On Thursday April 11 Premier Ford’s budget will be announced. Now is our chance to put the pressure on his MPPs and Government to stop these cuts to education before they’re implemented.
Sign our petition to send a message to your MPP, Ford, and the Education Minister. Join the tens of thousands of students, parents, guardians, and concerned residents across Toronto and Ontario who are saying “no cuts to schools”. Find out more!
Read MoreProgress Toronto is joining students, parents, and allies on Saturday, April 6th at 11:30AM at Queen’s Park to Rally for Public Education! Will you rally with us? We’re meeting at the Ontario Veterans’ War Memorial just north of Queen’s Park subway station at 11:40am. Look for the Progress Toronto banner.
We need to show up in big numbers on Saturday before Ford’s budget comes out on April 11! Doug Ford has already backtracked on his regressive plans when thousands have spoken out - this is our chance.
Read MoreDoug Ford and his Health Minister Christine Elliott have defunded two supervised consumption sites in Toronto, and left a third site with their funding in limbo. Supervised consumption sites are safe spaces where people can inject pre-obtained drugs under the supervision of trained health professionals. This is life-saving health care. Find out more and sign the petition here.
Read MoreSign the petition: Mayor Tory and City Councillors are feeling pressure from Ford as he tries to takeover our subway. Now they need to hear from you. Tell them you oppose the takeover and that you want negotiations opened up to the public - not behind closed doors.
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This Friday, Ford's government is expected to make a major announcement on more cuts to education.
PC Education Minister Lisa Thompson is expected to sneak in a major announcement to cut public education this week, while students are off school and parents are busy with March Break. Queen's Park needs to hear from you this week before their announcement Friday. Sign and share our petition.
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A new report examining the proposed 2019 City Budget was recently released. It shows that the new Toronto City Council is already falling behind on their election promises to reduce poverty and improve affordability in Toronto. Use our petition to send a message to the Mayor and your Councillor today. You can edit the message if you’d like!
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We need to be able to safely and affordably get around the city - in the winter and all year. City Council votes March 7th!
Sign the petition for:
better winter road maintenance and sidewalk snow and ice clearing
safer roads for all users in Toronto
improved TTC service and to stop the TTC fare increase
Take Action: Mayor Tory and city council must keep their promise to provide free menstrual products in city shelters, drop-ins, and respite centres. They vote this week. Use our website to take action on menstrual equity. Read more.
Read MorePatricia O’Connell, the Executive Director of Sistering, has been advocating and fighting for vulnerable communities and women for decades. Last week, she stood up to the Mayor and City Councillors to demand they invest more in affordable housing and shelters - that they do more to save lives. She gets into a heated exchange with a City Councillor who tries to pass off the responsibility. Patricia stands her ground and inspires all of us. See the full video here.
Read MoreA network of advocates across the city working tirelessly to save the lives of people experiencing homelessness, are releasing three open letters. They are signed by hundreds of artists, academics, and prominent people from the business community, all joining together to call on Mayor Tory and City Council to vote to declare a State of Emergency on housing and homelessness at City Council this week. See the letters and full list here.
Read MoreThis Wednesday, January 30, Toronto City Council is debating whether or not they take action on our homelessness and housing crisis in Toronto.
With extreme cold warnings in place, a record number of people experiencing homelessness, an affordable housing crisis in our city, and an overflowing shelter system, it’s time Mayor Tory and Toronto City Council declared our homelessness and housing crisis a State of Emergency. Read more and take action.
Read MoreOn Monday morning, Mayor John Tory did a 14 minute interview with Matt Galloway on CBC’s Metro Morning. We transcribed the interview and highlighted how Mayor Tory could have stepped up for us, but didn’t. Read the full post here.
Read MoreThursday city council debates Premier Ford’s plan to steal valuable pieces of our TTC — including our subway system. Use our action form send an email directly to your councillor and the mayor.
Ford’s grab of the TTC won’t improve our commutes. It will make fares even higher and leave us with less say over our transit system.
City Council votes this Thursday. Tell Mayor Tory and your city councillor to stand up to Ford and vote to the stop the giveaway of the TTC. Take action now: https://www.progresstoronto.ca/ttc-grab-take-action.
Read MoreOn Thursday, December 13, city council will debate Premier Doug Ford’s plan to break apart our TTC and steal away valuable pieces of it — including our subway system.
Ford’s grab of the TTC won’t improve our commutes. It will make fares even higher and leave us with less say over our transit system.
TTCriders, Progress Toronto, and organizations from across the city are rallying at 12:30pm at City Hall this Thursday. Join us! https://www.progresstoronto.ca/rally-for-ttc
Read MoreThis is an exciting week in local politics! It is the beginning of the new term of city council and the school board. Councillors and trustees are being sworn in and decision-making processes are being set up!
At Progress Toronto, we are getting ready for the work ahead and we need your help!
We want to send you updates and actions that are most relevant to you — to let you know how your local councillor or trustee is voting on key issues and help you get in touch with them to advocate for a more progressive Toronto.
To do this, make sure you’re subscribed to our email list and with your postal code. With your postal code, we are able to determine what ward you live in and your councillor.
Add your information here so we can send you local and relevant emails: http://eepurl.com/doMMqP
Read MoreMonday night, Toronto’s elections came to a close and the new term will begin this December. At Progress Toronto we are ready to get to work to win on key issues at council and the school board.
Vote before 8pm Today! Progress Toronto volunteers are calling and texting to get out the vote for progressive candidates in key school board and city council races across the city!
We’ve been running a strong and effective grassroots campaign that mobilized hundreds of volunteers in swing polls across Toronto, focused on unseating some of Toronto’s worst councillors and getting a dozen progressive candidates elected to the school board and city council.
Read MoreWe've got only a few days left until election day and we need your help to make the difference!
Can you help out by joining us in phoning voters?
We've got only a few days left until election day and we need your help to make the difference!
Can you help out by joining us in phoning voters?
I just got back from Giorgio Mammoliti's ward. Tonight I was with our incredible volunteers just north of Islington and Finch, working hard to unseat Mammoliti — one of Toronto's worst city councillors.
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