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Originally Posted by First Lady
You have already stated you don't vote, so my response is more for the benefit of others. If you choose to open your eyes in the process, that will simply be a bonus.
Many are not aware that Alberta currently doesn't collect its' own provincial tax. It is collected by the Feds, who then dole it back to us. This is a long process and we would be further ahead to collect it ourselves. It would be put to work for Albertans sooner, could collect interest, etc.
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I read your policy guide.
Predictably, here is one of your education policies:
"institute a student based funding system for financing education which will allow funding via Alberta Opportunity Scholarships to follow the student to the accredited education facility of parental choice."
Seeing as the above policy reads like fluff, I'll be blunt. Why is your party trying to destroy public education with this American style 'school choice' and 'voucher' nonsense?
Alberta has, arguably, the best public education system of any jurisdiction in North America. Our schools are safe, we set high curricular standards, teachers are well trained and students are standardized tested every 3 years.
If Alberta offers equal funding to public and private schools simply based on per pupil counts, government resources become rapidly sparce to support both 'choices'.
I support a strong, and well funded public school system. If parents want to send their kids to private schools, that's their choice to do with their own money.
Perhaps, one day, you and your cronies at the Fraser Institute will realize that public education is an investment, not an industry.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.