. (School starts in 6 weeks) #onpoli
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I’m most jurisdictions, a CMOH commenting that he’d like to see more “experience” with vaccines before mandating them for students, would be a career ending statement. Not in Ontario.
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Chris Cowley
4 years
BREAKING: New stickers released for Ontario schools. #onpoli #onted
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Chris Cowley
3 years
Education minister @Sflecce has released additional enhanced protocols. School boards are directed to post this poster he made at all school entrances informing COVID it is not welcome inside.
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Photo of Doug Ford helping a senior cross the street.
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. @fordnation says Ontario is broke. He just gave 84% of his MPPs a raise. #onpoli
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It took @fordnation ’s re-elected government 1 day to open the door to privatizing healthcare. Imagine their plan over 4 years. #onpoli
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Joe Biden is prioritizing education worker vaccines so more students can learn. @fordnation is prioritizing beer at 7-Eleven so more people can drink. #onpoli
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Chris Cowley
3 years
👏 Where 👏 is 👏 the 👏 plan 👏 for 👏 schools? 👏
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Chris Cowley
3 years
If Canada vaccinated at the US rate, the entire country would receive their first dose within 8 days. Eight.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
Nothing says Canada Day quite like handing out framed photographs of yourself.
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At his first news conference in weeks, @fordnation says, for safety reasons, he will allow only 1 reporter in the room at a time to ask a question. This must be why he never visits an Ontario classroom.
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Over the last 2 days, @Sflecce has tweeted 24 times. 0 tweets thanking educators for keeping students learning, during a year made worse by his dysfunctional decision making. #onted
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Chris Cowley
3 years
LCBO in Sarnia states province sent them 340 rapid test kits for the entire city. 340 for a city of 75,000.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
If the priority is to reopen schools, there should be a priority to vaccinate education workers.
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Education minister @Sflecce has committed to fighting an airborne pathogen in schools by mopping the floors more. Let that sink in for a moment.
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Chris Cowley
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@MuhammadLila Canada doesn’t need walls to make us great. We’re great because we’ve torn down our walls.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
It shouldn’t feel like school computers get more virus protection than actual schools.
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Chris Cowley
3 years
. @Sflecce Twitter feed this month: -Photo of himself signing postcard -Photo of himself dressed as construction worker -Photo of himself eating lunch -Photo of himself drinking coffee -Photo of himself handing out gelato Return to school plan: (Photo unavailable) #onpoli
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3 years
Fun Fact: There are now thousands of boxes of surplus rapid test kits sitting locked up in school offices because many boards banned teachers and education workers from taking them home to use or give to those who needed them.
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Chris Cowley
4 years
Welcome to Ontario: Where @fordnation wants to spend a billion dollars to buy out of beer store contracts. But $309M to provide a safe return to school for children. #onpoli
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3 years
Ontario’s COVID-19 restrictions. Yours to Discover.
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