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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
Alright, so here's the skinny.
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b) does it even matter?
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Not really. My understanding of education funding in Alberta is that you can direct your portion of taxes to one school district, but the money from municipal taxes only covers less than half of their budgets. The districts receive money determined by a set amount for each student (depending on age, special needs, etc), with the extra money provided by the province. I highly doubt that the municipalities release information to the schools about where individual taxes are directed, so I wouldn't worry about them holding that information against you.
That said, you should know that if you do support the Catholic system you are supporting an organization that discriminates against non-Catholics. If you are Catholic you can teach in any district, but if not you will find it very difficult if not impossible to get a teaching job with a Catholic school. I would have no problem with this if the Catholic schools were subject to the same rules as private schools, but they are not.
Finally, I was educated in the Catholic system and while there were many problems that I had with the sysytem, I would never expect the Spanish Inquisition.