Shaun Cleaver uses the Toronto Transit Commission regularly to get to his classes. He’s a graduate student at the University of Toronto and feels frustrated by the TTC’s services and costs to users. “I joined TTC Riders, which essentially exists to advocate for improved transit in Toronto,” including, he said, “increasing the service that we have and at least holding if not reducing the fares we pay. … One thing I do well is follow trails of information. … The biggest role I play so far is to bring (facts) to the table and allow our discussions to be more informed.”

Education was the topic at an evening forum organized by local school boards on Sept. 19. The following day, the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA) announced Sept. 20 to be Education Day.