April 19, 2010 - 12:05 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
The BC Government should remember that behind each of these students, there are two parents concerned, angry and confused by the budget shortfalls being encountered by school boards across the province.
With the vote on the Vancouver School Board (VSB) proposed $18.12 million in budget cuts for fiscal 2010-11, the heat is rising on a provincial government led by a rookie Minister being thrown to the wolves by Premier Gordon Campbell.
Yesterday, over 500 parents and kids packed the John Oliver high school gym to rant against a provincial government that so far doesn’t have the guts to be honest with the amount of funding AND EXPENSES that are being passed on to school board across BC.
Speaking about the politics of the situation for a second, I interpret the shifting of the messaging from the Minister as a sign that the BC Liberals are beginning to realize that it is them rather than the VSB, or any individual school board for that matter, that is going to bare the brunt of the fallout.
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November 30, 2009 - 11:59 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
These kinds of protests might be saved exclusively for Vancouver, while guerilla marketers and those wishing to make a buck might focus their efforts solely on Richmond and Whistler.
Last week, Vancouver City Council propoed amendments to 10 components of the the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games bylaw, all of which should pass tomorrow at their regularly schedule bi-weekly meeting.
Now in terms of credit, one must give an acknowledgment to Chris Shaw and Alissa Westergard-Thorpe who brought forth a court challenge to protect their Charter rights.
But with Vancouver out of the way regarding fears that Charter rights and freedom of expression would be impinged on, the focus must now turn to Richmond and Whistler.
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November 10, 2009 - 2:58 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
October 29, 2009 - 1:26 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Geoff Meggs provides his thoughts on the issues regarding his motion on the Greater Vancouver Labour Relations Bureau.
This morning I conducted an interview with Councillor Geoff Meggs to seek out comments on his motion, which is slated to appear before Council next week.
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