Jodi Szimanski
@JodiSz
Believe in supporting local farmers. Interested in education, tech & making WRAwesome even more awesome.
Double-dipping and literally paving the way for developers.
Ford PC's fundraising chair ”not only raises party funds from developers, but he personally makes money working with them." Why is this not a surprise? #ONpoli
If you’re ever wondering who actually benefits from Ford’s policies, look no further than their donor list. Ontario needs a government that's accountable to the people, not to the highest bidder.
NEW: Meet the bagman. Tony Miele is the top fundraiser for Doug Ford's PCs — & he’s quite good at it. He’s also a longtime “consultant” for developers. Sources, court & gov records shed light to @Thetrilliumca on why he’s known as such a powerful figure. thetrillium.ca/news/the-trill…
Learn about Bill 17, The Building Faster and Smarter Act via the Ontario @ClimateLC resource hub. Nothing smart about skipping consultation and committee hearings to get it passed. guides.co/g/ontario-clim… #bill17 #stopbill17
This breaks my heart. And the world is just waiting because no one seems to want to be the first.
Over 650,000 Palestinian children under the age of 5 are at risk of dying from starvation due to Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid. Canada must call on Israel to end the starvation, lift the blockade, and allow the immediate and safe release of life-saving aid.
Mayor Chow's Rental Renovation License Bylaw effective July 31!😃 Now @fordnation must BAN AGIs Above Guideline Rent Increases PASS REAL Rent Control We fought for this for 7yrs, brought countless tenants to Queen's Park, young families, seniors, ple on ODSP/OW IT'S TIME!
Another project costing more than expected? Hard to believe 🙄
Fun fact: $8.2 billion is also what the Eglinton Crosstown P3 contract was expected to cost when the contract was signed. This cost has since ballooned by more than $4 billion (and counting), due in no small part to mounting legal claims theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-m… #p3fail #onpoli
Imagine the power of all the groups coming together to stand up to Doug Ford: Dresden folks, @Wilmot_CAN, farmers, @OntarioNature and First Nations. Let’s start those conversations! #onpoli #togetherwearestronger
Consider no land safe from Doug Ford and his crew of developers… #StandYourGround #onpoli
The politics of underfunding; “is such that it’s a really popular political move to starve post-secondary institutions,” “It’s just a winning strategy right now for the Ford government and we have to end the stalemate because our students are ultimately going to suffer.”#onpoli
Local post-secondary institutions facing large deficit as funding struggles continue kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/07/23/loc…
How many more warnings does the Ford government need? When I was up north in Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, and Manitoulin Island earlier this week, people told me how worried they were about the rapid loss of health care access in northern and rural communities. Now Thessalon,…
Premier Ford, elbows up, eh?
Just last week, @fordnation laid off WSIB workers and gave their jobs to an American call centre.
Join us on Monday, July 27 as @MaritStiles comes to Waterloo Region to connect with the community. RSVP ontariondp.ca/all-in-for-ont… @CFifeKW
Ford Math: ▶️Cut wildfire services by $42 Million ▶️Announce emergency response increase of $10 Million 🟰Total emergency response investment? Negative $32 Million #ONpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
“we contribute almost $150 billion annually to Canada’s GDP and employ 2.3 million people—more than the automotive, forestry, steel and aluminum, and oil and gas sectors combined. We are the largest manufacturing sector in the country and a key driver of domestic economic growth”
Canada’s agriculture sector has untapped potential to drive $100B+ in GDP growth by 2035. It’s time to make agriculture a national priority! #cdnag #cdnpoli @CanadianPM #SenateCA Read Letter to PMO Here: cfa-fca.ca/2025/07/21/let…
When our healthcare is failing, a school in Waterloo is closed because funding deteriorated and some rural municipalities can’t pay their bills, glad to see he put on a show. 🙄
In a bid to impress the other premiers, the OPP has brought multiple vehicles to the Deerhurst resort for the COF meeting. #onted
Thank you, @CharlieAngusNDP for writing this book. It’s inspiring and reminds us of what we’re fighting for.
All you gotta do is click… #stopbill5
Take action: Send a letter with just one click to ask the Ford government to repeal Bill 5 davidsuzuki.org/action/repealb… #Bill5 #stopbill5
Employers rely on OINP to fill skilled labour gaps in the domestic job mkt. ON must invest in the failing system & fix the nomination backlog which negatively impacts ON’s reputation as a place to work & grow. @AlexaNGilmour & I shared our concerns with Min @DavidPiccini. #onpoli
Very true.
“The proper role of government, however, is that of partner with the farmer - never his master. By every possible means we must develop and promote that partnership.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower Sadly many governments and politicians appear to have forgotten this.
Don’t believe @fordnation when they say they’re out there building houses. #onpoli #affordablehousing
New CMHC housing start data is out, and it's not good. For Ontario, at least. Relative to the first six months of last year, housing starts are down 10,000 units in the GTA alone. The province and municipalities are about to take a multi-billion-dollar hit in lost tax revenue.