Little Lies and Political Spin

I listen to the radio and I hear them. I open my local newspaper and I read them. I can't get away from them. What am I talking about? I am of course talking about the BC Governments facts about Bill 22 and their "Education Plan."  Why would the BC government bother with the truth when they have their "facts."  I have already posted the BCTF's rebuttal to these facts, but I am finding it increasingly alarming how often these little lies are being repeated. One of the most ridiculous of these lies they call facts is that class size limits are going to remain in effect. Last week Education Minister George Abott incredulously announced that School Boards would be paying teachers who have classes over 30 more money ( money would be paid for each student over 30).  Please explain to me how there can be class size limits if they are already planning for classes over 30. Apparently George Abbot has not heard about my husband's idea of putting all Grade 4 students in the province in  BC PLACE and hire one teacher. THINK of the cost savings!!!!!!

 If the government was truly being honest they would have to say that the entire motivation behind Bill 22 and the non- attempt at contract negotiations was to control teachers and discredit the BCTF. Now, I am sure that wouldn't make them sound as good as making the teachers sound like unreasonable, greedy, lazy people who CLEARLY don't know what it takes to make a sound education plan. Why would a group of people who spend a minimum of 5 years in University with one of those years entirely dedicated to learning sound educational principles know anything about education?  Not to mention the fact that many of us ( myself included) have spent 2  or more years further studying research and theories behind educational principles.  But of course how many years we all went to school is a moot point because the motivation for all of these ads is clearly not to make a better public education system. The motivation is control. They want to be able to change things as they see fit. They don't want to have to deal with contracts and the rights teachers have collectively bargained in the past. I wonder what would happen if we gave private sector businesses who deal with unions the right to strip contracts as they see fit.

Clearly the BC governments budget for advertising is large. Obviously, it is bigger than what they intend to spend on raises.  It is almost like they are campaigning against the BCTF. Instead of campaigning against the NDP and BC Conservatives they are wasting our valuable tax dollars trying to convince, me, you and everyone else that teachers are the problem in our education system.  If they could only convince everyone in BC, they would surely be elected for yet another term.  Here is some news for you BC Liberals. WE DON'T WANT YOUR JOB.  We WANT YOU TO DO YOURS.  And your job, by the way, is NOT to contradict labour laws, ignore Supreme Court Rulings and basically attempt to crush unions in BC as a means to get the conservative vote that  may be switching to supporting the BC Conservative Party.
The irony of these ads is that the government presents them as "the truth." I am saddened that many will believe them, and many won't even care to read into the political spin. Mostly, though, I am sad that my children will be entering school at a time when our government's priorities are controlling teachers  instead of enhancing education.