{"id":32933,"date":"2026-04-15T15:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=32933"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:11:01","slug":"ford-government-changes-leave-cloud-of-confusion-for-tvdsb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/04\/ford-government-changes-leave-cloud-of-confusion-for-tvdsb\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Government Changes Leave Cloud Of Confusion For TVDSB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Doug Ford&#8217;s education minister Paul Calandra announced changes for the trustee role this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He isn&#8217;t eliminating the position &#8211; but instead limiting their powers and earnings potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What will that mean at the Thames Valley District School Board? We still don&#8217;t know whether trustees will be on the ballot this October!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trustee Marianne Larsen joined Craig on the podcast to share her thoughts on what&#8217;s been announced and what could come next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous conversations with Larsen can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/classicrock981.com\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2025\/08\/craig-needles-podcast-episode-392-ousted-tvdsb-trustee-on-ford-governments-school-board-take-over\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicrock981.com\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2025\/10\/episode-413-a-tvdsb-arrest-and-a-tvdsb-exit\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by London Hydro &#8211; and brought to you by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Craig on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeedlesOnNews\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/craigneedles.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigneedlespodcast\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=dz8yf-1a9cfb8-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Doug Ford&#8217;s education minister Paul Calandra announced changes for the trustee role this week. He isn&#8217;t eliminating the position &#8211; but instead limiting their powers and earnings potential. What will that mean at the Thames Valley District School Board? We still don&#8217;t know whether trustees will be on the ballot this October! 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