Deborah Williams
@VoteWilliamsTO
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TDSB Trustee, Ward 10 University-Rosedale and Toronto Centre. I believe strong public education builds strong communities. #TOpoli
Toronto
Joined May 2022
The math isn’t mathing: 22 elected Trustees (each $24,000/year) replaced by 1 gov’t appointee ($350,000/year). Meanwhile, Ontario schools have been short-changed $6.35 BILLION. Enough is Enough. Fund Our Schools. #DemocracyNotBill33 #OntEd
NEW: the Ford government’s appointed school supervisors can spend up to $350,000/year, according to the education minister. That money will come from school board budgets, not the ministry of education. To compare: the TDSB’s 22 trustees made just over $550,000 last year.
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📣 Exciting news! Applications are now open for Early #French Immersion. If your child is entering Junior #Kindergarten in September 2026, this is a fantastic opportunity for them to become bilingual. Learn more: https://t.co/QVdqON4VMS
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Bill 33 guts student unions, silences advocacy & puts Queen’s Park in charge of campus life. Students deserve autonomy - not government overreach. Democracy Not Bill 33! #OntEd
https://t.co/FVXvn2OQOh
thevarsity.ca
Student groups make life on campus better and Bill 33 threatens their very existence
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NEW: the Ford government will not install safety measures like speed bumps in time to replace speed cameras. Critics say school zones will be left unprotected when the cameras come down Nov 14: “if one kid is injured in the interim, it’s gonna be on this premier’s shoulders.”
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Democracy is messy but not disposable. Ontario’s provincial government has faced scandal after scandal. By Ford’s trustee logic, all levels of government should go. School boards aren’t perfect but they’re essential to public education. #FundOurSchools #DemocracyNotBill33 #OntEd
After a summer that saw Premier Doug Ford seize control of five school boards and appoint supervisors to oversee operations/finances, it was an interview with Education Min. Paul Calandra at the start of the school year that confirmed what many had feared
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2026 AMO Youth Fellowship Applications are now open 📣 (Share with your networks!). This is Henry Khamonde, and this is his AMO Youth Fellowship story. Youth Fellowship application info linked in the comments. #YouthFellowship #AMO #OnPoli #OnMuni
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We support Ontario's four publicly funded school board associations' call to the province to work collaboratively with those who know their communities best to improve speed camera enforcement. Not eliminate it. https://t.co/yEJmqYH7cM
#SpeedCameras #OnPoli
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As Bill 33 moves into Second Reading, we have concerns about limiting the role of school trustees and police officers in schools. See our full statement at https://t.co/DODqKBgIHY
#OPCLeadLearn
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Banning livestreams of school board meetings during supervision is indefensible. This censorship erodes democracy and echoes authoritarianism. SEAC, disability advocates and allies must keep pushing back. Fund Our Schools!Democracy Not Bill 33 #OntEd
UPDATE: Ontario’s education minister tells us he will be upholding a livestream ban of school board committee meetings. Special ed advocates are furious: “the truth is, the man can't take criticism & doesn't want attention on the fact that he’s making terrible cuts to education.”
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‘A dismantling of democracy in real time’. Bill 33 hands sweeping control to the Education Minister, sidelining elected trustees and silencing communities. Democracy Not Bill 33. https://t.co/TUljVcspbC
durhamregion.com
Teachers urge caution on bill that could eliminate school board trustees
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It’s Local Government Week in Ontario! A time to recognize the vital role that local democracy plays in our communities! Democracy isn’t outdated — it’s essential. Democracy is not outdated – it’s the foundation of accountability in public education.
democracyisnotoutdated.ca
Ontario’s public school boards give families a real voice in education. Now, that voice is at risk.
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I wanted to thank everyone that participated, in person or online, on the Town Hall on Public Education and Why it Matters. The fight for public education is just starting. You can view the town hall at the link below!! https://t.co/9RpjBwcxoY
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Ontario’s education minister said he banned livestreams of school board meetings to “bring down the temperature.” Critics fired back, telling him to “fund the system” if he wants to cool things down. Paul Calandra’s now “taking another look” at the ban after parent backlash.
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@MatiasdeD @DavidLepofsky @VoteWilliamsTO @aodaalliance Here’s the recording of the Education Town Hall:
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@MatiasdeD @DavidLepofsky @VoteWilliamsTO @aodaalliance Some ideas to advocate *Reach out to your MPP, particularly if your MPP is a PC MPP *Tell them your issues at your school! Dare them to get them addressed. See how they like having the Trustee workload added to their workload! *Letters to the editor
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OPINION: Renewal of school boards needed, not removal of trustees
thetrillium.ca
Four former directors of education argue that instead of eliminating school trustees, a review of the mandate and operations of school boards ‘could be beneficial’
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Chronic underfunding is the root cause of financial crises in school boards. The province’s takeover and talk of eliminating trustees is about erasure not reform. School boards need support, not scapegoats. Fund Our Schools. Democracy Not Bill 33! #OntEd
OPINION: Renewal of school boards needed, not removal of trustees
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NEW: Ontario's education minister says he’s reconsidering his directive to block school board meeting livestreams, after backlash from parents. "The initial decision was to bring the temperature down, focus on the work," said Paul Calandra. "I'm going to take a look at it again."
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🎶 Music helps students build confidence, creativity, and connection. Schools can now apply for up to $20,000 in funding for instruments, equipment, and resources.
2026 MusiCounts School Music Funding applications are NOW OPEN! 🎉🎶 Submit your completed application by the early bird deadline October 30, 2025. Final deadline is December 5, 2025. Learn more and apply at https://t.co/nZR6UdVU3P
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Parents tell CityNews they fear the Ford government is attempting to cut access to information and suppress their voices, after the education minister ordered school boards to block public livestreams of meetings. “This is a real barrier to transparency & accountability.” Story:
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