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Agree. Time to unfund catholic boards.

⚠️ SHOCKING: A legal gap in Canada allows the sale & distribution of graphic "animal crush" & torture videos, leaving animals at risk.

Animal Justice is urging lawmakers to strengthen Bill C-16 to prohibit the distribution of ALL animal torture videos 🐱 #CdnPoli

Good morning, Timber. The snow and cold may be back next week, but Spring will be here soon.

Public schools can continue to spread kindness in what appears to be a challenging time for students (& all of us) with increasing authoritarianism in the US & now the US-Iran war.

If you’re an educator, how do you keep your students focused on kindness (citizenship) to themselves & others?

This is an image of a priest leading a religious service.

Happy #InternationalWomensDay Ontario!

What is the negative impact on students that across ON, in Catholic school boards representing 1/3 the of public ed system, students only see men, not women, as priests?

Maybe it is time for ON to stop having Catholic school boards.

(Note: I am Catholic.)

This is an image of the cover of the book, Run Like a Girl, by Catherine McKenna. It’s shows an image of the author.

Happy #InternationalWomensDay

May I suggest a book I’ve read, enjoyed & purchased for an important woman in my life?

#RunLikeAGirl was released in late 2025, written by Catherine McKenna, Canada’s former Minister of Environment & Climate Change. It’s an inspiring book.

@cathmckenna.bsky.social

What a comeback from 3-2!

Today, Montreal advocates gathered outside Sobeys-owned IGA with a “Giant Receipt of Cruelty” exposing CEO Pierre St-Laurent’s priorities:

— CEO Compensation — $3.4M
— Annual Profit — $700M
— Broken Promises — 10 Years
— TOTAL PRICE: A lifetime of suffering for millions of hens

Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You YouTube video by KissVEVO

KISS was 1 of my favourite groups in my childhood.

The Spin & Core instructor this morning kept referring to the acronym KISS (in leading us through 4-5 “simple” steps), but whenever I heard KISS I thought of this ⬇️

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Ontario takes control of York Catholic school board, keeps Peel under supervision | CBC News York Catholic District School Board is now the eighth board under provincial supervision due to what Education Minister Paul Calandra calls significant governance issues.

The Minister of Ed has taken over the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB).

While it’s controversial for any minister of ed to take over school boards (& this one has has taken over many), maybe this is an opportunity to address the anti-queer hate in the YCDSB.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

CAPTAIN & TENNILLE ❖ love will keep us together (official video) YouTube video by samuel matthews

Great song. This cover by Captain & Tennille (Love Will Keep Us Together) is one of my favourite songs of childhood (from a K-Tel compilation of hits). I didn’t know until last week that the late Neil Sedaka wrote the song. 70s music is a great way to start the day.

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This is an image of the Grey County courthouse in Owen Sound, Ontario.

My legal practice takes me across Ontario such as today in Owen Sound for a criminal case. (Approximately 10-15% of my legal practice is criminal law services including youth criminal law services.)

Owen Sound is such a nice town. Grey County is such nice area.

Students need teachers like you who care about them & who make their classrooms feel like a safe & welcoming place for them at times and like those they may not understand at young ages what is happening in the world but they can easily pick up that there’s something wrong going on.

You are one the bravest anti-fascist journalists out there.

I know that Chow is not perfect, but I’m happy that she is Mayor of Toronto. She has good values. Her leadership style includes trying to work with other government levels & relying on experts within the city management for their expertise. Ford would be a disaster as Mayor of Toronto.

Bring back paper report cards, Ontario’s education minister tells school boards It's unclear when the change will take effect, but it is unlikely to happen this school year.

The Minister of Education will order school boards across Ontario to provide parents with paper report cards (too).

Article by @krushowy.bsky.social in the @thestar.com

www.thestar.com/news/ontario...

I attended a meeting featuring federal NDP candidate @heathermcpherson.bsky.social who for 1+ hours answering questions from attendees focused on gender equity. I was so impressed by her leadership qualities. I like as well when she said that housing & healthcare can be nation-building projects too.

I’m a PWHL fan first (team: La Victoire de Montreal). If you’re looking for an NHL team, consider the Montréal Canadiens.

He's Right He's right hes also right YouTube video by Juda Engelmayer

2003
Chrétien: It’s not OK that the US attacked Iraq without UN support.
Liberal MPs: Chrétien is right.

2026
Carney: It’s OK that the US attacked Iran without UN support.
Liberal MPs: Carney is right.

Canadians: They can’t both be right.
Liberal MPs: You are also right.

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I’m in Youth Criminal Court today in Barrie, Ontario. There is this building frame structure leading from the courthouse to the waterfront. I only realized recently that this structure is actually the frame from a church that used to stand in Barrie.

Heated Rivalry is a hit, but can it change hockey culture? Podcast Episode · The Current · March 2 · 25m

I love the CBC’s The Current. And this topic is so important (breaking down anti-queer barriers in hockey).

But this episode treats hockey like only men play pro hockey (NHL) instead of recognizing the leadership in women’s pro hockey (PWHL) in queer-inclusion.

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Alcohol and beer are to Ford what tarrifs are to Trump.

Ontario teachers and Ford government are at odds — over when to begin contract talks Ontario’s teacher and education unions are calling on the Ford government to start as early as this month. The government isn’t biting.

“Teacher negotiations have not even started [in Ontario] and already the two sides can’t agree.”

www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

I can’t wait for this webinar to start this afternoon. (I attend webinars like this (several per month) to keep up with developments in law, education, & EDI.)

Bluewater board reps express concerns about possible trustee eliminations Loss of trustees at the local level would leave constituents and the school boards without any recourse or ability to share meaningful input on future directives issued by the province

Bluewater board reps express concerns about possible trustee eliminations www.collingwoodtoday.ca/the-blue-mou... via @collingwoodtday

It’s so annoying when at times (like this example) those covering international news have little awareness of international issues. This most commonly happens with US news broadcasters. It is a reason I continue to prefer CBC for international news.

Except for (now that I see the songs on my Apple Music app) the Relax song.

Hmm. I didn’t know anything other than that song. Now you get me curious about the album.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes YouTube video by FGTHVEVO

Here is one of my favourite Cold War songs from the 1980s:

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An AI generated image of Auston Matthews wearing a white USA jersey and a red MAGA cap.

Will we hear the appropriate booing this evening from Toronto Maple Leafs fans for captain Austin Matthews when he returns to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto after laughing at women’s hockey & after honouring Trump at the White House?

(Image AI generated)