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            <b>Please consider signing the below letter and circulating
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            <b>We would ask that signatories add their names by tomorrow
              evening, Tuesday, February 12th. We will be updating the
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:11pt;
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              this letter, we, post-secondary educators, demonstrate our
              willingness and commitment to stand with Ontario’s Public
              School Teachers, Education workers and their Unions as
              they fight to defend our public education system.</span><span
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">We
              recognize that that they take this stand to prevent
              incalculable damage to our public schools.</span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">The
              Ford government has steadily
            </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="https://educationactiontoronto.com/articles/fighting-ford-on-education-its-not-just-about-education/"
                target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
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              style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">
              public education at all levels, just as it continues to </span><span
              style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="http://behindthenumbers.ca/2019/11/06/ontario-fall-update-multi-year-plan-to-squeeze-public-services-continues/"
                target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
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              other vital public services. The impact on our public
              education system to date is well documented. An
              interactive
            </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="http://behindthenumbers.ca/2019/09/04/ontario-school-boards-map/?mc_cid=b071f836bd&mc_eid=2671466737"
                target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
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              prepared by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
              illustrates how $430 million in real cuts to school boards
              in the 2019-2020 year have been experienced at school
              boards across the province. Among the effects to date:</span><span
              style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="background-color:yellow"></span></span></p>
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          <ul style="margin-bottom:0">
            <li><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Class
                sizes are already increasing significantly</span></li>
            <li><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Course
                offerings in both mandatory and optional courses in high
                schools have been cut</span></li>
            <li><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Crucial
                special education funding and funding to support
                vulnerable students has been cut</span></li>
            <li><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Programs
                to
              </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/it-s-a-tragedy-provincial-funding-cut-puts-an-end-to-school-programming-that-combats-racism-1.5055731"
                  target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
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                    style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
                    font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">combat
                    racism at school</span></a></span><span
                style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">
                and
              </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-education-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-trc-1.4739297"
                  target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                  moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                    style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
                    font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">to
                    incorporate Indigenous content and perspectives into
                    the Ontario curriculum</span></a></span><span
                style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">
                have been cancelled.</span></li>
            <li><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Staffing
                losses of Teachers, Guidance Counselors, Speech and
                Language pathologists, psychologists, and social workers
                have already occurred</span></li>
            <li><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Exorbitant
                user fees for
              </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
                  href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ib-program-fee-1.5381467"
                  target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                  moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                    style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">programs
                    such as International Baccalaureate</span></a></span><span
                style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">
                (IB) are making it difficult for students to complete
                their programs.</span></li>
          </ul>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Such
              austerity measures disproportionately affect those with
              the lowest incomes, Indigenous families, newcomers and
              English language learners,
            </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59c5671151a584d45fa797b8/t/5ce474bb36ac2f00014b6245/1558475963657/SURJ-PublicEducationIsARacialJucticeIssue-2019.pdf"
                target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
                  font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">communities
                  of colour</span></a></span><span style="color:black;
              font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">,
              children who are gender diverse, children with
              disabilities and/or individual learning needs, and others
              who already face barriers in our education system. These
              cuts </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/education-cuts-ontario-doug-ford-inequality/"
                target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
                  font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">fuel
                  social inequality</span></a></span><span
              style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">:
              the damage done to our children’s futures, and to our
              society broadly, is profound. </span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Left
              unchallenged, we believe that the Ford government will
              continue to cut public education without limits.</span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Thus,
              we cannot support the idea that the teachers’ unions
              should “meet the government halfway” or that “both sides”
              have to compromise. 
            </span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">There
              must be no capitulation to proposed class sizes of 28
              students, leading to the removal of 30,000 classes from
              the system, and making two online classes mandatory at the
              high-school level. This would open the door to the Ford
              government’s plans for 35 students per class, 100,000
              classes removed, and a majority of online classes.
              Compromising on already inadequate special education
              funding means our students with diverse learning needs
              fall even further behind.</span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">We
              have seen that this government cannot be taken at its
              word, even when Unions have attempted to work with them.</span><span
              style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> 
              </span></span><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">The
              Ford government is already
            </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="https://north99.org/2020/01/27/ford-government-withholding-58-million-at-risk-students-and-special-education/"
                target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
                  font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">backtracking</span></a></span><span
              style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">
              on the commitment secured by CUPE education workers in the
              fall that provided special education supports and
              resources.</span></p>
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            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">The
              support for public-school teachers, their unions, and
              their bargaining positions at both elementary and
              secondary levels continues to grow.
            </span><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36); font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;
              letter-spacing:0.15pt">They fight to maintain the current
              all-day kindergarten model, ensure that already large
              class sizes not increase, provide adequate funding for
              special education, and end pedagogically questionable
              on-line ‘learning’ experiments.</span></p>
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            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">We
              also see the Ford government escalating their attacks:</span></p>
          <ul style="margin-bottom:0">
            <li><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Ford
                and Education Minister Stephen Lecce are stepping up
                their portrayal of Teachers, Education Workers, and
                their Unions as self-interested and greedy.</span></li>
            <li><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Wealthy
                Ford supporters have paid for costly newspaper
                advertisements from a
              </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="https://pressprogress.ca/group-behind-mysterious-anti-teacher-attack-ads-is-chaired-by-a-well-connected-conservative-millionaire/"
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                    style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
                    font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">fake
                    parents group</span></a></span><span
                style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
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                to try to discredit Teachers in the public eye.</span></li>
            <li><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">While</span><span
                style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
                  href="https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/education"
                  target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                  moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                    style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
                    font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">
                    $42 million has been cut from the Toronto District
                    School Board, the $60 that the province promises to
                    reimburse parents for every day of the strike will
                    cost $48 million
                  </span><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
                    font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><b>each
                      day</b></span></a></span><span style="color:black;
                font-size:10.5pt;
                font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">. </span></li>
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            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
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            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">The
              destruction of the public education system pursued by the
              Ford government affects all levels of education and sets
              the stage for the privatization of public education in
              Ontario. </span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">At
              the post-secondary level, the Ford government’s cut to</span><span
              style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-students-dismayed-by-cuts-to-financial-aid/"
                target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
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                  style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
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                  financial aid</span></a></span><span
              style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">
              for students has already undermined the ability of those
              without family wealth to attend university. The Ford
              government’s proposed ‘performance metrics’ could lead to
              a $500 million </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="https://ocufa.on.ca/press-releases/ocufa-estimates-fords-performance-funding-could-cut-university-budgets-by-over-500-million-dollars/"
                target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
                  font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">cut
                  to Ontario’s universities</span></a></span><span
              style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">;
              the severity of this will rest on an undefined set of
              indicators likely to favour institutions with the largest
              corporate endowments. </span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">At
              educators at the post-secondary level, we believe that
              universal, free, public education is important for every
              individual and for the development of society as a whole.
              We call for adequate funding for kids and schools: Kids
              should have more time with teachers in smaller classes,
              better maintained school-buildings, access to more
              specialized supports, and improved resources for their
              learning. The children and youth of this province should
              not be the target of purported cost-saving measures and
              profit-making experiments. </span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Just
              as the
            </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
                href="https://www.facebook.com/parentaction4ed/"
                target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  style="color:rgb(17,85,204);
                  font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Ontario
                  Parent Action Network
                </span></a></span><span style="color:black;
              font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> has
            </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a
href="https://linktr.ee/schoolwalkins?fbclid=IwAR2sY10tHOx0Y3d_JXE-D0TUpkJ7jR3Dd9B1YtuEQ-LfD-HznTceqBM_T6A"
                target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">mobilized</span></a></span><span
              style="font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">
              in </span><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">support
              of our children to demonstrate that parents will not be
              pitted against teachers in this fight, we as
              post-secondary educators stand by our colleagues in ETFO,
              OSSTF, OECTA and the AEFO. We support teachers who are
              outside in the cold instead of teaching the students they
              care about, in order to defend public education for all. </span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Sincerely,</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt"><span
                style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span></span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Justin
              Podur, York University</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Anna
              Zalik, York University</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Honor
              Ford-Smith, York University</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Stefan
              Kipfer, York University</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Johanna
              Lewis, York University</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Anna
              Willats, George Brown College,</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Alissa
              Trotz, University of Toronto</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Deborah
              Cowen, University of Toronto</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Kiké
              Roach</span><span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">,
              Unifor National Chair in Social Justice and Democracy,
              Ryerson University</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Natalie
              Wood, George Brown College</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Alejandro
              Paz, University of Toronto</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Natalie
              Rothman, University of Toronto</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Aparna
              Mishra Tarc, York University</span></p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;font-size:12pt;
            font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0">
            <span style="color:black; font-size:10.5pt;
              font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Shiri
              Pasternak, Ryerson University<br>
            </span></p>
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