INCOMING PRESIDENT DAVID MASTIN
challenges our Federation faces, while always keeping the best interests of ETFO members at the heart of your decision-making.” Mastin noted that the union is facing
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ncoming president David Mastin thanked delegates, alternates, poll clerks, parliamentarians, the provin- cial Executive, the Annual Meeting Committee and staff for their efforts
on behalf of ETFO’s 84,000 members. “You have debated and passed impor-
tant resolutions that will guide the work of our Federation going forward,” said Mastin. “You have thoughtfully grappled with the
challenging political and economic head- winds as we gear up for the next round of bargaining, including a provincial govern- ment that has been underfunding public ed- ucation and public services for the past seven years, and the impact of U.S. president Don- ald Trump’s tariffs and the economic uncer- tainty they have created. “Together we must demand the provincial government make real investments,” said Mastin. “Tat starts with adequately funding the public services our communities rely on.” School board trustees are important to de-
mocracy, and Bill 33 is unnecessary, sweeping legislation that undermines governance in public schools, paving the way for the Min- istry of Education to take over any school board it wishes to, without justification. “For our education system to be respon- sive to the communities it serves, school
board trustees must be able to speak out, without fear that their entire board will be taken over in retaliation for their advocacy,” said Mastin. President Mastin encouraged members in
boards that have been taken over by the pro- vincial government to contact their MPPs, who should be accountable. He thanked outgoing president Karen Brown and recog- nized her outstanding commitment to ETFO and extraordinary efforts as Executive mem- ber, released officer and president. Mastin then introduced ETFO’s new
provincial Executive members. “I know your provincial Executive is ready to get to work,” he told delegates. “We are going to need each and every one of you as we con- front
the challenges facing public educa-
tion in Ontario. You have made our public education system one of the strongest in the world,” he concluded. “And it will be you – through our unified collective action – that will continue to defend and strengthen our public schools.”
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