Ron DyckAug 26, 2025
Social conservative groups expand training for prospective Alberta school trustees
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/social-conservative-groups-expand-training-for-prospective-alberta-school-trustees-1.7615098
Social conservative groups expand training for prospective Alberta school trustees | CBC News

A concerted and co-ordinated push by social conservative groups to train candidates and campaigners for upcoming school board elections is raising the stakes in this fall’s municipal elections, with voting day less than two months away.

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@dyckron

Oh great: David Parker, Take Back Alberta, et al want to make your schools the front line battle ground for the culture wars, even more than they already are. Alberta, make sure you find out who the smart, capable, and progressive candidates are in your district, we can’t let these people get in… can you imagine TBA types on the school board and the #UCP in the Leg at the same time? They will tear apart everything you value about your children and your grandchildren’s schooling: the only reason things aren’t already much worse is because the big school boards have been doing a hero’s job of pushing back against the GovofAB.

#ABPoli #EPSB #SchoolBoards #TBA

Aug 27, 2025 at 12:08amWeb
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@DavidM_yeg @dyckron

Unrelated: what's with all the Parkers in AB? First there's this absolute chucklefuck, Mike Parker as the longtime, careerist president of a major healthcare union, and an older David Parker (with J as a middle initial, to distinguish him) as the leader of the Alberta Greens in the 90s, and a perennial candidate in multiple elections.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Parker

David J. Parker - Wikipedia