Petition to the Government of Ontario: Invest in Safe, Modern Schools for Waterloo Region

Families, educators, and community members of Waterloo Region demand immediate action to fix our crumbling schools and build new ones for our growing student population.

The facts:

  • Over 50 public schools in Waterloo Region are below a state of good repair, with a $178 million local repair backlog.

  • The WRDSB, WCDSB, and local French-language boards all face overcrowding and urgent facility needs.

  • Thousands of new student spaces are needed to keep up with enrolment growth.

  • Investing in school infrastructure creates local jobs in trades and construction, boosting our economy.

We call on the Ontario government to:

  1. Increase 10-year school capital funding to at least $31.4 billion.

  2. Repair and replace schools in urgent need, across all boards.

  3. Build new schools to prevent overcrowding.

Safe schools. Modern classrooms. Local jobs. Our children and communities can’t wait.

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  • Jennifer Mackenzie-Miller
    signed 2025-09-18 20:04:00 -0400
  • Dawn McLay
    signed 2025-09-18 19:21:33 -0400
  • Chris Wallage
    signed 2025-09-18 17:36:29 -0400
  • Patricia Borges Nogueira
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  • Lucas Johnson
    signed 2025-09-18 17:13:16 -0400
  • Amber Cole
    signed 2025-09-18 10:28:21 -0400
  • Phoxay Porter
    signed 2025-09-17 21:59:22 -0400
  • Brenda Fowler
    signed 2025-09-17 21:31:20 -0400
  • Ang Wray
    signed 2025-09-17 20:48:12 -0400
  • Erin Lane-Oliphant
    signed 2025-09-17 20:35:54 -0400
  • Tania McCormick
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  • Elysse Wing
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  • Kate Webber
    signed 2025-09-17 20:30:46 -0400
  • Nicole Moore
    signed 2025-09-17 20:19:19 -0400
  • Heather Liddycoat
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  • Kristen Morrison
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  • Riki Hillier
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  • Leanne Racicot
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  • Quinn Quinn
    signed 2025-09-17 17:21:04 -0400
    Years of chronically underfunding public schools to make way for private sector interests has been a consistent tactic used by this gov’t. Our kids deserve WAY better than this.
  • Taylor Knoepfli
    signed 2025-09-17 12:14:22 -0400
  • Sandra Dudzinski
    signed 2025-09-17 10:32:28 -0400
  • Margarita Tsurinova
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  • Najmussahar Zafar
    signed 2025-09-17 07:25:41 -0400
    Support the schools to make it safe and to make Ontario strong!!
  • Heidi Skorvaga
    signed 2025-09-17 06:26:25 -0400
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