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Jill's avatar

The book banning (let's call it what it is) distracts from the healthcare and education mess. It also serves to convince parents that the public education system is so broken that they must make sacrifices in order to enroll their children in the private and charter schools run by failed UCP candidates. And then the UCP can justify capital funding going to these schools because- see, they tell us, it's what parents prefer, over those degenerate public schools. It also helps to break the teachers’ union if they don't have public opinion on their side. This is by design, much like the breakup of healthcare.

CTV had to print a retraction when they reported the information that the Edmonton Islamic Academy was to receive capital funding for their new build. I think that was probably the plan all along, and is still on the backburner, but was backtracked when Peter Guthrie resigned. The three charter schools are still getting grants because they are 'public'.

The UCP ex-teacher candidate in the Edmonton-Ellerslie by-election is campaigning on the 'dirty books in our schools corrupting our youth' platform, which means he is very likely to get in.

Nenshi is hesitant about defunding independent schools because... reasons. I agree we need to build a strong public system first. And before that you need to win that election. But let's get this very clear; the NDP need to stand up loud and proud in support of publicly funded, publicly delivered education.

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Dave O Wong's avatar

Forget about Peoples Choice of Separation. Using taxpayers' money on education and health, rather than a useless referendum. We already know the result of the majority.

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Cesar's avatar

Then Premier Peter Lougheed has been fighting valiantly against Ottawa's then PM Pierre Trudeau in the 70's and 80's but to no avail. Our dear esteemed Premier, Danielle Smith, is now fighting valiantly against the oppressive central government of Ottawa, from Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney. And I don't believe that things will change, history will just keep repeating itself and will continue for decades more, Ottawa will always do its power to suppress Alberta. Alone, our dear Premier will be unable to do anything just like her predecessors before her. The time has come that the people of Alberta, the Albertans, to lend a hand by uniting against one cause, that is to repel Ottawa's government. With the will of its people behind her, Premier Danielle Smith can do more against Ottawa than just by her own efforts. This said, we Albertans, need to rally with our Premier by telling our family, relatives, friends, co-workers and anyone we meet, to support our cause of freedom from Ottawa. The time has come for Alberta to govern itself for what is good for her and for the hard working people that calls her their home. Unite for free Alberta. Unite for Alberta sovereignty. Unite with Premier Danielle Smith and all courageous Albertans that will stand up against our oppressor, and we Albertans will never apologize for what is right for today and for our tomorrow.

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