Jordan Vecchio 🇨🇦

The Ford Conservatives voted AGAINST an independent Auditor General investigation into the billion-dollar OSAP scandal. My colleague @LFairclo and the @OntLiberal put forward this motion to get answers about what happened to nearly a billion dollars in OSAP grants flowing to private career colleges. The Conservatives announced they would vote against it before even hearing the debate. Students deserve answers. Taxpayers deserve accountability. #onpoli Sign my petition: tylerwattmpp.ca/fix-osap-asa…

The Ford Conservatives voted down @OntLiberal MPP @LFairclo’s motion calling for an Auditor General investigation into the OSAP scandal. They announced they would vote against it before even hearing the debate. So much for transparency & accountability. We deserve answers. Sign my petition: tylerwattmpp.ca/fix-osap-asa… #onpoli

Another bombshell on the billion dollar OSAP scandal. Over 8,300 OSAP applications came from just THREE IP addresses. The Ford government was warned as early as 2023 and received over 220 tips, complaints and referrals since January 2024. They had the warnings. They refused to act until Oct 2026. Now students are paying the price. We need a full forensic audit. cp24.com/politics/queens-par… #onpoli

Don’t believe Minister Quinn. He keeps saying OSAP has been cut off because of these “very serious allegations”. He’s known about this since 2023. He did nothing. He allowed hundreds of millions to flow to a handful of private colleges who’ve now been referred to the OPP for potential fraud. Restore OSAP. Reverse the grant cuts. Resign. #onpoli

Today, I asked Doug Ford to fix OSAP, honour funding commitments to students who have been cut off, and fire his Minister of Colleges and Universities over the billion-dollar OSAP fraud scandal. The Premier didn't answer. His Minister did, but avoided taking accountability for the government's failure to stop suspected fraud despite years of warnings. As usual. Students deserve answers, not excuses. #onpoli @OntLiberal

Supporting our education workers is supporting our students. Proud to stand with my Ottawa caucus colleagues, education workers, and public school advocates at today’s education rally in Ottawa. Our message to Doug Ford is simple: Bargain in good faith. Smaller class sizes. Safer schools. More staff and student supports. Fair wages. Proper funding for public education. Listen to education workers and students. #onpoli #onted #ontedunited #ontedsolidaire

Thousands of students have had their OSAP ripped away. Now they’re facing dropping out, homelessness, and financial ruin. The Ford government was warned about potential fraud for years. Instead of targeting the bad actors, students at public and private institutions are paying the price. I sat down with @ColinDMello on Global News’ Focus Ontario to discuss the growing OSAP crisis and why students deserve better. Watch the full segment here: youtu.be/r4EK2U9tWe4?si=1Dth… #onpoli

The Ford government destroyed OSAP. They were warned about potential fraud for years and failed to act. Now students across Ontario can’t pay rent, tuition and groceries, and they’re being told to wait until the new year. What are they supposed to do in the mean time? Students should not have to pay the price for this government’s incompetence. Cut off the bad actors. Restore OSAP for students who followed the rules. Immediately. #onpoli cp24.com/politics/queens-par…

At best, the OSAP scandal is incompetence and mismanagement. At worst, potential corruption. Doug Ford’s Conservatives tried to scapegoat students by accusing them of wasting OSAP on luxury items, while nearly 20% of grant spending went to a handful of private career colleges referred to the OPP. Ford owes students an apology. Immediately restore grants for public institutions and reinstate OSAP for legitimate career programs. Sign my petition: tylerwattmpp.ca/fix-osap-asa… #onpoli

Political connections. Lobbyists. Donations. Hundreds of millions in OSAP funding. The Ford government was warned in 2023. So why did it take over three years to act? Who was lobbying them? Who was donating? What did they know, and when? Now innocent students are paying the price. Sign my petition to restore OSAP: tylerwattmpp.ca/fix-osap-asa… #onpoli

This morning, I joined @CTVYMOttawa to discuss the OSAP scandal. Doug Ford needs to immediately reinstate OSAP for students who followed the rules. Keep the bad actors cut off, investigate them, and make affected students whole. The government must also reverse its OSAP grant cuts to public colleges and universities. Their claims that OSAP was unsustainable deserve serious scrutiny in light of what we now know. Students should not be paying the price for this government’s failures. #onpoli