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Just chatting with one of my political confidants and the equalization referendum makes so much more sense now. THREAD
#ableg #fairdeal #Referendum #ableg #abed
#ableg #fairdeal #Referendum #ableg #abed
Where has @jkenney faced some of his greatest opposition?
Public school boards, and municipal councils.
Public school boards, and municipal councils.
It& #39;s been rumoured for some time that there would be some slates run in the next municipal election.
The @Alberta_UCP tested this out with their so called "Students Count" slate in the 2017 #yyccbe @yyCBEdu election.
The @Alberta_UCP tested this out with their so called "Students Count" slate in the 2017 #yyccbe @yyCBEdu election.
Whether formal or informal, I expect there will be ideologically aligned candidate slates in the 2021 municipal elections and school board elections.
Everyone likes to say Kenney is playing 4 dimensional chess, while everyone else is playing checkers, and I think this is one of those cases...
What changes were also made to the eligibility for public school boards with so called #BillH8 that eliminated GSA protections?
What changes were also made to the eligibility for public school boards with so called #BillH8 that eliminated GSA protections?
Glad you asked!
"Catholics would be eligible to vote and run for either public or Catholic school boards, but non-Catholics could only vote and run for public school boards." https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/bill-8-gsas-school-fees-power-of-boards-to-be-tweaked-under-education-amendment-act">https://edmontonjournal.com/news/loca...
"Catholics would be eligible to vote and run for either public or Catholic school boards, but non-Catholics could only vote and run for public school boards." https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/bill-8-gsas-school-fees-power-of-boards-to-be-tweaked-under-education-amendment-act">https://edmontonjournal.com/news/loca...
This is a Trojan horse to allow ideologically aligned trustees to run on a slate for the public school boards. There will be less opposition if public boards (which aren& #39;t allowed to legally be called public anymore) are stacked with favourable trustees.
By leveraging an #EqualizationReferendum, the UCP will be able to drive turnout with their base who are passionate about getting more money from Ottawa (a formula Kenney and Harper wrote will in government).
