Login / RegisterMunicipal elections 2011: Vancouver school board candidates' statements
TheGeorgia Straight is inviting candidates for the Vancouver school board to each write an opinion piece for publication on our website. The commentaries will be added to this page, sorted alphabetically by party and candidate's name, as they are posted.
If you are a candidate, please contact web editor Stephen Hui by email or on Twitter for details.
Coalition of Progressive Electors
Al Blakey: We'll keep fighting the growing inequities in our schools
Jane Bouey: Count on COPE school trustees to defend public education in Vancouver
Gwen Giesbrecht: Entrenched fees and fundraising threaten universal promise of schools
Allan Wong: State of Vancouver schools warrants our collective attention
Green Party of Vancouver
Louise Boutin: Vancouver school board needs trustees who will bring about change
Independent
Lily Harvey: I pledge to inspire, encourage, empower, and enable on Vancouver school board
Misha Lauenstein: Vancouver school board needs alternative voices
Non-Partisan Association
Fraser Ballantyne: Standing for fiscal responsibility and equal opportunity in Vancouver schools
Stacy Robertson: Just an ordinary average guy running for school board
Sandy Sharma: Vancouver school board requires new trustees with common sense
Sophia Woo: Parents deserve to be assured children are safe at school
Vision Vancouver
Patti Bacchus: We need to keep Vancouver’s neighbourhood schools strong
Mike Lombardi: Time to focus on social media literacy in our schools
Rob Wynen: Vancouver’s schools must address student health issues
Tell us all of the school board candidates, how you plan to implement your policies, how much they will cost, how will they be paid for, how many person hours will it cost to implement, what is the milestone schedule for completion of tasks related to your policies and how will what you propose help children in classrooms, and why is what you propose reasonable as part of the school system?
Without this all of you are blowing smoke.