Teachers and support workers tell us our schools are being underfunded and public education is in trouble.
Nurses and doctors tell us our hospitals are being underfunded and health care is in trouble.
Police officers, lawyers and judges tell us our courts are being underfunded and our legal system is in trouble.
Caregivers and long-term care workers tell us our facilities and support for seniors are being underfunded and are in trouble.
Social workers and child-care workers tell us our social services are being underfunded and child-protection services are in trouble.
Yet, we ignore them all, and instead listen to wealthy business and government leaders.
We choose to believe people who enjoy generous salaries, cost-of-living increases, benefits and tax exemptions and can easily afford private schools, private clinics, private seniors’ facilities and private security. Why do we distrust the people on the front lines and choose to trust the people who benefit most from government underfunding of our public institutions?
If our schools, hospitals, seniors and children are trouble in B.C., we don’t need to ask who is to blame. We just need to look in the mirror. We elected the government that is underfunding and cutting our services, and we are sitting back and letting them do so.
We can’t change the government right now. but if we don’t like what is happening in B.C., we have to step up and do so. We can start supporting the people who are fighting to save our public institutions.
Karen Leahy
Grandparents for Public Education
