Thread by @SPhillipsAB

Jason Kenney is in #lethbridge today. Families here need answers about his lack of plan or resources for the return to school.
More than 10,000 people have already signed our petition calling on the UCP to fund a safer school plan for the fall. #ableg #yql #abed 1/

Right now, the UCP plans to cram up to 30 kids in to underfunded classrooms, without any extra teachers or assistants, space, PPE or supplies - leaving school boards scrambling.
Yes, it costs money to prepare fora global pandemic. They've had since March to figure it out. 2/

And since March, they've found plenty of money for the following:
-Accelerating $4.7 billion in handouts to already-profitable corporations
-$30 million for an "energy war room," an amateurish propaganda effort that has done nothing but serially embarrass itself 3/ #ableg

-$150,000/year for a racist, sexist and homophobic speechwriter and collaborator for the Premier
-$250,000/year for unqualified former MLA Dave Rodney - whose only accomplishment was to quit his seat so that Jason Kenney could run it 4/ #ableg

...and so on. There's plenty of examples of misplaced priorities, cronyism, massive job losses, and a failed economic plan that only benefits people who are connected to the UCP. 5/ #ableg

The provincial deficit is likely to be over $20 billion this year. But schools aren't even being fully funded for enrolment, let alone managing a pandemic. Lethbridge parents have questions. Today, @jkenney should find some respect for families and give us answers. 6/ #ableg