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An #onted thread on how @sflecce and @fordnation are trying to change the narrative by using HVAC/ventilation as an item to blame school boards
May 19 (schools remain closed for year, Ministry will develop a plan for reopening):
$0 and zero mentions for HVAC
May 19 (schools remain closed for year, Ministry will develop a plan for reopening):
$0 and zero mentions for HVAC
June 19 (schools will need to develop 3 plans, full return, fully online or hybrid with 15 students max. Ministry will then tell them which plan to use):
$0 and zero mentions for HVAC
$0 and zero mentions for HVAC
July 23 (“Historic” reannouncment to build and modernize schools):
$? specified for HVAC/ventilation upgrades and 1 mention of HVAC specifically “air conditioning”
$? specified for HVAC/ventilation upgrades and 1 mention of HVAC specifically “air conditioning”
July 30 (elementary kids back every day no reduction in class size, secondary kids back full day in most boards, cohorted in some boards) announcement:
$0 for HVAC and zero mentions of HVAC/ventilation
$0 for HVAC and zero mentions of HVAC/ventilation
Even the detailed guide released that day fails to mention HVAC or ventilation in his H&S section https://www.ontario.ca/page/guide-reopening-ontarios-schools#section-17
Aug 13 (“Boards can use their reserves stop complaining to us”)
$50 million for HVAC improvements
Considering @sflecce is calling this a “record-setting” & “one-time” investment just demonstrates how little the govt has provided on HVAC and how it treats it as a PR exercise
$50 million for HVAC improvements
Considering @sflecce is calling this a “record-setting” & “one-time” investment just demonstrates how little the govt has provided on HVAC and how it treats it as a PR exercise
Aug 26 (was this just four days ago? “Trudeau announced $2B, how do we spend it WITHOUT reducing class sizes” announcement)
Portion of $100 million for HVAC improvements
Portion of $100 million for HVAC improvements
Aug 29
@fordnation in a self-own: “I can’t believe those Yahoos in charge of school boards haven’t fixed their HVAC systems yet. C’mon folks! we’re in the middle of a pandemic here! Stop delaying. It should have been fixed back in June” https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/school-boards-need-to-pick-up-the-pace-of-air-quality-improvements-ontario-premier-says-1.5084570
@fordnation in a self-own: “I can’t believe those Yahoos in charge of school boards haven’t fixed their HVAC systems yet. C’mon folks! we’re in the middle of a pandemic here! Stop delaying. It should have been fixed back in June” https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/school-boards-need-to-pick-up-the-pace-of-air-quality-improvements-ontario-premier-says-1.5084570
