BROUSSEAU ATTENDS EDUCATION DEBATE
Merv Ritchie
On Monday, April 20 at the Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver, there was a debate Canada Goose Coats On Sale on our education system. This was focused on the Public education system from K to 12, canada goose outlet shop not the post secondary system. All parties were requested to participate and Canada Goose Online send representatives. The Skeena Candidate, Mike Brousseau, represented the Conservative Party of BC and participated in this debate. The NDP’s Rob Fleming and Jane Sterk Leader of the Green canada goose factory sale Party also attended however the Liberal Party canada goose outlet jackets decided to not provide a representative to the all Party Education debate.
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Moderated by CBC’s Erica Johnson from the Marketplace TV program, the turnout was estimated to be about 90. The audience included another two Conservative candidates, a sitting MLA Chudnovsky several other area candidates including Mel Lehan NDP Point Grey, Ian McLeod Cons. canada goose outlet nyc North Van Lonsdale, Damian Kettlewell, Deputy Leader Green party and Vanc. False Creek candidate.
Several current and past Vancouver School Board trustees also attended including the Board official canada goose outlet Chair Patti Bacchus, goose outlet canada parent group reps, teachers, support staff workers and many parents with high school age students.
“They all talked about finances and how much money we have to throw at it” stated Brousseau, “but they never really addressed what’s going on with the children.” Adding that it seemed they were Canada Goose Outlet “Politicking”, “using the children canada goose outlet store uk as pawns.”
Brousseau explained that the group also talked about transferable vouchers. This would be where a child their parents could choose to go to a private school and they would be able to bring funding from the public system. This Brousseau Canada Goose Jackets stated might raise the standards canada goose outlet reviews of all schools.
“Money’s not the problem,” he claimed, “we need to get the parents involved to work with the teachers.”
Issues that concerned him were some new policies. One, referred to as the Corren Agreement, “really ticks canada goose jacket outlet me off”, and the Fraser Institutes method of assessing the children.
“We’re teaching our children not how to think but what to think [] they’re setting the curriculum of what your children cheap canada goose uk can be judged by.” Brousseau added, “And Gordon Campbell didn’t send anyone, which shows how disinterested he is.”.