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or how about being able to drive an electric car that you can recharge? That won't ever happen under a Conservative government.
I've heard rumours that Harper has called the election in part due to the effect that an Obama Presidency would have on Canadian voters. ie, it would definitely be a boost to the Liberal Party. I suppose there is some truth in that.
I am generally a centrist with both left leaning and a few right leaning tendencies. As much as I am unhappy with how the Liberals have gone about reforming their party since Chretien left office, I simply cannot vote for the Canadian Alliance Party...because that's exactly what they are. The old Progressive Conservative Party is dead, which is unfortunate, because now Canada's only truly right wing party has its base in the west, where they are less educated, more religious and definitely more "rural". As someone from Ontario, that's not the kind of party I will ever vote for.
So, bring on the minority Torie administration again, where little to nothing is accomplished among all kinds of bitter fighting in Parliament. This entire election is just a fucking waste of tax payers money and is a huge distraction for Canadians concerning the very important American election campaign. |
All I see here is ignorance on your part here. Alberta continues to have the one of the strongest curriculums not only in Canada but internationally, with Alberta scoring well above the national average in test scores.
A recent McLeans Artice detailing the smartest cities in Canada:
Smartest Cities:
Ottawa
Victoria
Calgary
Toronto is somewhere down there below Regina
Most Cultured:
Calgary
Victoria
Gatineau
Perhaps you are confusing our different opinions on national matters as a lack of education?
Alberta’s 15-year olds place among world’s best on international tests
Edmonton… For the second time in a week, international test results have placed Alberta students among the world’s best. This time, the results of the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that Alberta's students have jumped from fourth to second place in science, the focus subject for the 2006 tests.
In science, Alberta scored second highest in the world behind Finland. Alberta is the only province whose overall science score, as well as each individual test score, is significantly higher than the Canadian average. In the two minor areas of study, Alberta tied for third in reading and tied for fifth in mathematics.
"Alberta's students are achieving incredible things," said Minister of Education, Ron Liepert. "Student success is a collaboration of the efforts of teachers, parents, students and all educational stakeholders. This ensures that Alberta is recognized as an educational leader worldwide and our students are positioned for great things in a global context."
Comparison of performance in science between immigrant and non-immigrant students is another area of interest in PISA 2006. Alberta is the only jurisdiction whose immigrant students not only performed significantly better than, or as well as, the average non-immigrant students in Canada, but these students also demonstrated no difference with their non-immigrant counterparts within Alberta. This is contrary to international and national trends that non-immigrant youth tend to outperform their immigrant peers.
"Our results show that Alberta can be held as a model for helping immigrant students achieve excellence in their education," said Liepert.
PISA is administered every three years by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The tests assess the international achievement of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics and science. In Alberta, approximately 2,000 students from 90 schools, together with other sampled students from 57 countries, participated in the test in the spring of 2006. 2006 marks the third time Alberta participated in this programme.
Supporting student learning is part of Premier Ed Stelmach’s plan to secure Alberta’s future by building communities, greening our growth and creating opportunity.
http://education.alberta.ca/department/news/2007/december/20071204.aspx
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