Carryl Bennett

Teacher, dog lover, traveller, lover of Saskatchewan wheat fields, President GSACT Local 23, President NCTCA (she/her)

[Max Fawcett 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @maxfawcett]

Beyond parody

[jason schilling @schill_dawg]

New numbers, same results. Alberta remains the least funded per student across Canada. This shameful choice by government is affecting students and teachers every day.

Will Budget 2025 see a sizeable investment in our kids and their future? #stoptheexcuses

[Ziad 😷 Fazel 🇨🇦🇺🇦💉 @ZiadFazel]

As someone who successfully went to Auditor General + Alberta Securities Commission about Alberta Research Council wrongdoing ~20 years ago, I wanted to share some tips based on what I read in Premier Smith's letter on 8 Feb 2025.

🧵

https://t.co/AxV3W5pEb3

[Darren Markland @drdagly]

This week for Danielle Smith:
1. Breaks Canadian solidarity on Trumps tarrifs.
2. Confirmed election interference by Take Back Alberta.
3. Involved in audit interference for Alberta Health cronyism.

#ffs

[Parksy @PfParks]

If the authors of this report could make an "error" on something as important and basic as who were the main contributors, then one has to wonder what other "errors" were made? And were these "errors" intentional to lend a semblance of credibility?
1/4
https://t.co/l6OxZAOGar

[jason schilling @schill_dawg]

The underfunding of our public education system has led to a strike by support workers that is encroaching on the education of students with complex needs.

Denying vulnerable students with complex learning needs access to in-person instruction is unjustifiable.

[Dr. Fiona Mattatall 🪩🇨🇦 @FionaMattatall]

Both the CMA and AMA are calling out the misinformation in the recently released Alberta government report 👇

#abhealth #abpoli

[jason schilling @schill_dawg]

This whole thread is why we need to invest in public education. Alberta students are funded the least in Canada resulting in higher class sizes, lack of resources, fewer supports for students with special needs, and teachers leaving. This is the real choice in education.

[peter mackay @peterfmackay]

If you aren't furious about what is being done to education support workers in Alberta, you aren't paying attention. Call the Minister of Education, the Minister of Finance, and your MLA. And please support CUPE Alberta Local 3550.

[Darren Markland @drdagly]

The majority of Albertans are cringing yet again.

[Support Our Students @SOSAlberta]

New year, renewed fight for public education!
Public funds belong to public schools.
Sign on to our latest campaign now and help us spread the word!

https://t.co/809cjpRnKg

[Judith 5196 🟦 🇨🇦 🦋🧡🍁 @JudithY68884907]

This is an op-ed written by former Canadian PM Jean Chretien in the Globe & Mail. Well worth reading.
Maybe 45 needs a Shawinigan handshake from him.

[Brittlestar @brittlestar]

Damn. If I make it to 91 I’m hope I’m this badass.

[Ms. Lutzmann @MsLutzmann]

Today @NateHornerAB said that working as an education assistant in Alberta is a “part-time” job. His government’s own website defines 30 hours a week as full-time. Schools operate more than 30 hours a week. Why aren’t #abed teaching assistants being paid to support kids all day?!

[Allison McCaffrey - VP, Alberta Teachers’ Assoc. @allimc456]

If COLA indexed wage increases are now the norm per the UCP (that’s what they voted to give themselves - so it must be good for the rest of us) then I’m looking forward to similar terms in the teachers’ new negotiated contract….right?
#weareata

[Rhiannon Hoyle @RhiHoyleYEG]

Support staff work 35 hrs/week, 10 months a year, and earn an average of $27,000 a year. Many have multiple jobs & struggle to pay their bills.

If they can't support themselves, they can't support our children. They deserve better. They deserve a living wage.
#ableg #abpoli

[B. Thomas Hall @ThomasHall17]

As an immigrant I never cease to be amazed and disappointed by Cdns' ignorance of how their Constitution and parliamentary system work. They conflate the government and Parliament, and the party leadership and Prime Minister's office. Justin Trudeau has resigned the leadershp 1/n

[Jason YYC @Jason___YYC]

Kind of how they stopped taking data on class sizes. How they stopped taking data on covid. How they stopped taking data on oil spills.

Head in the sand and it never happened.

[Jon Meddings @JMeddings]

Longest wait times in the west. Well done AB…

Wasn’t someone telling me that they were seeing our hc refocussing improvements? Worst it has ever been.

And this is from the Fraser Institute.