Dear Honourable Fassbender:
I am writing to you to express my displeasure with you as
the Education Minister, but also with Christy Clark the leader of the Liberal
government. Our government has not been negotiating in good faith; it is my
understanding that proposals are not being tabled regarding the size of classes
and the composition within. The teachers of BC have consistently brought these
issues to your ministry’s attention as the forefront challenge the teaching
profession is faced with today. Despite this the government continues to only
negotiate one side of the argument, the fiscal side in order to balance the
budget!
It is very apparent to me, a layperson who follows these
issues in the media that the government is taking steps towards defeating the
public education system, pushing our teachers and children into the
privatization of education in this province. As a businessman and a 3rd
generation British Columbian this is extremely concerning. I was blessed with a
quality education through the public system some years ago, and continue to
rely on it as I hire newly graduated engineers and community consultants in my
field of work. If we as the people of BC desire to have a strong work fleet to
continue to build the economy, we need teachers in the public classrooms
investing in our children for the future benefit of our province in generations
to come.
I strongly encourage you to look in the mirror and ask
yourself what you want the future of BC to look like far beyond your time on this
beautiful land. I also encourage you to liaise with Premier Clark and your colleagues
and come up with a plan to ethically negotiate with the teachers of BC with the
mindset that your negotiation affects us all as a society.
Sincerely,
Jared Wilkison,
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