I’m currently working with the #DM7A team from JO60OM (Hirtstein in the #OreMountains) in the #DARC #vhf #uhf #shf #contest - we are #QRV on #2m #70cm #23cm and up. There is still plenty of time to work us. Just ask for a #sked on ON4KST #chat. The weather is getting better again… #HamRadio #Amateurfunk #ssb #cw #S07 #iaru
"In addition, since these policy changes, Saskatchewan’s per-student spending rankings have plummeted, though obscured by a provincial budgetary shell game claiming increased investment in education." #background #sked #skpoli
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/opinion-schism-with-sask-teachers-stems-from-neutering-school-boards/ar-BB1mqQsg
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"Our provincial government has previously r ejected the use of compulsory arbitration to solve this contract dispute. More recently, our province’s teachers have overwhelmingly rejected the so-called “final offer” by the joint government\school boards bargaining team." #skpoli #sked
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/letters-sask-government-teachers-must-co-operate-to-end-dispute/ar-BB1mv9Gp
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"Critics of the ban have noted Saskatchewan has the highest rate of interpersonal violence and sexual assault.
The province has the second-highest adolescent pregnancy rate and sees more cases of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections when compared to the rest of Canada." #sked #sexeducation #skpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/family-travels-library-sex-ed-school-ban-1.7173448
Family relies on library for third party sex ed because of school ban

""The Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench has already found that the Saskatchewan government's pronoun policy (now enacted into legislation) will inflict irreparable harm on vulnerable young people. In response to that ruling, the government took the unprecedented step of using the notwithstanding clause..." #skpoli #sked #studentsafety
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sasktchewan-appeal-docs-allege-judge-errored-into-pronoun-law-1.7135308
Sask. government appealling judge's decision to allow amended court action in pronoun case | CBC News

The Saskatchewan government is arguing that its use of the notwithstanding clause should mean the court cannot review whether its pronoun consent law violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Sask. speech pathologist says parents pay for services they can't get in classroom

Speech-language pathologist Maegan Mason stresses the importance of early intervention to help children with complex needs. She says parents who can afford it often seek private services when they can't get help in the school system.

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I am on #MSHV #MSK144 144.360 Mhz attempting #meteorscatter tonight. Its an unattended setup. Anyone who wants to #sked please get in touch. If someone hears my station, kindly reach out. #amateurradio

With school pronoun legislation passed, Sask. government rescinds original policy directive #skpoli #sked #childsafety

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/pronoun-policy-original-rescinded-1.7008207

With school pronoun legislation passed, Sask. government rescinds original policy directive | CBC News

Having passed legislation enshrining its rules on pronouns in schools, the Saskatchewan government has rescinded the original policy directive meant to enact those rules, in a move that could bring an end to a court case around the directive.

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@GottaLaff In the meantime, our schools are overcrowded and underfunded, our ER wait times are getting longer, and our grocery staples are getting more expensive. But sure, some kid's pronoun use is reason to call back the legislature early for the first time in a quarter century... Moe got more and more entrenched in his decision the more organizations came out against his stupid policy.

#sked #education #skpoli #cdnpoli #transrights

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