.” education and- have down-

.” school districts but have not
increased funding to cover
. the additional costs ‘(infia-

.2000/2001 under the NDP.

AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 6, 2005

Dear Sir:
Two years ago teacher

_ union representatives met

with Skeena MLA Roger
Harris to discuss education-
al issues. After reading the
March 30, 2005 article by
Jennifer Lang it is as appar-
ent now as it-was two years
ago that Mr. Harris was lis-
tening but not hearing what

. was being said.

Many. of the statements
made by Mr. Harris in his-

> interview with, The Terrace

Standard, headlined .““When
it comes to education, things
are better now, says MLA”
are little more than superfi-

- cial truths and political pos-

turing.

Yes, the B.C, Liberals are
increasing funding to public
education’ in . 2005/2006, |
but they do not tell you the

‘real per pupil funding level

remains less than it was in

Harris fails to mention the’
B. c. Liberals have cut over
$300 million from. public

loaded additional costs to

” “ tion, salaries and benefits of

‘all employees, heating, elec-

tricity and transportation).
Due. to the underfunding

- - Dear Sir:

‘In the interest of a fair -

, and balanced view.of life in -

oa Skeena under the Liberal re- »,
) {gimme} I “would like to add.to
“othe: list of accomplishments
an presented in the self-lauda-
’ . tory. and. delusional advert
~ yun in the March 30“issue

of. The Terrace Standard by

Roger Harris and the B.C.

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\

Liberal to correct some seri-

- ous Omissions in the record.
* Burgeoning food banks. | .

Thanks to Roger Harris and
the B: C. Liberals. ‘

with provincial
' ing introduced by the NDP..
~ Teachers are not happy about
» amalgamation of school dis-
_tricts-under the NDP.

Yes, teachers are angry”

Teacher fails MLA
on education 1Q__

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

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| “They do not tell you the real per pupil |
funding level remains less than what. it
_was in 2000/2001 under the NDP.” | .

of public education, more

and. more school districts
are considering the four-day

. instructional week. As well,
custodial, ‘maintenance and :

transportation services cut

by 20 per cent (hours, wag-"

es, benefits), larger class
sizes, fewer electives, closed
schools: ,and_-decreasing
teaching. and support staff. .
The claims by Mr. Harris
that teachers have an axe to
grind and that Kitimat teach-

__ ers in particular harbour ani- -
. mosity are quite accurate.

» Teachers are not pleased

about the stripping of collec-

tive agreement. language by

the current B.C. Liberals. .
Yes, Kitimat teachers are

fine and exploit: Thanks to
Roger Harris and the B.C.
Liberals.

* For our cash- -strapped

» public: education system and

the moronic funding formu-
la that penalizes our kids for.

not living i in Greater Vancou- |
ver. Thanks to. Roger Harris -

and the B.C. Liberals. »

* For rural B.C.’s relega- "
tion to second-class citizen-

ship under the Liberals’
“critical mass” theory of pro-
vincial service entitlements.

“Thanks’to Roger Harris and

- For; {Qurisawmills sitys, ,the.B. Cr ‘Liberals.

“ting silent while our natural

resources are shipped — raw
- offshore for others to re-

What elimination of the foreign
content limit means to you —

* For
breath-taking rush, to remedy
the clearly legitimate aborig-

-bargain- ©

the province’ s.

- very. upset about the shred-
ding of our fairly negotiated —

collective agreement by the
current B.C. Liberals. ~

Yes, teachers are upset

about larger classes, less
supports for students, 113
closed schools and 2,500
fewer teachers due to B.C.
Liberal underfunding.

. Teachers are upset be-
cause kids matter and teach-
ers care,

» ‘Teacher involvement. in

the political arena is about |
holding publicly elected of- .
-ficials accountable and we

intend to do so on May 17,
2005.
Was | that

will not occur?

Francis Boucher, :
* President,
— Kitimat District |

Teachers’ Association

MLA far too modest.
in what has happened

inal claims festering against" .

the honour of the ‘Crown.

-Thanks to Roger Harris and
’ the B.C. Liberals.

* For the thousands who
have to flee Skeena to find a

future. Thanks to Roger Har- -
-ris and the B.C. Liberals. ©

propagandizing «| -
- us ignorant yokels to the ©

| * For’

tune of tens of millions of
our own dollars. Thanks to
Roger Harris and the B.C.
Liberals.

Yes, Roger. It’s time to lay

claim to everything. you’ ve. 4):
done for your constituents in. “}‘*

the last four years.
John How,
’’ Lakelse Lake, B.C.

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