Dear Editor:
It was with increasing dismay and frustration that I watched Cornelia Naylor’s recent interview with Christy Clark.
I’m a former Burnaby student, a current Burnaby teacher and a future Burnaby parent, so I have a fairly good understanding of the education system here – and the impact of the B.C. Liberals’ cuts – and Ms. Clark’s words, tone and posturing were appalling.
The fact that my kids will start school after the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling that the Liberals’ stripping of our collective agreement was unconstitutional brought me such relief is unfortunate. Proper funding and a healthy collective agreement should be the norm, not the exception, and is the foundation of an educated, engaged citizenry. An entire generation of kids was denied proper support for no reason at all; to call that frustrating is an understatement. It’s shameful the Liberals have consistently chosen to underfund education, and its effects are readily seen. I hope that on May 9 voters remember this, and that the future of public education in B.C. is brighter than its recent past.
Katie Marsh, Burnaby
