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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 21h

a cartoon of homer simpson and bart simpson sitting on a couch with the words join us above them .

ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson and bart simpson sitting on a couch with the words join us above them .

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 23h

Why lobby the government when you can make your lobbyist the government? — the O&G industry

Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 23h

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Smith says she's open to adjusting Alberta's industrial carbon price | CBC News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's open to adjusting aspects of Alberta's industrial carbon pricing program, including the province's industrial carbon price.

www.cbc.ca

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Coreen Spencer @coreenofsylvan.bsky.social · 1d

UCP MLA Red Deer south - ‘working from home’ so he can avoid he or his staff actually listening to his constituency members.
Ring those phones! Don’t stop!

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 1d

"Faith, Family, Freedoom" is pretty darn close to the synopsis of Jason Stanley's "How Fascism Works"

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 1d

The Government of Alberta will tell you, on the record, that when choosing a *private* school, class size absolutely matters.

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 1d

Honey, wake up, new potential Alberta referendum on ending private school funding just dropped.

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Don Braid @donbraid.bsky.social · 2d

Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government. They wanted to spank Evan Li because he dared mention it. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #abed #ableg #yyc #yeg #apoli #cdnpoli

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government

Spanking spat last week was caused by student Evan Li hitting a sore spot on eve of teacher strike — lush funding for private schools.

calgaryherald.com

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 1d

It was right there!

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, but do I JR Santa's nice/ naughty decision on the standard of reasonableness, or correctness? My rights and interests, etc...

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 1d

What is the point of the fabled "Alberta Advantage" if not to invest in the best for our children?

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2d

I *think* (I am no expert) its so that if any teachers try to cross the picket line, the government wouldn't have to pay them for sitting in an empty classroom.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2d

You want the public to hold the government accountable long-term so the ATA don't have to spend all its own capital convincing the public classroom conditions are a problem. And it costs nothing and would be politically hard for the government to say no.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2d

I am once again insisting that @albertateachers.bsky.social @schilldawg.bsky.social insist on reinstating class size reporting in negotiations.

Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2d

Class sizes, core subjects metro school boards, until the UCP stopped measuring in 2019.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2d

After spending at least $42,000 on Facebook ads against teachers, all of the Government's Facebook ads ended today. There are no current education ads running.
Will see what happens tomorrow.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2d

Class sizes, core subjects metro school boards, until the UCP stopped measuring in 2019.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 4d

Haha.

Toronto Blue Jays (Bot) @bluejaysbot.bsky.social · 4d

Locked In. #WANTITALL

Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 5d

This government, for the past 6 years, has prided itself on its creativity in re-directing public money to private schools and charters that has never been done before anywhere in Canada let alone Alberta. It made choices.

Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 5d

“There just simply isn’t more money. We have to respect taxpayers.” Smith said.

That is a manufactured budget constraint.

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Bell: A frustrated Danielle Smith wants Alberta teachers back at the bargaining table

Premier Danielle Smith wants Alberta Teachers' Association to get back to the bargaining table and hammer out a deal before a Monday strike

calgaryherald.com

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 5d

Teachers: you know you've got a fair deal when, in a year from now, when the private schools come lobbying for money again, the government has to tell them "no," not because they want to, but because you've tied up everything in public education.

Don't stop until they roll back private funding.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 5d

Yup.
And about half of those 3009 would've already been covered under the existing funding model, so its really only an extra 1300 or so that addresses the debt

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 5d

There's nothing that says those 3000 new teachers go just to public schools either.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 7d

Kind of funny how much of the content comes from (checks notes) Ontario's public broadcaster.

Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 7d

The English version of the toolkit is 167 pages long.

curriculum.learnalberta.ca/cdn/pt/docs/... #AbLeg #Abed

Interested to hear what teachers think of it.

curriculum.learnalberta.ca

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Jessica Morris 🇨🇦 @jessicatye.bsky.social · 7d

I wish I could say I was surprised, but it’s just like Smith to silence those who don’t agree with her. #ableg #abpoli

Zoomed in picture of smith from alberta next panel gesturing to her throat to cut the mic of the young boy who McAllister said should be spanked

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 8d

Teachers get paid what, over 40% less? And somehow manage to not threaten to beat up children in fits of indescretion. Amazing.

Real Mike - Fake Ezzie 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🌻 @fakeezzie.bsky.social · 8d

What makes this worse is that we are paying this McAllister clown $14,000 A MONTH to treat more than 50% of Albertans like total garbage on a regular basis, in public. #ableg #abpoli

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 8d

a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face and saying huh .

ALT: a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face and saying huh .

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 8d

How about reinstating class size reporting?

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