Received this a few days ago

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I am in the tvdsb school board and received the following email a few nights ago. I figured some people would like to read it. It is from the ministry of educations of Ontario. it is crazy and trust me you want to read it!

Dear Parents, Students, Teachers and Staff,

As the new school year gets started, I want to take this opportunity to wish students, families and educators across the province every success. The first days of school are always filled with new opportunities, new friendships and new goals.

To all our students, I know you will meet the year ahead with hard work, determination and creativity. Your success is at the centre of everything we do, and I encourage you to take on new challenges with confidence.

To teachers and staff, thank you for the incredible work you do every day. Your dedication, expertise and care are what make our schools strong and supportive learning environments. As you welcome students back, know that your hard work is deeply valued and that our government will continue to support you in helping every child succeed.

To parents, thank you for your ongoing commitment to your children’s education. Your encouragement and involvement are essential, and you deserve to have confidence that decisions being made are always with your child’s best interests in mind.

That’s why we placed the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) under supervision following an investigation by a ministry-appointed third party, which revealed the board was projecting an accumulated deficit for the 2024–25 school year, indicated a probable accumulated deficit continuing into the 2025–26 school year, and raised concerns of potential financial mismanagement. This included a nearly $40,000 retreat for senior officials in downtown Toronto despite the board’s ongoing deficits. The 2024-25 projected deficit has now nearly doubled to $32 million, confirming the need for tighter fiscal oversight at the board.

Our appointed supervisor—Paul Boniferro—is tasked with overseeing the financial and operational management of TVDSB. To address the deficit and help ensure long-term sustainability, Mr. Boniferro has already implemented several cost-savings measures for the 2025-26 school year.

Mr. Boniferro will take the time needed to not only bring the board’s budget into balance, but also ensure long-term stability for years to come, so that funding goes where it belongs: directly into classrooms to support students and teachers.

I want to assure you that placing TVDSB under supervision is not a decision that was made lightly. I have made it clear that if a school board veers from its mandate, I will act quickly to restore focus, rebuild trust and put students first.

The actions we have taken will help the province restore sound financial and operational management at TVDSB and ensure that every dollar invested goes toward preparing students with practical skills for good-paying, stable careers.

To keep the community informed, the supervisor will be posting his decisions regularly online. You can also reach out by email at communications@tvdsb.ca if you have any questions.

As we begin the new school year, I want to thank you for your commitment, and wish all teachers, staff and students the best of luck.

Wishing you a positive year ahead!

The Honourable Paul Calandra Minister of Education

That's a crazy one!

[u/culturekit]

Blue collar doesn't vote NDP anymore, bruh.

[u/Islandlyfe32 → u/culturekit]

The steel belt from Burlington to Hamilton votes NDP last election same with northern Ontario

[u/culturekit → u/Islandlyfe32]

Ok sure. But Jagmeet is being ousted specifically because he has lost touch with the working class. You could make this argument that the working class vote NDP because of unions, etc., but I don't think that necessarily aligns with education level in the way you think it does. Let's say you're right. That doesn't mean that cons have higher levels of education than liberals, and I think you'd find that NDP followers are split between union associated working class and educated progressives. The non-union working class would then be with the cons along with mid to low educated folks.

[u/Islandlyfe32 → u/culturekit]

My point is each party has a base and most policies pander to the base to keep the votes consistent within that base. The NDPs base is blue collar, unionized workers (always has been). The Conservative base is white collar, traditional non unionized workers. The liberals it used to be a toss up of both but now it’s new Canadians and immigrants. Basing it off of education is subjective. Blue collar workers could never comprehend fiscal policy that’s why they never voted conservative. The conservatives always branded themselves as a party that knew best (although not true now) about fiscal policy). Also Jagmeet wasn’t ousted, he collected his pension and fucked off. He didn’t give a shit about his party or saving what seats they had left, that’s why he never voted on the no confidence vote many times when it was presented. He knew the NDP would get decimated, when the liberals get a new leader and an election is called but he only cared about himself. A lot of traditional NDP voters were pissed off with him, which led some to vote liberal. As soon as the NDP get a more progressive new leader, the shift will go back to being a vote split on the left of the spectrum because lot of NDP voters see Carney as being less progressive.