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From YouTube: Main Estimates - Ministry of Education Pt.1
Description
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
A
A
A
A
A
B
To
order
and
welcome
everyone
in
attendance,
the
committee
has
under
consideration
the
estimates
of
the
Ministry
of
Education
for
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31st
2024
I'd.
Ask
that
we
go
around
the
table
and
have
members
introduce
themselves
for
the
record
Minister.
Please
introduce
the
officials
who
are
joining
you
at
the
table.
My
name
is
Jackie,
lovely
I
am
the
MLA
for
the
cameras
constituency
and
the
chair
of
this
committee.
We
will
start
to
my
right.
E
I
Myself,
Adriana
LaGrange
MLA
for
Red
Deer
North
and
the
minister
of
Education
with
me:
I
have
Andre
Tremblay
my
Deputy
Minister
I
have
Christine
Sewell
assistant,
Deputy,
Minister
of
Finance
services
and
capital
planning;
I
have
Emily
ma
executive
director
of
K-12
fiscal
oversight,
I
have
Matt
Hebert
assistant,
Deputy,
minister
of
system,
Excellence
Jeff
Willen
assistant
assistant,
Deputy,
minister
of
strategic
services
and
governance,
Jennifer
Cassidy
assistant
Deputy,
minister
of
curriculum,
Lisa
Hagerty
assistant
Deputy,
minister
of
the
First
Nations
metis
Inuit,
education
directorate
and
Candy
Joseph
assistant
Deputy,
minister
of
program
and
system
support.
B
You,
and
so
we
have
members
joining
us
online,
please
introduce
yourself.
B
Welcome
turn
to
the
business
at
hand.
Please
note
that
the
microphones
are
operated
by
hands
and
staff
committee
proceedings
are
live
streamed
on
the
internet
and
broadcast
on
Alberta
assembly
TV.
The
audio
and
visual
stream
and
transcript
sub
meetings
can
be
accessed
via
the
Legislative
Assembly
website.
Members
participating
remotely
are
encouraged
to
turn
your
camera
on.
While
speaking
and
mute
your
microphone
when
not
speaking,
remote
participants
who
wish
to
be
placed
on
a
speaker's
list
are
asked
to
email
or
message
to
the
committee
Clerk
and
members
in
the
room
should
signal
to
the
chair.
B
Please
set
your
cell
phones
and
other
devices
to
silent
for
the
duration
of
the
meeting.
Honorable
members,
these
stabbing
orders
set
out
the
process
for
consideration
of
the
main
estimates.
A
total
of
six
hours
has
been
scheduled
for
consideration
of
the
estimates
for
the
Ministry
of
Education.
This
ministry
is
the
first
three
hours
for
consideration
of
the
ministry's
estimates
standing
order.
B
59.016
establishes
the
speaking
rotation
and
speaking
times.
In
brief,
the
minister
or
members
of
the
executive
Council,
acting
on
The
Minister's
behalf,
will
have
10
minutes
to
address
the
committee
at
the
conclusion
of
The
Minister's
comments.
A
60-minute
speaking
block
for
the
official
opposition
begins,
followed
by
20-minute
speaking
block
for
independent
members.
If
any
and
then
20-minute
speaking
blocks
for
the
government,
caucus
individuals
may
only
speak
for
up
to
10
minutes
at
a
time,
but
speaking
times
may
be
combined
between
the
member
and
Minister.
After
this
speaking
time.
B
The
following
same
rotation
of
the
official
opposition,
independent
members
and
government
caucus
the
member
and
the
minister
May
each
speak
once
for
maximum
of
five
minutes,
or
these
times
may
be
combined
making
it
a
10-minute
block.
If
members
have
any
questions
regarding
speaking
times
or
rotation,
please
send
an
email
or
message
to
the
committee
clerk
about
the
process.
With
the
concurrence
of
the
committee,
I
will
call
a
five-minute
break
near
the
midpoint
of
the
meeting.
However,
the
three-hour
clock
will
continue
to
run.
Does
anyone
oppose
a
break?
B
Okay,
we'll
have
a
break
then
Ministry
officials
may
be
present
and
at
the
direction
of
the
minister
May
address
the
committee.
Ministry
officials
sitting
in
the
gallery,
if
called
upon,
have
access
to
a
microphone
in
the
gallery
area
and
are
asked
to
please
introduce
themselves
for
the
record
prior
to
commencing
pages,
are
available
to
deliver
notes
or
other
materials
between
the
gallery
and
the
table.
Attendees
in
the
gallery
may
not
approach
the
table.
B
Space
permitting
opposition
caucus
staff
may
sit
at
the
table
to
assist
their
members.
However,
members
have
priority
to
sit
at
the
table
at
all
times.
If
debate
is
exhausted
prior
to
six
hours,
the
ministry's
estimates
are
deemed
to
have
been
considered
for
the
time
allotted
in
the
schedule,
and
the
committee
will
adjourn.
Points
of
order
will
be
dealt
with
as
they
arise
and
individual
speaking
times
will
be
paused.
B
However,
the
speaking
block
time
and
overall
three-hour
meeting
clock
for
the
first
segment
of
the
six
hour
allotted
hours
will
continue
to
run
any
written
material
provided
in
response
to
questions
raised
during
the
main
estimates
should
be
tabled
by
the
minister
in
the
assembly
for
the
benefit
of
all
members,
the
vote
on
estimates
and
any
amendments
will
occur
in
Committee
of
the
supply
on
March
16.
2023
amendments
must
be
in
writing
and
approved
by
parliamentary
Council
prior
to
the
meeting
at
which
they
are
to
be
moved.
B
The
original
amendment
is
to
be
deposited
with
the
committee
clerk
with
20
copies.
An
electronic
version
of
assigned
original
should
be
provided
to
the
committee
clerk
for
distribution
to
committee
members.
Finally,
the
committee
should
have
the
opportunity
to
hear
both
questions
and
answers
without
interruption
during
the
estimate
debate,
debate
flows
through
the
chair
please
at
all
times,
including
instances
when
speaking
time
is
shared
between
a
member
and
the
minister
I,
would
now
invite
the
minister
of
Education
to
begin
with
your
opening
remarks.
You
have
10
minutes,
minister.
I
And
thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
discuss
education's
budget
and
Main
estimates
as
I've
already
named
all
of
the
team
that
is
with
me
today.
The
one
item
that
I
failed
to
mention
is
that
they
are
the
best
team
in
all
of
government.
They
are
an
A
team
who
have
so
much
care
and
concern
about
education,
and
it
is
an
absolute
privilege
and
honor
to
work
with
them
each
and
every
day,
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clear
for
the
record.
I
I've
also
been
looking
forward
to
today's
discussion,
because
we
have
all
worked
so
very
hard
on
this
budget
to
ensure
it
reflects
the
many
different
ideas,
perspectives
and
concerns.
We've
been
hearing
from
students
from
parents
from
teachers
from
trustees,
School
administrators
and
school
leaders
right
across
this
province.
I
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
all
of
our
teachers
and
administrators
trustees
and
system
leaders
who
I
speak
with
on
a
regular
basis
and
who
have
shared
their
thoughts
and
concerns
and
continually
want
to
strive
for
improve
movements
and
they've
shared
many
of
their
ideas,
many
of
which
are
included
within
this
budget.
We
are
increasing
our
year-over-year
funding
by
significant
amounts
so
that
we
can
deliver
timely
and
meaningful
improvements
in
four
main
areas
to
set
Alberta
students
up
for
lifelong
success.
I
I
School
authorities
will
be
able
to
hire
approximately
3
000
more
education
staff,
including
teachers,
educational
assistants,
bus
drivers
and
school
support
and
staff.
The
Department's
Consolidated
budget
for
the
upcoming
fiscal
year
will
be
8.8
billion
dollars,
which
is
equal
to
44
million
dollars.
Every
day.
Students
are
in
school
in
my
remarks
today,
I'm
going
to
focus
on
four
of
the
budget's
main
accomplishments,
building
and
modernizing
schools
across
Alberta,
providing
more
funding
for
enrollment
growth,
addressing
classroom
complexities
and
mitigating
cost
pressures
caused
by
inflation.
I
Building,
new
schools
and
modernizing
existing
ones
is
a
major
focus
of
this
budget.
It's
important
to
the
government
that
students
have
world-class
learning
spaces
and
Facilities
to
help
them
grow
and
by
investing
new
and
improve
and
improved
schools.
We
are
not
only
supporting
our
students
but
we're
also
creating
more
jobs
in
the
construction
industry
and
adjacent
sectors
of
local
economies.
Across
the
province
budget
2023
invests
2.3
billion
over
three
years
to
increase
the
number
of
schools
in
growing
communities
continue
work
on
previously
announced
projects
and
maintained
existing
schools.
I
I
We
announced
and
are
supporting
a
total
of
58
projects
which
include
13,
full
construction
projects,
20
design,
funded
14
planning
and
11
pre-planning
projects
again
for
a
total
of
58
new
projects.
In
total
there
will
be
nearly
pardon
me.
There
will
be
nearly
25
000
new
and
additional
spaces
for
students.
I
The
official
opposition
has
claimed
that
we
will
spend
more
money
on
private
and
Charter
Construction
than
public
separate
and
francophone
combined.
This
is
demonstrably
false
and
shows
the
complete
lack
of
understanding.
The
government
does
not
spend
any
money
whatsoever
on
private
or
Independent
School
infrastructure,
as
has
been
the
case
for
decades.
I
The
government
provides
operational
funding
at
70
percent
to
Independent
authorities,
but
no
Capital
funding,
Independent,
Schools
and
private
Early
Childhood
service
operators
represent
about
six
percent
of
the
total
student
population,
and
the
proportion
of
funding
directed
to
them
is
just
four
percent
of
the
education
budget.
We
recognize
the
vast
majority
of
Alberta
students
attend
public
schools
and
accordingly,
there
is
a
vast
majority
of
funding
that
goes
directly
to
those
schools.
I
Nonetheless,
Alberta's
government
has
a
strong
tradition
of
funding
Choice,
which
includes
many
different
kinds
of
schools,
including
Independent
Schools,
because
we
are
committed
to
supporting
each
and
every
student
in
the
province
when
it
comes
to
Alberta's
children.
We
will
not
pick
and
choose
which
students
to
support
and
which
not
to
our
education
system
leaves
choices
in
the
hands
of
Alberta's
parents.
We
strongly
believe
parents
deserve
to
be
able
to
choose
the
type
of
school
they
will
provide.
That
will
actually
provide
the
most
benefit
for
their
child.
I
The
budget
does
include
171
million
to
support
Charter
School
infrastructure,
but,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
total
amount
of
schools
in
the
capital
plan
is
2.3
billion
dollars.
Therefore,
charter
schools
are
in
fact,
furthermore,
charter
schools
are,
in
fact
Public
Schools
public
charter.
Schools
are
not
profit
non-profit
and
they
exist
to
enhance
the
public
education
system,
not
to
compete
with
it.
Wherever
a
public
charter
school
exists,
it
is
because
it
offers
something
that
was
not
previously
available
to
students
and
that
parents
are
looking
for.
I
In
fact,
there
are
twenty
thousand
children
on
waiting
lists
for
charter
schools,
public
charter
schools
are
finding
ways
to
improve
student
learning
outcomes,
boost
research
and
Innovation,
and
collaborate
more
closely
with
other
learning
institutions
and
business
Industries,
and
the
government's
investments
in
public
charter
schools
and
Collegiate
schools.
A
crit
are
a
critical
component
of
our
commitment
to
prepare
students
for
a
rapidly
changing
labor
market.
I
We
are
constantly
working
to
make
the
education
system
as
welcoming
as
possible
for
all
students
with
budget
2023.
We
are
fully
funding
enrollment
growth.
We
are
increasing
funding
to
school
authorities
by
more
than
820
million
dollars,
specifically
to
support
a
growing
number
of
students.
This
funding
will
Empower
School
authorities
to
hire
more
teachers
and
obtain
more
resources
for
students.
I
The
funding
will
be
provided
through
our
Network
in
a
flexible
way,
allowing
pardon
me
it
will
be
provided
through
our
framework
in
a
flexible
way,
allowing
the
local
boards
to
make
decisions
on
how
to
best
use
the
funding
to
support
their
students.
We
are
also
significantly
increasing
the
funding
rates
for
a
variety
of
Grants
to
school
authorities.
I
Funding
for
the
base
instruction
Grant
will
increase
by
six
percent
and
funding
for
specialized
learning
supports
program
unit
funding
English
as
an
additional
language,
Francis
Refugee
students
and
First
Nations
maintain
Inuit
students.
All
of
these
grants
will
increase
by
10
percent.
We
are
also
providing
a
20
increase
to
the
school
nutrition
funding
program
in
recognition
of
the
significant
impact
inflation
has
had
on
the
price
of
food.
This
is
all
being
done
in
the
next
school
year
alone.
I
It's
important
to
note
we
are
helping
to
avoid
more
administrative
burden
for
school
authorities
by
building
this
into
their
base
funding
amounts,
rather
than
requiring
them
to
fill
out
applications
in
total
budget
2023
provides
1.5
billion
dollars
in
learning
supports
funding
which
benefits
Alberta's,
most
vulnerable
students
and
children
with
specialized
learning
needs.
This
is
an
increase
of
six
percent
or
84
million
from
the
22-23
budget.
I
In
addition
to
addressing
students,
diverse
and
complex
needs,
another
key
focus
of
this
budget
is
mitigating
the
impact
of
rising
inflationary
pressures
which
school
authorities
have
been
experiencing.
We're
providing
School
authorities
with
an
additional
18
million
dollars
of
funding
in
2324
and
80
million
over
the
next
three
years
to
help
with
the
increased
costs
for
utilities,
insurance
and
supplies
for
maintenance
for
maintaining
schools.
I
This
increase
of
five
percent
for
the
operations
and
maintenance
Grant
is
in
addition
to
the
previous
increase
in
budget
2022,
which
provided
four
million
dollars
in
2223
and
6
million
in
future
years.
We
know
that
school
authorities
and
families
are
also
facing
cost
pressures
for
student
transportation,
as
well
as
long
ride
times.
That's
why
we're
increasing
our
investment
in
transportation
by
32
percent
in
the
2324
fiscal
year
over
three
years.
This
reflects
an
additional
investment
of
414
million
dollars.
I
We
are
working
on
changes
so
that
students
who
live
closer
to
their
designated
school
will
become
eligible
for
transportation
services
and
provincial
funding.
We're
also
going
to
change
the
way
we
calculate
that
distance,
so
that
it
is
based
on
a
driving
route
rather
than
including
walking
paths
which
will
help
address
parent
concerns
around
safety.
I
I
We
will
also
continue
the
fuel
price
contingency
program
to
give
School
authorities
relief
on
fuel
prices
and
we're
providing
funding
for
driver
training
which
will
help
address
concerns
about
drivers
shortages.
This
year's
budget
includes
a
wide
variety
of
sizable
increases
to
the
Department's
existing
funding
mechanisms,
as
well
as
new
grants,
initiatives
and
targeted
Investments
to
make
thank.
B
You
Minister
for
the
hour
that
follows
members
of
the
official
opposition
and
Minister
may
speak
honorable
members.
You
will
be
able
to
see
the
timer
for
the
speaking
block,
both
in
the
committee
room
and
on
Microsoft
teams.
So
you'll
just
see
it
above
the
clock
there.
Members.
Would
you
like
to
combine
your
time
with
the
ministers
I
think
that's
the
best
way
to
get
answers
and
Minister.
What's
your
preference
I
prefer
block
timing?
Okay,
we'll
go
with
block
time!
Then.
Please
proceed.
H
Madam
chair,
certainly
is
a
disappointing
have
been
through
this
about
15
times
and
I
will
say
that
when
there's
a
back
and
forth.
B
Madam
chairs,
if
you
could
please
just
direct
your
conversation
through
the
chair
at
all
times
and
if
we
could
just
kindly
get
to
your
questions.
G
H
Chair,
so
to
begin
with,
certainly
this
is
has
been
an
incredibly
difficult
time
for
for
everyone,
including
folks
working
in
Alberta
education
and
the
department
want
to
commend
them
all
for
the
work
that
went
into
delivering
on
the
ministers
Vision
through
their
presentation
of
budget
documents
and
thank
them
for
their
attendance
here
today
and
the
work
that
went
into
it.
I'm
going
to
begin
with
some
very
high
level.
H
Questions
like
I
did
last
time,
so
there
have
been
a
number
of
areas
that
we're
seeing
less
public
reporting
on
than
we
did
previously.
One
of
the
biggest
one,
of
course,
is
the
the
lack
of
timely
information
about
student,
enrollment
and
class
size,
the
student
population
statistics
on
the
government
of
Alberta
website.
Most
recent
data
is
still
preliminary
for
2021-22,
so
student
population
statistics,
we
do
know
an
actual
student
enrollment.
H
What
used
to
be
reported
on
September
30th,
Madam
chair
now,
it's
reported
I'm
sure
in
a
number
of
different
ways,
but
the
budget,
of
course,
is
just
based
on
projections,
projections
that
were
submitted
in
January
when
students
actually
attend
in
September
projections
and
actuals
from
the
two
prior
years.
So
student
population
statistics,
information,
I,
think,
is
important
for
us
to
know
whether
or
not
what
we're
here
to
consider
is
adequate.
H
So
again,
the
preliminary
number
that's
on
the
government
of
Alberta
website
student
population
is
for
preliminary
2021-22,
744
809,
that's
broken
down
by
public,
separate
CAF,
public
Catholic
or
separate
francophone
Charter
private
operator,
private
school,
First,
Nations,
Federal
and
so
on.
I,
don't
need
all
of
that
level
of
detail,
but
I
think
albertans
deserve
to
know
how
many
kids
actually
went
to
school
in
2021.
How
many
went
in
2022
how
many
are
going
in
the
current
fiscal
year
and
then
how?
Many
are
we
projecting
for
the
upcoming
fiscal
year?
H
So
those
numbers
just
like
the
7
144
809
number
for
the
following
years,
two
of
which
were
already
complete
and
the
current
year
as
well
as
next
year's
projection,
which
we're
here
to
consider
I
think
would
be
an
important
starting
point
for
all
of
us
to
be
able
to
determine
the
adequacy
of
the
budget.
H
So
the
current
Year's
actuals
I
think
are
important
for
us
when
it
comes
to
projections,
as
well
as
some
of
the
demographic
makeup.
In
the
last
two
rounds
of
budget
estimates,
we
talked
about
how
kindergarten
enrollment
was
down
significantly
from
projection.
I'm
hopeful
that
that
number
is
back
up
for
this
year.
So
having
a
breakdown
of
what
the
kindergarten
projections
are.
H
I
think
is
important
for
all
of
us
and
then
generally
we
could
have
a
div
one
div,
two
div
three
div
four
for
each
of
those
I
think
that
that
would
help
lay
the
the
foundation
for
what
the
last
two
years
have
looked
like
and
what
the
projection
is
for
this
year
in
terms
of
student
enrollment,
because
we
do
know
that
enrollment
is
growing
at
an
incredible
Pace,
particularly
in
the
largest
urban
centers
of
our
Province
and
surrounding
communities.
H
But
there
are
many
other
parts
of
the
province
that
are
growing
as
well,
and
I
often
hear
about
how
frustrated
growing
divisions
are
which
again
Edmonton
Calgary
last
Bridge
surrounding
areas
are
all
experiencing
with
the
a
change
to
the
weighted
moving
average
funding,
which,
for
everyone's
awareness
again
is
50.
Based
on
projections
for
January,
not
actuals
for
September
and
then
and
then
the
two
prior
years
as
well,
so
those
that
are
seeing
an
increase,
especially
dramatic
increase,
aren't
getting
funded
for
those
new
students
in
a
timely
way.
H
And
it
means
that
and
when
I
say
timely,
I'm,
not
just
talking
about
the
the
year
that
they're
going
to
school
most
of
the
time,
they're
not
getting
funded
for
three
years
because
of
the
three-year
weighted
moving
component,
at
least
not
fully
funded
for
three
years
and
by
then
there's
already
new
students.
So
those
growing
districts
have
really
seen
I
would
say
that
Lion's
Share
of
the
cutbacks
when
it
comes
to
The
Minister's
Vision
around
how
to
allocate
the
resources
that
are
available
publicly
to
support
public
Catholic
francophone
separate
and
Charter
education.
H
So,
for
example,
when
I
was
first
elected
trustee
in
2010
and
I
think
the
minister
was
already
a
trustee
by
that
point
as
well.
Between
that
time
and
and
today,
just
in
the
board
that
I
was
a
representative
of
Edmonton
Public,
there
are
30
000,
more
students.
So
that's
not
that
long
ago,
and
that
is
more
students
than
many
districts
combined.
H
So
the
the
fact
that
20
is
based
on
two
years
prior
thirty
percent
or
thirty
percent
on
the
previous
year
and
then
50,
based
on
the
projections
for
one
year
prior
basically
nine
months
prior
to
when
kids
actually
show
up,
is
incredibly
detrimental
in
those
areas
that
are
growing
so
quickly.
So
that's
why
I
think
it's
so
important
for
us
to
have
that
overall
enrollment.
So
we
know
what
the
trend
is
as
well.
H
It
would
be
great
to
have
a
breakdown
for
where,
because
everyone
submitted
in
January
what
their
projections
are,
which
divisions
are
anticipating
the
most
growth
based
on
their
January
projections
that
inform
the
creation
of
this
budget
and
the
allocation
of
both
base
funding
and
other
grants.
So
it
is
foundational
to
understanding
the
conditions
upon
which
this
budget
was
formed.
H
So
again,
I
want
to
say
for
divisions
where
enrollment's
flat
or
declining
I
have
no
problem
with
weight
of
moving
average
I
think
it
creates
a
bit
of
a
cushion
for
if
your
school
is
losing
a
significant
number
of
students
to
not
have
to
cause
so
much
trauma
all
in
one
year.
If
you're
going
to
be
down
20
students
you're,
maybe
not
losing
a
teacher
immediately.
If
it's
a
small
school,
you
might
have
three
years
to
make
that
plan
and
to
ensure
that
students
have
reasonable
offerings
and
programs
where
it
is.
H
Incredibly
detrimental,
though,
is
if
you're
getting
hundreds
of
new
students
and
you're
not
being
funded
for
them
that
simply
drives
up
class
sizes,
especially
in
those
large
Urban
schools.
So
questions
around
is
there
any
Vision
in
this
year's
budget
around
moving
away
from
the
weighted
moving
average,
particularly
given
how
disproportionately
harmful
it
is
to
school
divisions
like
Edmonton,
Public
and
separate
Calgary,
Public
and
separate
francophone
divisions,
Left
Bridge
those
air
growing
areas,
particularly
urban
areas,
where
enrollment's
going.
H
Problem
where
enrollment
planning
I
think
it
is
fair
and
reasonable
to
have
some
type
of
formula
in
place
to
offer
a
bit
of
a
cushion,
but
this
certainly
it
shouldn't
be
done
at
the
cost
of
kids
in
classes
with
45
students
in
an
urban
High
School
previously,
for
example,
during
that
time,
when
I
was
on
the
board
and
and
many
many
boards
have
a
site-based
decision-making
model
where
they,
the
The
Province,
gives
money
to
the
school
divisions,
the
school
divisions
decide
how
to
distribute.
H
Some
of
them
have
sexual
decision-making
models
and
some
of
them
have
site-based.
So
previously
we
used
to
be
able
to
allocate
to
every
school
in
Edmonton
Public,
six
thousand
dollars
per
student,
and
it
looks
from
all
of
their
budget
documents
that
are
public,
which,
of
course,
this
year's
isn't
yet,
but
all
the
budget
documents
from
from
last
year
that
they're
about
forty
eight
hundred
dollars
now
that
they're
able
to
allocate
per
student-
that
is
a
significant
decrease
from
the
6
000
just
a
few
years
ago,
before
weighted
moving
average
came
into
play.
H
So
that
I
think
is
a
clear
example
of
just
how
harmful
the
past
few
budgets
have
been.
So
again.
The
question
is
around
enrollment
around
its
projections
for
the
upcoming
year
and
if
the
government
has
taken
the
opportunity
to
reflect
on
the
fact
that
twelve
hundred
dollars
less
per
student
and
again
I'm
most
familiar
with
Edmonton's
number,
so
I
use
those
but
I
trust.
It's
in
that
ballpark
for
other
large
and
growing
districts
as
well.
Districts
that
are
staying
at
enrollment
growth.
H
1200
per
student
is
a
significant
hit
when
it
used
to
be
six
thousand
now
it's
4
800..
So
that
would
be
the
main
thread
of
this
first
block
of
time.
I
really
do
hope
that
we
can
get
into
some
meat
around
the
General
locations
and
the
projections
around
enrollment
for
the
upcoming
school
year.
Another
thing
that
used
to
be
broken
down
is
information
around
a
disability
and
code.
H
I
think
it
would
be
important
for
us
to
acknowledge
that
the
majority
of
students,
particularly
in
those
larger
divisions
where
the
minister
is
noting
that
there
are
a
number
of
different
Choice
programs,
that
the
vast
majority
of
students
with
disabilities,
especially
severe
disabilities,
attend
public
education
institutions
and
an
acknowledgment
that
that
currently,
we
are
underfunding
for
the
amount
that
of
Staffing
that's
required.
For
example,
interactions
classroom,
often
with
a
number
of
interactions,
autistic
students,
typically
non-verbal
and
high
needs.
Most
of
those
classes
sizes
would
be
eight
to
ten
students.
H
So
an
acknowledgment
of,
what's
being
done
in
this
budget
to
address
supports
for
disabled
students
would
be
important
for
us
to
discuss
and
if
anyone's
wondering
where
this
relates
to
a
specific
budget
document,
numbers
I
would
say
most
clearly.
Undergovernment
estimates
item
three,
which
is
operating
support
for
school
jurisdictions.
That's
probably
the
biggest
one.
So.
I
Well,
thank
you
to
the
member
opposite
for
the
questions
happy
to
respond
to
all
of
the
questions
that
were
brought
forward.
I
When
we
look
at
the
reporting
that
exists,
there
have
been
a
number
of
changes
that
we
have
have
put
forward
at
the
response
of
the
system
as
a
whole,
and
so
one
of
those
changes
is
that
school
authorities
wanted
till
the
end
of
November
to
be
able
to
assess
their
special
needs
students,
and
so
that
we
could
get
accurate
numbers
as
well
as
the
fact
that
we
have
a
growing
displaced,
Ukrainian
students
numbers
last
year.
At
the
end
of
the
school
year,
we
were
roughly
about
800
students
by
October.
I
I
We
had
716
000
students
and
I
might
add
that
during
the
seven
2020
and
2021,
due
to
the
new
funding
model,
School
authorities
projected
730
000
students
would
be
in
attendance,
and
so
we
actually
have
been
funding
through
budget
2020
and
the
2021
year.
700
030
students,
when
only
705
000,
that
one
year
and
716
000
in
2021,
actually
attended
School
in.
I
In
this
current
year
of
2022,
we
have
over
730
000
students
and
because
we
do
have
for
the
first
time
over
that
730
000
student
Mark,
that
we
have
been
funding
for
for
the
last
three
years.
When
we
didn't
actually
have
the
students
in
the
seats,
we
have
provided
supplemental,
enrollment
growth
funding
to
those
schools
authorities,
so
that
every
student
is
funded
on
the
kindergarten
projections.
I
We
are
seeing
returning
numbers
of
kindergarten
projections,
but
the
other
great
thing
that
we're
seeing
is
that
we've
had
an
influx
over
the
last
year
and
a
bit
of
over
200
000
people
to
Alberta
they're
migrating
to
Alberta,
because
it
is
a
great
place
to
be
for
there.
It's
a
great
place
to
find
a
job,
raise
their
families,
and
so
what
we're?
I
Seeing
is
as
a
result
of
that
that
they're
coming
with
their
families
they're
not
just
coming
here
to
work
and
then
going
back
home
they're
bringing
their
families
along
as
well,
and
so
we
are
seeing
growth
and
we're
going
to
address
that
growth.
That's
why
we
are
adding
820
million
for
enrollment
growth
over
the
next
three
years
and
total
1.8
billion
dollars
close
to
two
billion
dollars
to
My.
Overall
funding
I
just
want
to
remind
everybody
that
my
budget
in
in
2019
when
I
first
started
as
minister
of
Education
was
8.223
billion
dollars.
I
Last
year
was
8.4
billion
dollars.
This
upcoming
budget
that
I'm
announcing
that
hopefully
will
be
passed
here
on
the
16th
of
March,
is
8.8
billion
dollars,
and
then
it
goes
to
over
nine
billion
dollars.
Continual
increase
Madam
chair
I
can
just
share
that
you
know
I
often
hear
there
were
cuts
to
education.
There
have
been
no
cuts
to
education.
So
I
want
to
be
very,
very
clear
on
that.
I
When
we
look
at
the
the
weighted
moving
out
Bridge,
we
know
that,
when
I
entered
as
the
minister
of
Education
that
the
the
funding
was
way
outpacing
the
level
of
enrollment
growth
and
inflation
and
it
was
not
sustainable
and
what
I
heard
and
I
was
a
school
board
trustee
for
11
and
a
half
years
prior
to
becoming
the
minister
of
education
and
what
we
always
advocated
for
was
sustainable,
predictable
funding
so
that
we
didn't
have
to
rely
on
September
30th
counts
and
have
those
big
fluctuations
in
in
the
funding
model,
and
that
is
exactly
what
the
weighted
moving
average
has
done.
I
They
we've
been
able
to
tweak
it
as
we
go
along
when
we've
seen
areas
that
needed
to
be
addressed.
We
continue
to
refine
it,
and-
and
that
is
something
that
I
know.
School
authorities
have
very
much
appreciated
that
ongoing
collaboration
to
look
at
you
know
where
there
is
extreme
growth.
A
small
amount
of
growth
is
captured
under
the
the
weighted
moving
average,
but
when
we
have
seen
extreme
fluctuations,
we've
added,
including
the
supplemental,
enrollment
growth
funding.
I
When
we
look
at
you
know,
the
member
opposite
had
mentioned
about
that.
School
authorities
are
allocating
dollars
to
their
schools
and
some
use
site-based
and
some
use
Central
But.
Ultimately,
what
the
member
Ops
that
failed
to
mention
is
that
98
of
all
my
funding
goes
directly
to
the
school
authorities,
so
they
have
that
flexibility
to
choose
how
they
they
provide.
I
Those
funds
and
I
can
share
that
those
School
authorities
have
very
healthy
reserves
and
so
the
decisions
that
they
make
they
will
have
to
own
in
terms
of
why
they're
not
sending
out
more
dollars
to
the
school
to
the
schools
themselves,
if,
in
fact,
their
reserves
continue
to
grow
as
I've
seen
them
grow
to
over
400
million
dollars
over
the
last
number
of
years,
when
we
look
at
the
specialized
supports,
I
was
a
rehab
practitioner
prior
to
becoming
a
school
board.
Trustee
this.
That
was
my
career
choice.
I
I
had
a
younger
brother
who
was
born
with
Down
syndrome,
and
that
led
me
into
my
career
path
and
so
I've
worked
with
vulnerable
students,
all
my
life
as
well,
and
right
now
out
of
my
8.4
billion
dollars,
we
spend
1.4
billion
dollars
on
our
most
vulnerable
students
in
the
next
budget.
We
are
growing
that
by
10,
so
it
will
be
1.5
billion
dollars.
84
million
dollar
increase
just
to
make
sure
that
our
most
vulnerable,
because
I
do
believe
in
early
intervention
that
we
have
SLS
enhancement
that
the
puff
funding
is
also
we've.
I
We've
been
able
to
tweak
that
over
the
years
as
well
ensuring
that
it
was
tiered
ensuring
that
we
have
the
Family
Programs
allowable
the
teacher
directs
family
Up
Programs,
where
that
they
can
go
into
the
home
and
help
the
parents
adjust
that
those
numbers
have
increased
I've
added
a
code
48
for
mild,
moderate
language
delays.
We've
seen
a
net
increase
year
over
year
in
this
area
of
funding,
to
make
sure
that
our
most
vulnerable
students
are
provided
for.
We've
added
low
incident
funding.
I
We
just
announced
it
went
from
1.8
million
dollars
to
over
5
million
dollars
and
that's
to
provide
additional
supports
for
our
most
vulnerable,
who
have
vision,
loss
or
hearing
loss.
We
continue
to
look
for
opportunities
to
make
sure
that
our
students
and
our
children
are
supported
during
this
time
period.
I
When
I
look
at
the
budget
and
all
of
the
great
things
that
we've
been
able
to
do
in
the
budget,
we
have
been
able
to
ensure
that
the
students
that
we
have
that
are
coming
to
us
are
in
fact
looked
after
through
also
the
Investments
that
we're
making
into
Capital
infrastructure
to
ensure
that
every
student
has
a
safe
place,
that
they
can
be
be
able
to
learn
that
we
have
the
teachers
we've
seen
the
number
of
teachers
that
have
been
hired
grow
across
the
the
last
number
of
years.
I
We've
had
over
1100
teachers
and
over
700
support
staff
just
in
22-23
year,
be
hired.
Now
we're
looking
that,
with
the
supports
that
we're
giving
the
additional
increases
that
we
will
grow,
that
the
system
will
grow
by
approximately
up
to
3
000,
more
staff
members,
many
of
whom
will
be
teachers
and
educational
assistants.
I
We
have
mental
health
and
wellness.
We
have
health,
we
have
Children's
Services,
we
have
community
and
Social
Services.
We
have
Justice,
we
all
need
to
be
working
together
for
the
betterment
of
our
children
and
I'm
so
excited
to
be
leading
that
particular
area.
So
there
is
just
so
much
happening
in
education.
I'm
very
proud
of
this
budget,
because
it
is
in
fact
meeting
the
needs
of
our
students
and
it
will
continue
to
grow
as
as
the
needs
are
are
identified.
B
Thank
you
so
much
we'll
return
back
to
the
official
opposition.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
Minister
I,
just
want
to
repeat
the
questions
that
that
we
didn't
get
an
answer
for
and
thank
you
for
the
commitment
to
getting
that
information.
So
what
are
the
2023
actuals,
given
that
we're
more
than
halfway
through
the
school
year?
What
is
the
actual
enrollment
for
kindergarten?
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
it's
up,
but
what
is
the
actual
enrollment
and
I'd,
also
like
the
enrollment
for
divisions,
one
two,
three
and
four.
H
So
that's
information
that
is
on
the
government
of
Alberta
student
population,
statistic
data,
but
it
was
for
projections
for
2021
I
appreciate
that
some
of
the
rolled
up
numbers
have
been
shared
for
total
enrollment,
but
again
the
breakdown
for
2023
the
current
year
that
we're
in
the
kindergarten
number
divisions
one
two
three
and
four,
and
then
the
projection
for
the
upcoming
year
of
the
year
that
we're
considering
what's
the
projection
for
those
areas
as
well
and
then
another
question
that
was
asked
that
I
think
would
be
helpful
for
all
of
us
to
be
able
to
make
informed
decisions
on
through
debate
and
decisions
around
the
budget
is
which
divisions
are
growing.
H
Given
that
the
minister
has
that
information
through
budget
submission
processes
and
and
are
we
going
to
see
any
accounting
for
that
through
the
fact
that,
when
the
weighted
moving
average
came
in
this,
the
weighted
moving
average
was
going
to
see
significant
decreases
for
funding
for
a
number
of
those
growing
divisions
and
I
know
that
bridge
funding
was
allocated
to
ensure
that
boards
didn't
see
a
decline
immediately
when
the
weighted
moving
average
came
in.
H
But
this
year
I
understand
that
bridge
funding
is
over
and
that
there
is
a
significant
concern
that
there
will
be
a
number
of
Divisions
seeing
an
incredibly
difficult
budget
year,
even
with
the
pre-election
increases
that
are
being
campaigned
on
through
this
budget.
Madam
chair.
So
allocations
to
make
up
for
the
fact
that
bridge
funding
is
gone,
I
think
would
be
important
to
know
how
that
change
is
going
to
be
accommodated
through
this,
because
while
growth
is
actually
going
to
be
funded
for
for
the
first
time
in
four
years
that
bridge
funding
was
important.
H
Given
how
broken
the
weight
of
moving
average
formula
is
yeah.
So
those
would
be
the
repeat
of
the
ones
that
that
we
still
are
waiting
for
answers
on
and
then
the
addition
of
the
bridge
funding
acknowledgment
there
I
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
joined
the
minister
in
advocating
for
stable
and
predictable
funding.
H
But
the
other
piece
we
also
advocated
for
was
adequate,
adequate
sustainable,
predictable
funding
and
certainly
being
able
to
anticipate
what
your
money
is
and
knowing
that
it's
not
enough
to
properly
educate
students,
isn't
isn't
adequate
for
most
of
us
who
want
to
see
students
thrive
in
public
Catholic
and
francophone
schools
and-
and
the
minister
did
talk
about
inflationary
pressures.
Recently
statistics
Canada
data
was
compiled,
showing
that
in
Alberta
we
fund
per
pupil
at
the
lowest
rate
in
the
entire
country.
H
So
it
probably
doesn't
surprise
people
Quebec
funds
at
the
highest
over
14
000
Newfoundland.
Thirteen
thousand
five
hundred
that
the
national
average
in
Canada
is
twelve
thousand
seven
hundred
and
three
dollars
per
student
Countrywide.
But
in
Alberta
it's
only
ten
thousand
nine
hundred
and
thirty
six
dollars,
so
a
significant
decrease
from
the
national
average
putting
us
on
the
bottom
of
the
pile
which,
of
course,
I
think
we
all
are
aware
that
cost
of
living
is
higher
in
Alberta
generally
than
in
most
of
these
other
provinces
and
and
that
salaries
are
typically
higher
too.
H
So,
naturally,
the
consequence
to
that
is
that
we
have
the
highest
student
to
teacher
ratio
of
any
jurisdiction
in
Canada.
Again
and
again,
this
is
using
statscan
data.
That's
available
publicly
through
their
website
shows
that
the
national
average
is
12
students
per
educator,
and
that
doesn't
mean
you'll
have
an
average
class
size
because
of
course
there
are
a
variety
of
components.
We've
talked
about
the
fact
that
autism
classes
often
have
eight
to
ten.
H
in
Alberta,
it's
16.4
again
the
highest
number
of
students
per
educator
anywhere
in
the
country
by
a
long
shot
so
again
appreciate
some
of
the
remarks
that
have
been
shared
about
in
relation
to
inflationary
pressures.
But
the
truth
is
we
are
starting
from
the
depths
of
the
national
average.
H
We
are
the
worst
funded
per
student
and
we
also
have
the
the
largest
number
of
students
per
educator
of
anywhere
in
the
country,
so
business
plan,
objective,
3.2,
talks
about
strategies
on
attracting
and
retaining
teachers,
but
clearly
there's
a
funding
problem,
and
even
the
McKinnon
report
confirmed
that
we
were
below
the
national
average
and
that
there
were
other
jurisdictions
per
student
who
were
funding
at
much
higher
rates.
And
again
now
we
know
confirmed
by
statistics
Canada
that
that
is
true.
H
So,
in
terms
of
the
business
plan,
objective,
3.2,
I
I,
have
to
say,
I
I
expect
that
that
will
be
a
massive
uphill
battle
and
also
given
that
there
have
been
recent
surveys
released,
showing
that
it
was
about
a
third
of
Alberta's
teachers
are
considering
leaving
the
province
or
the
profession
in
the
next
few
years.
If
things
stay
on
the
current
trajectory,
that's
deeply
concerning
and
I
think
will
limit
the
current
government's
ability
to
deliver
on
that
objective.
H
Yeah
enrollment
data
I
want
to
take
a
little
bit
of
a
shift
and
is
still
related
to
weighted
moving
average
in
the
next
four
minutes.
To
talk
about
high
school
pressures
in
particular,
there
have
been
a
number
of
changes
to
the
way
funding
is
the
shell
game
of
funding
and
the
province
of
Alberta
for
the
last
few
years,
and
the
piece
that
I
hear
regularly
from
high
school
parents,
administrators
and
Educators
around
as
well
as
students,
is
the
lack
of
support
for
options
and
for
components
like
dual
credit.
J
H
Do
have
to
say
that
I
believe
that
the
the
change
in
how
high
school
students
are
funded
has
played
a
significant
role
in
limiting
these
options,
particularly
in
smaller
communities.
For
example,
I
know
in
Northern
Alberta
many
communities
were
able
to
do
dual
credit
around
healthcare
aid
programming
that
ensured
that
high
school
students
were
on
a
career
path
in
healthcare.
They
were
getting
a
credential.
H
Many
divisions,
High
School
teachers
are
being
asked
to
teach
eight
for
eight
meaning
no
prep
time
outside
of
their
own
personal
time,
which
means
that
it's
her
harder
for
them
to
be
able
to
create
these
opportunities
for
authentic
learning
in
relation
to
the
community,
which
again
is
counter
to
what's
articulated
in
the
business
plan
as
one
of
the
key
objectives.
1.2
strengthening,
Career
Education
programming,
so
I
would
say
that
3.1
and
1.2
are
two
of
the
main
outcomes
in
the
business
plan.
H
That
I'd
like
to
hear
a
response
on
and
and
I
would
like
some
information,
some
hard
numbers
on
the
actual
numbers
of
students
that
have
been
able
to
complete
dual
credit
programming
over
the
last
budget
year.
Probably
the
prior
one
as
well
would
be
important
and
projections
for
the
upcoming
one,
if
it's
possible
to
go
all
the
way
back
to
2019
I.
H
Think
that
that's
a
telling
Arc
of
what's
happened
under
the
current
government,
but
knowing
what
I'm
hearing
from
Members
throughout
the
province,
so
particularly
those
in
Rural
and
remote
communities,
about
the
negative
impacts
of
the
high
school
funding.
H
There's
only
a
few
more
seconds
so
maybe
I'll
leave
those
questions
at
that
point.
I
have
many
other
areas
to
go
into,
but
welcome
responses
to
the
minister
on
those
outstanding
questions
from
the
first
block
and
and
those
in
the
second.
B
I
I
Too,
thank
you
so
much
and
those
numbers
that
the
enrollment
numbers
Etc.
They
will
be
up
on
the
website
as
soon
as
they're
verified
I
want
to
talk
about
the
bridge
funding,
because
that
has
been
something
that
was
very
important
to
school
authorities
and
particularly
when
we
were
transitioning
from
the
new
from
the
old
model
to
the
new
funding
model.
Bridge
funding
was
something
to
keep
the
school
systems
whole.
We
wanted
no
one
Pete,
no
one
should
be
disadvantaged.
I
This
will
be
increased
on
a
on
a
line
item
by
line
item
area,
so
operations
and
maintenance
is
growing
by
79.8
million
dollars
over
three
years.
Transportation
is
growing
by
413.9
million
over
three
years:
classroom
complexity
by
126
million
teacher
Grant,
the
teacher
agreement
settlement,
420
million
and
budget
and
budgeting
for
enrollment
growth
is
821
million
dollars
which
all
together
comes
to
that
1.8
billion
dollars
over
three
years
that
we
will
see
in
additional
funding.
I
School
authorities
have
benefited,
as
I
said
earlier.
The
fact
that
we
have
been
funding
730
000
students
for
two
years
when
there
was
only
705
000
students
and
716
000
students,
certainly
has
benefited
those
School
authorities,
because
we
kept
everyone
in
a
positive
situation.
I
When
we
look
at
the
numbers,
the
that
you
know
the
member
opposite
said
that
we
have
not
been
funding
increases.
Last
year
we
had
a
1.7
percent
increase
to
education
funding
and
what
that
created
was
over
that
22-23
year,
what
we
have
seen
as
actual
numbers
that
schools
have
given
to
us.
As
of
November
30th
of
2022,
that
1166
more
certificated
staff
were
hired.
That's
an
additional
1166
teachers
and
711
non-certificated
staff
were
also
hired
in
this
current
school
year
as
of
November
30th
of
2022..
I
They
get
98
of
all
the
funding
in
Alberta
education
and
they
hold
the
contracts
with
the
staff
members
themselves,
we're
providing
126
million
over
three
years.
So
School
authorities
can
add,
supports
to
complex
classrooms
and
give
students
the
focused
time
and
attention
they
need.
School
authorities
will
be
given
an
additional
414
million
over
the
next
three
years
to
support
School
busing
improvements
and
Rising
costs.
I
School
authorities
will
receive
80
million
over
the
next
three
years
for
utilities,
insurance
and
supplies
for
maintaining
schools
and
I
want
to
give
my
department
a
shout
out
because
they
met
with
all
all
of
the
secretary
Treasures
across
the
province
and
really
drilled
into
the
numbers.
So
we
have
an
accurate
reflection
of
what
the
actual
costs
are
and
how
we
can
make
sure
that
we're
addressing
real
costs
for
school
authorities.
I
We
also
know
that
there
are
rising
costs
to
food
prices
and
that's
why
we've
added
an
additional
20
percent
or
20
million
dollars,
or
increase
the
overall
nutrition
program
to
20
million
dollars
in
the
2324
area.
There's
so
many
things
that
we're
doing
to
ensure
that
affordability
is
something
that
is
being
addressed
in
this
budget
for
school
authorities.
We
also
know
that
Alberta
is
a
great
place
to
live
and
contrary
to
what
I
heard
just
recently
here
from
the
member
opposite,
there
are
so
many
affordable
affordability
measures
in
Alberta.
We
don't
have
a
sales
tax.
I
We
have
lower
overall
corporate
taxes,
which
is
you
know,
enticing
people
to
come
to
Alberta.
I
Unfortunately,
we
do
have
to
contend
with
the
carbon
tax
which
the
members
office
that
I
know,
support,
Jason,
Justin,
Trudeau
and
Japanese
Singh
in
their
continuation
of
that
carbon
tax,
and
that
has
has
created
such
an
inflationary
costs
in
this
province
because,
of
course,
all
of
our
food
and
a
lot
of
the
items
that
we
have
in
our
our
stores
and
our
grocery
stores
and
our
clothing
stores
they're
trucked
in
and
so
those
higher
costs
have
to
be
passed
on
to
the
consumer,
and
that's
that's
a
real
shame,
and
if
we
could
ever
get
rid
of
that
carbon
tax,
that
would
be
fantastic.
I
I
know
that
we
got
rid
of
it
as
a
as
a
government
when
we
came
into
office.
Moving
on
to
stats,
Canada
I
know
the
member
Ops
that
talked
about
stats
Canada
and
those
numbers
and
stats.
Canada
I
really
want
to
know
if
they're,
comparing
Apples
to
Apples
or
apples
to
oranges,
because
there's
very
little
data
as
to
whether
they
compare
what
our
actual
numbers
are
to
the
other
provinces.
No
other
province
has
a
weighted
moving
average.
I
Those
dollars
that
they
need
I
also
want
to
bring
to
the
to
the
into
everyone's
attention
that
we
fully
funded
the
teachers
settlement
that
our
teachers
in
fact
remain
some
of
the
highest
paid
Professionals
in
all
of
Canada.
We
look
at
the
fact
that
there
was
a
settlement
of
0.5,
1.25
percent
and
two
percent.
That
alone
totals
206
million,
but
over
the
next
three
years,
that
number
is
actually
420
million
dollars
that
will
be
going
to
our
teachers
because
you're
right,
they
deserve
to
be
well
funded.
I
You
know
I
I
have
I
started,
actually
the
teacher
advisory
Council
for
the
first
time
ever
there
was
never
a
teacher
advisory
Council
before
for
the
minister
of
education
and
I
I
started
that
teacher
advisory
Council,
because
I
wanted
here
directly
from
teachers
and
how
they
are
doing
and
what's
going
on,
and
you
know
the
the
one
thing
that
I
heard,
because
I
met
with
them
actually
face
to
face
here
just
recently,
probably
about
three
weeks
ago
or
so,
and
I
have
about
40
that
sit
on
my
my
panel,
my
advisory
panel,
the
one
thing
that
they
were
talking
about
and
and
some
of
them
were
high
school
teachers.
I
Some
of
them
were
Elementary
School
teachers
that
are
actually
bringing
in
new
curriculum,
but
the
ones
that
were
high
school
teachers.
Going
to
the
member
opposites
question
about
High
School.
I
They
were
really
concerned
about
the
complexity
that
they're
seeing
in
their
high
schools
some
of
the
students
that
require
additional
supports
the
mental
health
and
wellness
challenges
and
all
of
the
things
that
we
are
looking
to
address
through
not
only
the
mental
health
and
well-being,
Pilots
of
which
we
have
allocated.
50
million
dollars
to
80
Pilots
right
across
this
province,
which
is
on
top
of
the
1.4
billion,
soon
to
be
1.5
billion
that
we're
going
to
be
spending
each
and
every
year
for
our
most
vulnerable
students.
I
They
are
concerned,
and
they
were
very
appreciative
of
those
dollars
that
we
are
spending
on
mental
health
because
they
are
seeing
it
within
their
classrooms.
The
other
area,
I'd
love
to
get
into
and
I
could
talk
for
hours
on
is
the
Career
Education
task
force
and
I
put
together
that
task
force,
for
the
very
reason
that
while
we
do
have
dual
credit
and
apprenticeship
programs
Etc,
we
have
never
had
or
taken
the
opportunity
to
drill
down
into
those
programs.
Are
they
actually
meeting
the
needs?
Are
we
funding
them
appropriately?
I
What
needs
to
happen
so
that
we
can
grow?
We
know
we're
going
to
be
short,
30
000
trades
over
the
next
decade.
How
do
we
incentivize
and
how
do
we
attract
our
young
people
into
these
great,
paying
wonderful
jobs
that
are
just
as
valuable
as
any
other
job?
That's
out
there,
and
so
we
continue
to
to
work
I'm,
expecting
the
recommendations
from
the
Career
Education
task
force
by
the
end
of
the
month.
I
H
Very
much
I'll
just
start
by
saying
this
dad's
candida
is
pretty
simply
aggregated.
They
take
the
number
of
total
education
allocated
dollars
per
Province
and
the
total
number
of
students
and
they
divide
it.
They
take
the
number
of
total
number
of
students
and
divided
by
the
number
of
certificated
teachers.
So
it
would
simply
appear
that
it
is
a
very
clear
Apples
to
Apples
representation
and
that
Alberta
is
failing
the
lowest
in
the
country
on
allocation
and
the
highest
number
of
students
per
teacher.
H
The
minister
is
talking
about
many
projects,
but
the
number
again
going
through
The
Minister's
own
press
release
and
going
through
Capital
plan
submissions
from
each
of
the
divisions.
There
are
only
five
new
schools
that
are
actually
funded
for
construction
and
the
budget
that
we
are
here
to
consider.
There's
lots
of
promises
around
projections
and
announcements
made
about
things
that
might
happen
in
out
years,
but
there's
only
from
the
current
government.
Five
new
schools
funded
in
this
budget,
one
energy,
one
in
Calgary,
one
and
Edmonton
one
in
Left
Bridge
and
one
in
Raymond.
H
That's
it.
There
are
needs,
of
course
in
areas
in
addition
to
New
School
construction.
But
that's
why
I've
been
asking
all
the
questions
around
enrollment
growth
and
projections,
because
I
think,
for
example,
we
have
members
here
from
growing
Suburban
neighborhoods
that
know
that
there
is
pressure
when
it
comes
to
capacity
and
school
utilization
that
they
aren't
saying
their
schools
reflected
in
a
funded
Way
by
by
the
government
in
this
budget.
So
there's
only
five
new
schools
actually
funded
for
construction
in
the
year
that
we're
considering
in
this
year's
budget.
H
And
let
me
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
the
scope
of
what
the
needs
actually
are.
So,
for
example,
Calgary
Catholic,
School
Division,
which
is
getting
the
one
new
school
being
built
for
Calgary
Nolan
Hill
incredibly
important,
but
there
were
also
six
other
projects
in
their
year.
One
needs
assessment,
so
chastemere
Redstone,
Rangeview,
Bishop,
Nelly,
St,
Bonaventure
and
Saint
Benedict.
Some
of
those
are
modernizations.
Some
of
them
are
new
to
school
construction.
H
That's
why
the
piece
on
having
enrollment
numbers
and
and
being
told
you
know
we'll
post
them
on
the
website
when
they're
available
well
the
website's
three
years
behind
right.
We
still
have
projections
for
2021
and
we,
as
members
of
the
assembly,
are
being
asked
Madam
chair
to
make
decisions
about
the
adequacy
of
this
year's
budget
to
meet
this
year's
needs
for
students.
H
So
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
before
we're
being
asked
to
make
a
decision
on
this
budget
that
that
information
be
made
available
to
members,
so
I
again
ask
and
if
it
isn't
available
here,
so
be
it,
but
then
it
be
tabled
so
that
we
can
all
review
it
prior
to
being
expected
to
make
a
decision
on
the
budget
so
that
we
know
what
what,
where
the
grounding
indicators
that
went
into
making
decisions
about
this
budget.
Those
seven
projects
I
outlined
for
Calgary
Catholic,
are
just
their
year.
H
One
needs
many
of
the
things
that
the
government
chose
to
announce
last
week
are
planning
or
pre-planning
dollars,
which
may
be
if
they
were
committing
to
the
year.
Three
commitments
would
make
sense
because,
though
those
almost
certainly
will
take
at
least
three
years
to
get
off
the
ground,
and
and
none
of
them
were
committed
to
so
in
year,
two,
there
was
Walden.
G
H
But
sorry,
a
junior
high
as
well
as
St
Catherine,
Southeast,
alternative
Carrington,
Extended
Learning
Center
St
Monica,
St
Andrew
and
Saint
Sylvester
Elementary.
So
there
are
a
significant
number
of
projects
that
Calgary
Catholic
has
asked,
for
they
have
done
their
assessment.
There
are
19
projects
and
only
one
was
actually
funded
this
year.
H
That
is
not
keeping
up
with
the
demand
for
Calgary
Catholic
students
in
terms
of
the
Calgary
Board
of
Education
I
think
that
they
were
trying
to
to
Really
scale
back
their
asks
so
that
they
could
maybe
say
that
the
government
came
close
to
funding
all
of
their
needs.
They
have
incredibly
scaled
it
back.
They
only
have
four
projects
that
they
put
in
their
year.
H
One
needs
assessment
with
more
than
twice
as
many
students
it's
safe
to
say
that
they
probably
need
twice
as
many
projects
if
they
were
doing
their
submission
in
the
same
way
as
the
Calgary
Catholic
board,
which
again
had
seven
further
year,
one's
need
assessment,
but
so
probably
date
14th.
They
asked
for
only
four
and
all
of
them
were
major
modernizations
because
of
the
significant
deferred
maintenance
experience
in
Calgary
schools
and
they've.
Only
asked
for
junior
highs
and
Senior
highs.
One
was
was
funded.
H
That's
it
one
out
of
many
many
needs
that
they've
identified
and
then
in
terms
of
year
two
and
year
three
we
would
have
hoped
the
government
might
say
we're
going
to
pick
some
of
those
to
do
some
planning
money
for
which
again
isn't
a
commitment
to
actually
funding
it.
But
at
least
it's
posturing
a
little
bit
that
maybe
one
day
possibly
down
the
road
and
the
Horizon
and
the
government's
own
budget
documents
say
possible
school
project.
H
They
don't
even
commit
that
those
projects
that
get
pre-planning
money
will
ever
come
to
light
under
the
current
government.
So
in
year
two
the
CBE
said:
Saddle
Ridge,
Cornerstone,
Annie,
foot,
altador
cadabra
and
then
a
further
expansion
year,
three
for
Saddle
Ridge,
Cornerstone
Ranch
lands,
Janet,
Johnston
and
Queen
Elizabeth
schools.
So
a
significant
number
of
projects,
and
again
only
one-
was
actually
funded
under
the
current
government
in
the
year
that
they're
campaigning
in
the
year.
That,
usually
governments
say
hey
look
at
all
the
great
stuff
we
have
planned
for
you.
H
So
to
say
that
we
support
choice,
but
not
actually
funding
the
choices
that
parents
are
making
when
it
comes
to
enrolling.
Their
students
in
schools
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
this
budget
is
seen
as
so
disingenuous.
H
If
we
look
at
Edmonton
Public
Schools
at
another
Division
and
again,
both
of
these
have
been
overlooked.
Many
years
under
the
current
government
only
had
one
funding
project,
one
project
funded
in
the
last
two
years,
each
and
now
one
one
new
build
only
for
the
entire
city
of
Calgary.
If
you
look
at
Edmonton
Public
Schools,
they
were
encouraged
by
the
current
government
to
amend
their
Capital
plan
mid-year
and
to
expedite
the
needs
and
growing
areas
over
mature
areas.
H
Fine,
they
did
that
they
submitted
it
an
amended
plan
back
in
September
and
even
still,
there's
eight
needs
for
year,
one
only
one
actually
got
funded
Glen
reading
Heights
an
important
project.
Absolutely
we
have
also
committed
to
that
project
as
well
as
to
die
from
Baker
and
other
projects
that
were
the
five
projects.
H
Essentially
that
have
been
committed
to
and
and
this
year's
funding
and
and
others
for
year,
one
but
not
anywhere
near
the
needs,
because
the
needs
include
Edgemont
Rosenthal,
McConaughey,
Glen,
reading,
Heights,
Delton,
Spruce,
Ave
and
and
consolidation
project
if
it
will
ever
get
funded
under
the
current
government,
good
news,
we
have
an
election
coming
up,
so
there
will
be
an
opportunity
to
engage
in
that.
But
that's
just
year
one.
H
I
will
say
most
divisions
feel
like
it's
a
wall
that
they
are
incredibly
polite
and
we'll
say
many
nice
things
when
they
get
anything
which
is
how
most
of
of
us
function
when
we're
in
the
roles
that
we're
in
we
we
lead
with
politeness,
but
I
will
say
that
there
is
significant
disappointment
on
the
part
of
most
School
divisions
when
it
comes
to
the
lack
of
capital
investment.
So
again,
Edmonton
Public
Schools,
eight
projects
in
their
year,
one
in
year,
two
Hawks
Ridge
and
the
list
goes
on.
H
From
the
school
and
have
your
name
be
included
in
a
draw
to
see
who's
allowed
to
go
to
that
school
and
who
isn't-
and
there
were
five
I
believe
this
year
that
were
on
lottery
and
I-
think
it's
set
to
be
seven
in
Edmonton
Public
alone,
for
this
upcoming
year,
it's
safe
to
assume
that
similar
Trends
are
probably
happening
with
the
Catholic
division
and
and
in
Calgary
and
probably
Lethbridge
and
other
areas
as
well,
so
not
anywhere
near
meeting
the
adequacy
test,
the
minister
might
say:
well,
there
is
a
pre-planning
money
committed
for
some
projects
or
design
funding
committed
for
some
projects
these
year.
H
One
projects
are
needs
for
immediate
funding,
they're,
not
in
their
year
three
list.
If
they
were,
if
they
were
funding
year,
one
and
making
pre-planning
commitments
for
year
two
and
year
three,
maybe
people
could
have
some
understanding
of
where
the
current
government's
coming
with
that.
But
a
significant
frustration,
I
would
say
on
behalf
of
many
families
when
it
comes
to
the
lack
of
commitment
to
Capital
Edmonton
Catholic
school
is
completely
shut
out
of
any
actual
funding
commitments
for
this
year.
Let
me
tell
you
about
their
Capital
needs
assessment,
Heritage,
Valley
and
Kavanaugh.
B
So
much
honorable
member
we'll
go
now
to
the
minister.
Okay,.
I
Well,
thank
you,
there's
a
lot
there
to
unpack
and
so
I'm
happy
to
do
it,
and
you
know
what
I'm
happy
to
to
report
on
the
on
our
government's
progress
on
Capital
infrastructure.
I
In
fact,
I
I'm
happy
to
compare
ourselves
to
the
the
former
government
to
the
NDP
any
day
of
the
week
when
I
look
at
the
fact
that
we
have
announced
106
schools
and
are
working
towards
building
106
schools.
These
are
actual
projects
that
will
move
forward
because
they
are
priority
projects
that
have
been
identified
by
school
authorities.
Member
opposite
was
a
school
board.
Trustee
I
was
a
school
board
trustee.
She
knows
how
it
works
in
the
three-year
education
Capital
plan.
School
authorities
put
forward
their
top
asks.
I
They
prioritize
what
they
need
in
their
school
Authority,
and
this
year
we
had
377
requests
from
school
authorities
across
this
province
and,
as
I
said,
58
were
announced
in
budget
2023
by
our
government
48
previously,
and
I
I
just
want
to
highlight
the
the
members
opposite
during
their
four
years
only
announced
47
school
projects
during
that
whole
time
period.
What
does
that
look
like
in
terms
of
student
spaces?
I
We
are
currently
funding
62
500,
more
spaces
is
what
we're
creating
through
that
106
Investments
that
we
have
been
doing
during
our
government,
whereas
the
mdp
only
approved
and
created
34
000
spaces.
That's
double
the
amount
of
spaces
that
we're
creating
I'm
happy
to
talk
about
that
all
day.
Long
on
that,
when
we
look
at
the
NDP
in
Calgary,
they
announced
11
projects.
I
We,
in
fact,
since
2019,
have
announced
18
projects
for
CBE
and
Calgary
Catholic
11,
which
have
alone
been
announced
in
budget
2023..
In
the
four
years
that
the
NDP
were
in
government.
They
only
announced
eight
projects
for
Edmonton,
Mr,
Speaker,
Mr,
Speaker,
sorry,
Mr,
Madam
chair,
not
Mr
Speaker,
but
since
2019
you
can
see
I'm
excited
about
these
projects.
This
is
such
good
news.
Our
government
has
announced
18
projects
for
Edmonton
area
and
of
for
Edmonton,
Catholic
and
Edmonds
in
public,
nine
of
which
were
announced
in
budget
2023..
I
When
I
look
at
the
overall
utilization
rates
of
those
School
authorities,
CBE
has
a
87.1
percent
utilization
rate.
Calgary
Catholic
has
an
81.9
percent
utilization
rate.
Edmonton
Catholic
has
an
87.2
percent
utilization
rate
and
Edmonton
Public.
School
division
has
an
83.2
percent
utilization
rate,
so
they're
very
good
utilization
rates,
and
we
will
continue
to
work
with
those
School
authorities
to
make
sure
that
they're
that
we're
addressing
all
of
the
needs.
And
yes,
we
know
that
the
new
process
is
new,
but
that
being
said,
the
Gated
process
has
been
around
for
a
long
time.
I
The
auditor
approved
gated
process
actually
was
passed
under
the
previous
government
in
2018
and
it
is
a
10-step
gated
process.
What
we've
added
this
year
is
a
transparency
for
school
authorities
to
see
where
they
are
in
the
pipeline
of
school
builds.
That's
the
one
thing
they
were
always
asking:
where
are
we
on
the
list?
You
know
I
know
we,
you
get
377
asks,
but
where
are
we
on
the
list?
I
So
this
is
a
way
for
them
to
be
for
us
as
Government,
to
be
very
transparent
and
open
with
school
authorities
so
that
they
can
actually
see
where
they
are
on
the
list.
We
know
that
they
want
to
know
that,
yes,
they
may
have
put
forward.
5
10
sometimes
more
asks
than
that.
But
where
are
they
on
the
list?
So
this
is
very
good
news
for
our
school
authorities.
When
I
look
at
at
some
I
know
the
member
opposite
mentioned:
Edmonton
Public,
School
division,
one
of
our
fastest
growing
School
authorities.
I
As
I
said,
they
have
an
83.2
percent
utilization
rate.
Of
course,
sometimes
schools
aren't
where
they
need
to
be
they're
in
older
neighborhoods
and
so
Transportation
becomes
something
that
school
authorities
rely
on
to
get
students
to
where
they
have
more
space.
I'm,
also
glad
to
see
that
Edmonton
Public
School
Division
had
many
discussions
with
myself
and
my
department
last
year,
so
that
they
understood
the
process
and
would
actually
prioritize
areas
of
growing
communities,
of
growing
students
and
and
growing
communities,
because
in
the
past
they
actually
had
prioritized
areas
that
had
low
utilizations.
I
They
had
put
forward
schools
that
had
low
utilization
and
didn't
have
health
and
safety
issues
for
modernization
or
replacement.
School
authorities
are
the
ones
the
school
boards
themselves
are
the
ones
that
are
putting
forward
their
priorities,
and
so
I
often
tell
parents.
If,
if
you
feel
that
there's
a
need
in
your
area,
you
need
to
go
to
your
school
authority
to
your
school
board,
because
they're,
the
ones
that
are
making
the
decisions
that
then
come
to
government
that
then
go
through
the
Gated
process
that
rise
to
the
top.
I
Then
that
then
become
the
ones
that
are
funded.
We
are,
in
fact
funding
all
of
these
projects.
I
can
get
into
how
the
obviously
design,
funding
and
construction
funding
is
something
that
everyone
is
familiar
with.
But
when
we
look
at
the
funding
of
pre-planning
and
planning,
what
are
those
dollars
for?
Some
of
the
biggest
frustration
is
from
school
boards
and
I
know
myself
as
a
school
board.
Trustee
is
actually
when
you
get
funding
for
a
school
or
an
announcement
for
a
school
and
all
of
the
work
that
has
to
go
into
it.
I
The
pre-planning
the
planning
dollars
we're
giving
four
million
dollars
for
planning
we're,
giving
an
additional
over
a
million
dollars
for
pre-planning.
So
the
school
planning
is
intended
to
allow
for
further
development
of
project
scope
and
site
investigation
and
work
to
help
clarify
potential
risks
and
and
identify
mitigating
strategies
and
costs.
Like
there's
nothing
more
frustrating
than
getting
an
announcement
for
a
school
and
then
it
having
been
to
be
delayed
for
a
number
of
years,
because
there
is
an
issue
with
the
geotechnical
work
that
has
been
done
and
it
finds
problems
with
the
soil
compaction
Etc.
I
The
goal
is
to
remove
barriers
and
better
position
the
project
for
consideration
of
design
and
construction
approval
in
a
future
budget
cycle,
so
that
when
you
get
design
funding
or
construction
funding,
you
can
go
straight
to
work.
Shovels
can
go
into
the
ground
that
that
work
is
ready
to
go
and
I
have
to
also
state
that
in
the
pre-planning
and
the
planning
dollars
it
doesn't
mean
it's
an
additional
step
that
those
School
authorities
have
to
go
through.
In
fact,
it's
it's.
I
It's
intended
to
remove
steps
and
barriers
so
therefore
pre-planning
and
planning,
if
the
work
can
be
done
during
that
time
period,
projects
can
move
right
to
construction.
These
again
are
projects
that
are
in
queue
and
school
authorities
can
be
assured
that
these
are
priority
projects
not
only
for
them,
but
for
government
that
they
will
move
forward.
I
So
some
of
the
things
some
of
the
benefits
of
planning
are
early
identification
of
project
risks
which
provide
cost
certainty,
Advanced
development
of
mitigation
strategies,
alignment
with
the
government's
Capital
planning
strategy
and
process
development,
supporting
development
of
Partnerships,
supporting
the
elimination
of
non-viable
options
before
a
fully
funded
commitment,
allowing
for
more
efficient
project
delivery
and
on
the
pre-planning
side.
This
funding
is
intended
to
for
projects
that
currently
have
a
low
to
medium
priority,
but
are
anticipated
to
significantly
increase
in
priority
in
the
next
three
to
five
years.
I
So
these
are
in
areas
that
school
boards
are
identifying
that
you
know
what
it
hasn't
grown
yet,
but
we
know
that
in
the
next
couple
of
years,
there's
going
to
be
a
community
that
really
needs
this
area
this
school
in
this
area.
So
this
would
include
projects
to
newer,
developing
neighborhoods
or
projects
that
are
still
reasonably
affordable
to
maintain
and
operate,
but
have
a
number
of
systems
nearing
the
end
of
their
lifespan,
so
modernizations
activities
such
as
value,
scoping
studies
or
other
functional,
Planning,
Development
or
program
priorities
and
outlining
of
initial
scope
can
be
completed.
I
Pre-Planning
funding
can
be
used
to
mitigate
early
identified
risks
such
as
site-fit
analysis
and
ensure
the
plant
site
is
suitable
for
the
required
school
capacity.
Funding
can
support
Community
engagement
and
may
also
support
identifying
cross-ministry
opportunities
such
as
Child,
Care,
Community,
Health,
Partnerships
and
seniors.
We're
talking
more
and
more
about.
Can
we
include
more
Health,
Child
Care
spaces
right
in
our
schools
and
doesn't
that
make
sense
to
have
child
care
spaces
in
elementary
schools
or
other
schools,
so
that
parents
have
more
options
available
to
them,
particularly
in
areas.
B
C
Well,
you
know,
thank
you
very
much
Madam
chair
and
thank
you
very
much
Minister
and
the
rest
of
your
team
for
coming
here
today.
You
know
for
communities
like
Spruce
grow
and
Stony
Plain
and
the
young
families
that
live
there.
I
mean
education
is
just
so
key.
You
know,
I
was
talking
to
my
son
who's
in
grade
four.
You
know
telling
about
the
process
of
budget
estimates
and
and
kind
of
what
I
would
be
doing
here
and
and
I
asked
him.
He
says:
well,
you
know
how
do
you
get
into
high
school?
C
And
that's
why
I
guess
when
I
looked
at
the
budget,
there's
there's
a
number
of
things
that
kind
of
stood
out
to
me
and
number
one
was
obviously
the
5.2
percent
increase
compared
to
last
year's
budget,
I
mean
when
I
looked
at
that
number
I'm
always
trying
to
put
things
in
terms
of
the
context
of
what
is
the
impact
that
it's
going
to
have
on
on
the
teaching
experience,
because
a
good
education
Ministry,
you
know,
Happy
Teachers,
you
know,
obviously
will
make
for
happy
children
that
are
growing
up
and
so
I
guess.
C
One
of
my
first
questions,
I
have
is
like
how
can
you
further
elaborate
and
how
this
increased
funding
will
support
Alberta
students,
teachers
and
parents?
Because
for
me,
that's
what
I'm
really
interested
in
is
like
what
is
that
human
story
about
the
impact
that
this
funding
will
actually
have
and
I
just
want
to
take
this
opportunity.
C
I
know
that
they're
listening
because
they
they
told
me
they
were
going
to
be
talking
about
this
but
I
have
to
say
I
appreciate
the
work
that
they
do
and
the
conversations
that
you
know
we've
been
able
to
have
in
my
constituency
office
as
they
advocate
for
first
teachers
here
in
our
area.
Another
key
part
that
I'm
really
concerned
about
or
I
guess
interested
in
as
well
is
obviously
about
the
plan
for
new
schools,
the
capital
portion
of
how
these
schools
are
going
to
be
rolled
out.
C
You
know
in
my
riding
of
spruce,
growing
Stony,
Plain
I,
think
you
know
due
to
the
advocacy
of
many
of
the
parents,
but
the
work
that
you've
done.
Minister
has
really
helped
kind
of
change:
the
educational
landscape
in
Spruce,
Grove
and
stoning
plan
I
know
many
parents
are
extremely
happy
about
that.
I
mean.
Since
you
know
this
government
was
elected
in
2019,
Stony,
Plains,
Central
School
has
been
started
and
completed.
The
Woodhaven
modernization
where
my
kids
are
going
to
be
going
next
year
has
been
completed
as
well.
C
We
have
a
brand
new
francophony
school
that
has
been
started
and
complete
and
started
here
in
our
areas
which
I
actually
on
that
note.
I
find
quite
interesting
when
they
hear
members
of
the
opposition.
Talk
about
this
government's
lack
of
interest
in
the
francophony
committee
and
I
will
say
like
from
my
own
experience
the
the
track
record
of
this
government
and
your
self-minister
and
the
work
of
your
ministry
is
anything
but
I
mean
there
have
been
francophony
schools
being
built
and
started
all
throughout
the
area
and
I
know.
C
In
my
specific
area
of
spruce,
growing
Stony
Plain,
there
are
hundreds
of
parents
that
are
going
to
be
utilizing
that
fantastic
new
educational
opportunity
where
before
they
had
to
go
all
the
way
to
Saint
Albert
for
schools,
and
so
that
was
a
they
call
for
a
plea
for
help
from
the
francophonic
community,
one
that
I
was
very
happy
to
help
facilitate
those
conversations
and
Minister
I
was
very
thankful
that
it
was
your
ministry
that
helped
make
that
happen.
So
this
is
the
very
first
year.
C
I
know
that
that
school
will
be
there
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
further
Capital
expansions
for
that
school
to
continue
to
enhance
the
francophony
educational
experience
out
in
my
neck
of
the
woods,
but
I'd
also
like
to
kind
of
zero
in
a
little
bit
about
the
design
build
towards
the
new
high
school
project
that
is
going
to
be
in
Spruce,
Co
I
know,
members
of
the
opposition
lament
the
fact.
They
say
they
want
the
entire
construction
costs
that
paid
out
at
once.
C
But
I'll
tell
you
even
from
the
conversations
when
I've
talked
to
my
Parkland
School
trustees,
that
they
have
told
me
that
this
is
a
project
that
they
have
been
begging
for
for
almost
seven
years.
You
know,
as
Spruce
growing
still
playing
Everyone
likes
to
talk
about
which
Community
is
growing,
faster
and
and
I.
Think
I'm,
probably
no
different
in
that
regard,
granted
I
will
say:
airjuries
growing
considerably
faster,
even
than
the
Spruce
Grove
and
Stony
plane.
C
there's
a
massive
influx
of
kids
that
come
obviously
with
those
families
and
and
everywhere
you
go
in
Spruce,
growing,
Stony,
plane,
there's
kids
playing
in
the
streets
and
playgrounds,
and
so,
but
as
a
result
of
that,
obviously,
is
that
growth
and
I
know
we
have
this
big
population
bubble
coming
up
to
the
high
school
and
school
trustees
and
parents
have
been
begging
for
this
project
to
have
any
kind
of
movement
on
for
so
many
years,
and
so
to
be
able
to
see
the
millions
of
dollars
spent
towards
the
design
portion
of
spruce
grove,
compensate
High
School
to
be
able
to
handle
that
growth,
I
have
to
say
what
I
told
one's
particular
trustee.
C
She
actually
started
crying
she
she
said
we
were
begging
for
this
for
years.
Thank
you
for
being
able
to
do
this
and
I
I
will
admit
on
the
home
front
my
loving
and
Charming
wife.
You
know
she
constantly
reminds
me
that
this
high
school
that
we're
actually
finally
going
to
get
working
on
is
the
exact
same
configuration
of
high
school
that
she
experienced
when
she
graduated
from
High
School
in
Spruce
Grove
many
many
years
ago,
and
so
it's
long
overdue
and
so
I
guess.
C
There's
that
question
I
would
like
to
ask
is
about
the
impact
about
all
these
design
projects
now
I
do
come
from
a
bit
of
a
construction
background
and
I
realize
that
it
takes
work
to
be
able
to
do
this
design
work
initially
and
that
I
I
guess
I
would
like
a
little
bit
of
clarification
about
the
process.
You
know
you
start
with
the
design
work
it'll
last
a
minimum
of
a
year
and
then
the
construction
will
happen
after
that
point.
I
guess
you
know.
C
Maybe
if
you
can
clarify
some
of
the
nuts
and
bolts,
perhaps
about
the
advantages
of
being
able
to
leverage
today's
dollars
for
doing
that
design
work
today,
so
that
we
just
don't
put
in
a
sandbox
or
parking
lot.
You
know
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
waiting
for
the
design
work
to
be
done
when
we
could
do
that.
Work
in
advance.
C
Obviously,
transportation
is
going
to
be
a
massive,
a
question
as
well
to
many
parents.
In
my
neck
of
the
woods
you
know
in
my
area,
I
was
growing.
Stony,
Plain
I
think
we
probably
have
one
of
the
most
elaborate
and
comprehensive
Transportation
networks
in
the
province.
C
We
have
some
fantastic
relationships
between
Parkland
School,
Division,
Evergreen,
School,
Division,
St,
Matthew
School
and
Stony
Plain
Living
Waters
school
in
Spruce
Grove,
and
we
tie
in
students
from
as
far
away
as
and
whistle
all
the
way
to
the
borders
of
Edmonton
and
to
one
seamless
transportation
system,
but
I
know.
Transportation
costs
are
obviously
taxing
and
owners
on
many
parents,
I
mean
it's,
and
these
costs
are
only
going
up
and
so
on,
but
I
know
that
there
was
a
substantial
amount
on
page
35.
C
It
talks
about
the
transportation
funding
increasing
by
414
million
dollars
over
the
next
few
years,
and
so
obviously,
some
questions
that
I
would
have
pertaining
to.
That
would
be
how
many
how
many
students
are
being
bussed
every
day.
I
know
maybe
refer.
You
know.
Well,
maybe
in
the
more
metropolitan
areas
of
Edmonton
and
Calgary.
C
Maybe
it's
a
little
bit
more
of
a
luxury
when
you
talk
about
busing,
but
when
you're
in
a
rural
area
and
you're
having
maybe
sometimes
to
go
35
40
minutes
for
to
school,
it's
a
completely
different
experience
and
parents
may
not
have
the
ability
just
to
have
their
kids
or
to
drive
their
kids
quickly
into
school.
That
bus
is
in
lifeblood
for
education,
for
many
of
our
kids
and
obviously
coming
from
more
much
more
of
a
suburban
area.
C
Some
questions,
I
would
have
would
be,
is
about
average
times
and
what
are
the
metrics
used
to
be
able
to
track
in
terms
of
how
often
and
how
long
children
can
go
on
this
on
the
school
bus
I
know
when
I
graduate
from
high
school
in
Spruce
Grove,
it
was
common
for
a
45
minute
bus
ride
to
be
able
to
travel
into
high
school
and
and
I
know
that
kids
still
continue
to
do
that
as
well.
Also
I
guess.
You
know,
obviously
some
long-term
plans
about
how
the
department
addresses
a
transportation
ride
times.
C
I
know,
obviously
we're
trying
to
cut
or
make
these
ride
times
as
efficient
as
possible,
and
then
obviously
you
know
the
overall
Vision
encapsulated
in
the
budget
about
how
we
can
ensure
that
school
boards
are
delivering
transportation
to
every
student
in
a
cost-effective
manner,
regardless,
if
you
go
to
a
public
school
or
if
you
go
to
a
private
school,
maybe
perhaps
you
can
elaborate
a
little
bit
on
that,
but
for
me,
educational
choice
and
ensuring
that
parents
right
across
the
entire
Province
have
a
fair
opportunity
to
send
their
kids
to
the
school
to
the
school
of
their
of
their
of
their
family.
C
B
I
Thank
you
so
much,
and
thanks
for
for
the
great
questions-
and
you
know,
I'm
a
mother
of
seven
children
and
I'm,
a
grandmother
of
seven
and
a
half
soon
to
be
eight
in
July,
so
I
have
a
very
vested
interest
in
education.
I
Also
as
a
former
rehab
practitioner
working
with
a
developmentally
disabled,
there
was
a
reason:
I
spent
11
and
a
half
years
as
a
school
board
trustee
it's
because
I
am
passionate
about
education
and
ensuring
that
we
do
the
right
things
for
the
right
reasons
for
our
children
and
that's
the
lens
that
we
have
made
all
our
decisions
in
my
department
and
I'm,
very
proud
of
the
decisions
that
we
have
made
that
really
ensure
that
we
have
a
strong
education
system
and
so
budget
through
budget
2023.
I
We
are
able
to
further
enhance
that
by
it
by
funding
it
at
historic
levels.
When
I
became
minister
in
2019
I
started
with
an
8.223
billion
dollar
budget,
and
now
in
23
24
it
will
be
8.8
billion
dollars.
Our
increased
investment
in
education
ensures
students
in
Alberta
will
continue
to
receive
a
world-class
high
quality
education
that
enriches
their
lives
and
prepares
them
for
Success
Beyond
school.
This
is
an
increase
of
40
433
million
over
the
22-23
budget
or
more
than
5
percent,
as
you
had
indicated.
So
this
equals
44
million
dollars
every
single
day.
I
There
is
a
student
in
school
and
that's
on
a
200-day
calendar,
and
we
know
our
students
are
usually
in
school
about
180
88
89
days.
Our
increased
education
funding
will
help
combat
the
affordability
and
inflation
crisis.
Parents
and
school
authorities
are
facing
we're
providing
targeted
increases
to
areas
where
we
know
it
will
have
the
most
impact,
including
enrollment
growth,
including
addressing
classroom
complexity,
including
targeted
supports
for
students,
well-being,
Transportation
improvements
and
Rising
costs
and,
of
course,
in
operations
and
maintenance
grants.
I
This
will
support
hiring
about
3
000
education
staff,
including
teachers,
educational
assistants,
bus
drivers
and
school
support
staff
over
the
next
three
years.
That's
a
significant
number
and
it
can't
be
underestimated
the
impact
that
those
individuals
will
have
within
our
classrooms
and
when
you
talked
about
the
facilities
and
I
know
Spruce
Grove,
Stony
Plain
has
been
waiting
a
long
long
time
for
this
school
and
and
thank
you
to
everyone
who
is
advocated.
I
But,
as
I
said
earlier,
there
is
a
very
robust
gated
process
that
all
of
these
schools
go
through
and
there
is
more
asks
in
a
year
every
year
than
there
are
actual
ability
to
address
those
asks.
And
so
when
I
have
when
377
asks
come
to
the
ministry
each
and
every
year,
and
they
go
through
that
robust
gated
process.
Eventually
they
do
rise
to
the
top,
the
ones
that
are
needing
it,
the
most
so
in
budget
2023.
I
5.268
million
has
been
committed
to
the
Parkland
School
Division
for
the
replacement
of
the
Spruce
Grove
High
School
for
the
design
process.
Now
you
know
people
are
always
shocked
at
that
five
million
dollars
for
design.
Well,
it
does
just.
There
is
so
much
that
goes
into
these.
These
new
high
school
builds
when
you
think
of
all
of
the
the
technology
and
and
the
work
that
has
to
be
factored.
We
also
know
that
growing
communities
like
yours
need
infrastructure
to
support
the
diversity
that
is
in
your
community,
so
oftentimes.
I
The
reason
why
the
number
is
so
high
there's
a
lot
of
Engagement
that
has
to
go
on
the
school
authorities,
engage
with
the
local
community,
get
input
from
the
teachers
and
the
students
themselves
and
the
parents
to
see
how
they
want
that
that
project
to
move
forward
so
I'm
very
happy
to
to
see
that
this
school
has
risen
to
to
the
surface
and
that
it
is
getting
design
funding.
And
what
does
that
mean?
It
means
in
fact
it
will
go
forward.
It
will
go
forward.
I
It
will
continue
down
the
Continuum
down
that
pipeline,
so
very
transparently,
typically,
design
funding
takes
about
a
year
to
into
to
complete
and
then
construction
funding
is
allocated
the
following
year.
That
is
the
typical
process
that
I
can
share
with
you.
So
I'm
really
happy
for
you
and
for
your
community
and
I.
I
can
go
on
here
to
say
that
we
are
securing
Alberta's
future
by
investing
in
new
schools
and
modernized
spaces,
so
students
and
communities
can
benefit
for
decades
to
come.
We
know
that
Alberta
is
prosperous,
Growing
Place.
I
That
needs
the
supports
and
resources
available
to
help
each
local
area
succeed.
So
Alberta's
government
is
investing
2.3
billion
over
the
next
three
years
to
modernize,
replace
and
plan
new
and
existing
spaces.
So
green
communities
have
the
space
they
need
we're
advancing
58
projects,
33
are
in
design
and
construction
and
there's
also
of
these
33
Tanner
new
schools.
16
are
replacement,
schools
and
seven
are
modernizations
and
those
are
put
forward
by
school
authorities.
I
As
I
said
earlier,
this
will
create
25
000
school
student
spaces
and
the
four
million
dollars
that
is
being
allocated
to
support
planning
activities
such
as
the
site,
analysis
and
scope.
We'll,
add
an
additional
14
projects,
again
very
transparent,
very
open.
They
know
where
they
are
in
the
pipeline.
I
One
million
dollars
will
support
11
conceptual
projects
that
are
anticipated
to
become
high
priority
projects
again,
indicating
that
they
are
a
priority
not
only
for
the
communities
but
for
government
to
move
forward.
You
mentioned
the
francophone
Community
I'm
glad
you
mentioned
that
because
I
I
just
want
to
give
you
some
information
on
that
during
the
from
2019.
During
our
government's
time
these
last
four
years,
we
have
actually
allocated
nine
new
schools
for
the
francophone
Community
four
in
this
budget
alone
or
nine
new
school
projects.
I
And
transportation
is
key,
it's
integral
to
getting
our
students
to
and
from
school.
We
know
that
more
than
300
000
students,
Access
Transportation
Services
every
day
out
of
the
700
over
730
000
students
enrolled.
We
have
a
good
transportation
system
that
moves
students
safely
to
and
from
schools
each
and
every
day,
and
we
know
it
can
be
even
better,
and
so
that's
why
it
was
one
of
the.
When
I
was
a
school
board
trustee,
it
was
one
of
the
greatest
frustrations
of
school
board.
Trustees
was
Transportation
it.
I
It's
always
been
a
challenge
and
that's
why,
as
a
new
minister
in
2019
I
put
together
the
student
transportation
task
force
to
really
do
an
in-depth
dive
into,
how
can
we
fix
some
of
the
things
that
are
are
not
working
as
well
as
they
should
in
transportation?
I
So
the
recommendations
that
were
put
forth
by
the
student
transportation
task
force,
as
well
as
the
subsequent
audit
that
was
done
of
12
school
authorities
just
recently,
was
used
to
formulate
the
budget
and
change
the
transportation
model,
so
I
believe
the
recommendations
that
were
put
forth
and
the
action
we've
taken
will
provide
foundational
change
across
Alberta's
transportation
system
for
years
to
come.
In
fact,
I
would
say
that
I
would
dare
say
that
this
is
the
most
significant
change
to
the
transportation
model
that
has
happened
in
decades.
I
I
want
to
include
some
facts
for
your
information:
school
buses
and
Alberta
travel,
an
estimated
450
000
kilometers
each
and
every
day
in
2021-22,
provincial
investment
in
kindergarten
to
grade
12
Transportation
was
more
than
1.6
billion
dollars,
our
million
dollar
story
per
school
day
and
in
budget
2023.
We
are
increasing
that
by
32
percent.
I
What
is
an
average
ride
time?
You
asked
that
varies
from
area
to
area,
depending
on
how
far
the
the
homes
are
located,
particular
in
rural
that
can
be
quite
far
in
some
locations.
I
So
the
additional
funding
that
we're
providing
will
support
We
Believe
up
to
a
hundred
additional
bus
routes,
which
is
expected
to
reduce
rural
ride
Times
by
about
nine
percent
overall,
so
I
think
there's
many
good
things
that
are
coming,
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
more
detail
that
is
coming
forward
as
we
put
forward
the
funding
manual
in
in
in
the
near
future,
where
it
really
kind
of
breaks
down.
I
You
know
some
of
the
things
that
are
changing
are
we
heard
very
loudly
from
parents
that
they
didn't
feel
it
was
appropriate
for
a
grade
low
grade
one
child
to
have
to
walk
2.4
kilometers
to
get
to
school
and
not
only
2.4
kilometers.
The
way
we
measured,
it
was
as
the
crow
flies,
so
maybe
they
had
to
go
through
a
ravine
or
across
a
busy
street.
Now
we
are
actually
lowering
that
to
one
kilometer
so
that
students
and
it
and
we're
measuring
that
by
actual
drive
time,
not
as
the
crow
flies.
I
A
A
A
A
B
Minister,
the
members
asking
if
there's
block
or
back
and
forth
a
block,
please.
H
Say
please:
okay,
page
72
of
the
estimates
is
where
I'm
going
to
start
and
specifically
as
it
relates
to
school
facilities.
So
in
this
year's
over
what
we,
as
members
of
the
assembly,
agreed
to
budget
and,
what's
actually
being
forecast
to
be
spent
the
government
of
Alberta
under
spend
on
school
facilities
by
25.
H
That
is
a
significant
lack
of
follow-through
on
what
was
asked
for
and
what
we
committed
as
members
of
the
assembly,
to
actually
fund
I'm,
going
to
gather,
based
on
some
of
the
things
that
we
know
through
the
news
and
through
things
that
have
been
reported
back
to
us,
that
that
the
significant
reason
for
under
building
on
the
capital
plan
is
because
of
the
government's
original
announcements
around
p3s.
H
I
understand
that
the
minister
softened
that
in
the
fall,
but
that
schools
are
still
waiting
to
find
out
School
divisions
are
still
waiting
to
find
out
which
projects
are
going
to
be
Force
Through
P3
model,
which
ones
are
actually
going
to
be
a
traditional
procurement.
So
of
the
five
actual
new
fund
up
funded
projects
in
the
2023
budget.
H
Would
the
minister
please
go
through
those
five
projects
and
let
us
know
which
ones
are
actually
going
to
be
through
traditional
procurement,
because
that
clearly
there's
a
problem
with
getting
Capital
out
the
door
when
it
comes
to
P3
Construction
I'm,
going
to
continue
on
with
a
few
of
the
other
school
divisions
that
I
haven't
had
a
chance
to
highlight
yet
in
terms
of
their
needs,
assessment
and
I
I
do
want
to
recognize
that
Spruce,
Grove
and
Stony
Plain
I
think
have
every
reason
to
be
disappointed
by
this
budget
and
the
lack
of
follow-through
and
commitment
to
actually
build
much
needed,
School
infrastructure
in
those
communities
and
so
should
rent
here.
H
Indeed,
Red
Deer
has
identified
a
number
of
areas
of
need:
they're,
anticipating
a
growth
of
about
four
percent
and
per
year
for
the
next
five
years
right,
dear
Catholic
and
Red
Deer
public
both
are
in
need
of
schools
and
they
didn't
provide
any
funding,
any
actual
funding
to
build
a
single
School
in
Red
Deer
in
the
current
budget
and
so
incredibly
disappointing
there
as
well
specific
projects,
there's
a
need
for
a
new
K-5,
French
immersion
school.
H
That
read
your
Catholic
is
seeking
to
run
a
program
for
currently
it's
a
K-9
school
that
offers
that
French
immersion
programming
and
it
is
full
full
and
we
want
to
talk
about
honoring
parental
choice.
H
H
If
you
picture
a
school,
every
single
square
foot
is
considered
instructional
space
when
it
comes
to
the
utilization
formula,
so
the
hallways,
the
boot
room,
the
stage
all
of
that
is
considered
instructional
space
and,
of
course,
a
good
school
will
also
have
a
library
and
that
Library
shouldn't
be
used
for
instruction
24
hours
a
day.
Hopefully
we
aren't
offering
classes
in
the
library.
H
Hopefully
we
have
enough
classrooms
that
students
can
come
there
for
enrichment
and
and
other
opportunities
so
to
be
at
100
capacity,
which
many
of
these
schools
in
Red
Deer
already
are
at
means
that
they
are
using
every
single
space
in
that
school
for
instructional
space,
or
that
they
are
certainly
overcrowded
in
the
classrooms.
If
they're
not
using
the
boot
room
as
a
classroom
space,
it
means
that
they're
over
100
capacity
in
terms
of
the
classroom
space.
H
So
it's
I
think
a
big
loss
for
the
folks
of
Red
Deer
that
they
were
shout
out
of
any
actual
Capital
funding
in
the
current
Year's
budget.
That
we're
considering
here
today
now
I
also
have
to
say
that
not
a
single
school
will
be
built
or
replaced
or
modernized
in
Saint.
Albert
thanks
to
the
2023
budget,
not
even
a
plan
or
a
pre-plan
to
do
so,
which
again
is
so
incredibly
short-sighted.
H
This
is,
of
course,
despite
the
imminent
need
for
a
new
public
K-9
School
in
the
Northwest
part
of
their
city.
That
is
growing
incredibly
quickly
to
alleviate
pressures
on
overcrowded
schools
and
other
parts
of
the
division.
H
We
need
to
be
building
out
on
the
Riverside
site
and
the
government
instead
chose
to
ignore
Saint
Albert
Foley
through
their
ask
legal
is
another
community,
so
that
the
minister
talks
about
well,
some
schools
aren't
at
capacity.
That
is
true.
Just
like
some
government
buildings
weren't
at
capacity,
for
example,
the
Federal
Building
wasn't
used
for
many
many
years
and
then
the
government
of
Alberta
invested
in
it
and,
in
turn,
decided
to
demolish
the
building
next
door
that
some
of
us
had
offices
in.
I
Well,
thank
you
again
and
happy
to
as
I
said
earlier,
happy
to
chat
about
Capital
any
day
of
the
week.
Our
record
I
can
say
is
much
better
than
the
previous
government's
record
when
we
are
in
fact
announcing
and
building
106
over
the
four
years
to
their
47
so
happy
to
to
continue
to
to
have
the
discussion
on
this
when
I
have
to
say
that
that
the
first
item
that
was
talked
about
was
the
infrastructure
page
72
estimate
and
I
want
to
explain
those
numbers.
I
The
761.2
million
is
made
up
of
542.8
million,
which
represents
School
capital
expenditure,
funded
by
Alberta
infrastructure
for
in-flight
and
new
school
projects.
114.9
million
represents
capital
and
maintenance,
renewal,
budget
and
capital
for
Charters
and
Collegiate
schools.
100
million
dollars
represents
the
school
board's
budgets
for
school,
Capital
expenditures
for
long-term
assets
and
3.5
million
for
New
Capital
facilities
planning.
I
I
The
minister
of
infrastructure
is
probably
the
better
person
to
have
that
conversation
with
because,
of
course,
it's
infrastructure
that
looks
at
that
and
I'm
happy
to
say
that
we
have
prioritized
Red
Deer
area
and
during
my
time
as
minister
of
Education,
it's
they
have
put
forward
their
asks
and
they
always
do
put
forward
their
top
asks,
and
they
have
been
the
saint
Lorenzo
Rue
Middle
School,
which
is
almost
complete,
I'm,
happy
to
announce
that
it
will
be
opening
in
September
of
2023
and
The
Hunting
Hills
modernization
and
that's
a
major
modernization.
I
It's
adding
over
200
spaces
to
that
school
and
fixing
a
long-term
problem
with
the
with
the
roof.
That,
in
fact,
has
been
problematic
in
the
new
announcements.
We
have
a
new
design
build
for
black
Falls,
because
we
know
that
school
has
has
grown
exponentially
and
that
will
actually
alleviate
space
in
Red
Deer,
because
those
students
right
now
are
being
bussed
into
Red
Deer
and
also
for
Red
Deer
public.
There
was
an
announcement
on
a
new
Northeast,
Middle,
School
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
those
schools
move
further
along.
I
We
also
know
that
that
the
member
opposite
was
incorrect.
As
she
stated,
when
you
look
at
capacity,
we
are
actually
only
looking
at
instructional
area
classrooms
and
breakouts
rooms.
Libraries
and
gyms
are
counted,
but
we
do
not
count
hallways
and
no,
we
don't
so.
It
again
shows
the
lack
of
understanding
by
the
member
opposite
in
terms
of
what
constitutes
capital,
and
this
was
changed
in
2014.
So
if,
if
the
member
opposite
would
like
to
go
back
in
her
records
and
and
find
out
when
that
was
changed,
that
was
in
2014..
I
I
That's
the
francophone
community
and
the
French
immersion
teachers
have
been
piloting.
I
can
share
that
in
the
science
and
French
first,
the
two
French
first
language
and
the
French
immersion
programs
that
have
been
piloted
this
year.
We've
had
over
a
thousand
teachers
piloting
and
over
20
000
students
taking
part
and
I'm
just
hearing
great
things
and
I
can't
wait
to
share
the
time
frame
as
to
when
they
will
be
coming.
B
Into
the
classroom
and
now
we'll
head
over
to
the
government
caucus
site.
C
C
I
know
you
just
finished
saying
how
much
you
enjoy
talking
about
capital
and
I'll
just
use
an
example
of
a
school
that
was
built
in
in
my
area,
Prescott
School,
which,
because
I
know
this
morning,
especially
it's
very
prevalent
about
you
know
you
hear
stories
about
when
we
were
in
government
when
we're
not
governments
and
kind
of
competing
Visions.
Moving
forward
and
I
know.
C
This
ties
in
to
you
know
the
item
number
5.1
about
the
capital
portion
in
terms
of
the
capital
projects
in
your
department
and
did
you
use
Prescott
school
as
an
example
when
that
was
built
under
the
previous
government,
I
I
have
to
say
I
I
was
there.
C
I
was
in
my
capacity
as
Deputy
Mayor
at
the
time
they
had
the
MLA
from
the
opposition
from
the
former
government
there
as
well,
but
the
thing
that
actually
surprised
me,
the
most
and
surprised
parents
and
school
trustees
is
that
there
wasn't
even
a
playground
attached
to
that
school.
And
you
know
at
the
time
because
we're
kind
of
in
our
own
microcosm
of
of
the
province-
and
you
don't
realize,
is
how
prevalent
this
is.
C
But
I
know
at
that
time
after
getting
into
this
position
and
yeah
having
a
wider
spread
view
just
in
terms
of
how
many
schools
were
built
during
that
era,
without
playgrounds
and
no
honorable
member
across
on
the
other
side
talks
about
libraries
being
used
as
classrooms
and
maybe
not
the
full
educational
experience
given
to
our
children,
but
I
I
was
living
firsthand
in
the
community
where
schools
were
built
without
playgrounds.
C
Elementary
schools,
kids
are
having
to
play
like
literally
on
a
rock
in
the
backyard
and
not
for
one
year,
not
for
two
years
and
not
for
three
years,
but
for
the
entire
previous
term
and
I'm,
actually
quite
thankful.
Actually.
Now
that
playgrounds
are
now
included
in
the
initial
construction
of
new
schools,
so
I
guess,
minister,
is
hoping.
C
So
we
can
kind
of
give
them
that
wholesome
experience
of
just
being
able
to
play
on
playground
equipment,
because
I
do
know
that
new
schools
that
are
being
built
now
do
have
playgrounds
which
is
vitally
important,
and
so
that
was
the
one
question
I
just
wanted
to
finish
up
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
my
good
colleague,
Emily
Jackie,
Armstrong
hominek
for
the
rest
of
this
time.
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you,
Emily
turton,
through
through
the
chair.
When
you
talk
about
Playgrounds
I
would
like
to
thank
the
Minister
here
for
providing
funding
for
the
Mennonite
School
and
two
hills
and
the
playground
they
were
without
a
playground
for
I
think
it
was
six
or
seven
years
from
when
the
school
was
built.
F
So
I'd
like
to
thank
the
minister
and
also
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
inviting
me
out
to
your
announcement
when
you
provided
extra
funding
for
Cals,
which
is
the
Community
Association
for
lasting
success
and
the
snack
program
locally.
They
are
provide
snacks
to
all
the
schools
in
in
my
in
my
town
of
Bakerville
and
they've
been
around
for
years,
and
they
are
a
great
part
of
the
community.
F
As
you
know,
Albert
has
welcomed
an
influx
of
Ukrainian
evacuees
over
the
last
year
due
to
the
horrific
Russian
attack
War
actually
on
Ukraine,
and
that
was
the
February
24th
of
2022.
When
this
happened
and
I
remember
that
day,
quite
well,
I
was
I
couldn't
believe
it
was
happening.
I
was
actually
ill
physically
ill
when
I
saw
the
first
attacks
and
on
Ukraine
and
I
go
back
to
thinking
about
my
descendant
or
my
relative,
that
I'm
sending
is
Yvonne
tilapo
and
he
was
one
of
the
first
Ukrainian
settlers
to
Canada.
F
F
He
stayed
with
John
Krebs,
who
was
a
friend
of
his
out
in
Austria,
and
he
was
farming
near
him
and
worked
on
his
sawmill
only
to
return
back
to
Ukraine
to
bring
his
wife
Maria
and
their
children
and
ukrainians
back
with
him,
and
in
doing
so
the
government
decided
that
they
didn't
want
to
lose
their
population,
so
they
incarcerated
him
and
they
kept
him
in
jail
for
two
years
and
he
was
unable
to
bring
ukrainians
to
Canada
and
I
cannot
believe
130
years
later,
that
I'm
doing
a
similar
thing,
and
so
that's
quite
amazing
to
me.
I
And
thank
you
to
both
mlas
for
these
great
questions.
It
was
very
important
to
me
when
we
were
looking
at
at
new
builds
in
particular,
but
also
when
I
became
Minister.
I
looked
I
had
an
opportunity
to
to
look
at
all
of
the
schools
that
had
been
previously
built
without
playgrounds
and
Emily
turton
you're.
Absolutely
right.
It
was
disturbing
to
me
that
we
would
actually
build
a
k-6
or
a
K-9
school
with
no
playground.
I
When
you
know
we
wouldn't
do
that,
we
wouldn't
build
a
school
without
a
gymnasium,
and
yet
the
playground
is
the
Outdoor
gymnasium,
and
so
it
was
very
important
that
as
quickly
as
possible,
we
included
that
into
the
capital
infrastructure,
so
no
school
in
Alberta.
Now
that
is
a
k
to
six
or
K-9,
is
built
without
a
gymnasium,
and
you
are
right.
I
They
cannot
fundraise
enough
to
build
that
school,
even
with
there's
grants
available
on
occasion,
but
even
those
grants
are
matchable
grants
and,
and
it
involves
the
parents
fundraising
in
some
communities
due
to
their
their
religious
beliefs,
do
not
believe
in
fundraising,
and
so
therefore
you
know
they
were
additionally
disadvantaged
in
not
having
a
playground.
So
I'm
really
pleased
that
we
don't
have
to
wait
all
those
years
as
Emily
Armstrong
hominek
had
mentioned
that
there
were
schools.
I
I
I
was
appalled
that
there
were
schools
that
were
waiting
six
seven
years
for
an
outdoor
playground
and
that
is
just
not
acceptable
and
and
so
we've
changed.
We've
made
meaningful
changes
that
will
affect
generations
and
I'm
happy
to
say
that
the
rest
of
the
community
is
also
able
to
enjoy
the
those
playgrounds,
because
it's
not
just
for
the
school,
it's
for
the
whole
community
and
we
work
closely
as
I
know.
I
School
authorities
work
closely
with
municipalities
as
well
to
ensure
that
those
playgrounds
continue
to
be
maintained
and
and
looked
after
I
I
know,
minister
or
Emily
hominex
Armstrong
hominex
heart
in
regards
to
the
Ukrainian
evacuees
and
displaced
people
and
and
I've
seen
it
I
know
how
tirelessly
she
has
been
working.
I
This
is
a
passion
for
her
and
it
is
a
travesty
that
there
are
so
many
individuals
that
are
coming
from
such
torrent
war-torn
areas.
We
know
that
in
our
schools
alone,
prior
to
the
end
of
the
last
school
year,
we
saw
approximately
about
800
students
in
our
schools
by
October
of
this
year.
That
number
had
grown
to
2500
students,
we're
funding,
we've
already
put
out
funding
of
12.5
million
dollars,
it's
roughly
an
additional
five
thousand
dollars
per
student
for
those
students,
because
we
know
they're
coming
with
challenges.
I
I
I
know
that
when
I
made
the
announcement
on
the
on
the
original
funding-
and
we
also
have
a
second
intake-
where
we'll
do
an
additional
count-
and
that
will
happen
the
end
of
March
here
and
right
now-
we're
sitting
at
close
to
3
500
students,
and
so
there
will
be
an
additional
five
at
least
five
million
dollars
going
to
school
authorities
to
make
sure
that
they
have
the
supports
that
they
need.
The
vast
majority
of
those
students
are
in
our
Metro
areas,
and
so
it's
important
that
they
have
that
those
dollars.
I
But
what
I
was
going
to
say
was
when
I
made
the
announcement.
There
was
a
the
principal
came
over
to
me
of
the
school
that
I
was
in
and
he
said
that
they
had
a
little
grade.
One
student
there,
whose
father
had
been
killed
built
the
week
before
in
the
war
and
the
the
trauma
that
that
family
was
experiencing
and
how
devastating
it
was,
even
as
a
school
Community
to
wrap
their
arms
around
this
little
child,
and
you
know
I
I
was
just
so
heart
warm.
I
You
know
I
felt
such
heart
warmth
for
the
community,
for
the
teachers,
the
you
could
just
see
the
love
that
was
surrounding
this
child
and
their
whole
family
and
that's
what
we
have
in
our
schools.
We
are
able
to
wrap
the
whole
community
in
love.
Thank.
H
Take
a
short
trip
down
memory
lane
they
changed
to
actually
fund
the
construction
of
a
playground
in
an
elementary
school
when
it
was
being
built,
was
something
that
was
put
in
place
under
Rachel
notley's
leadership.
When
I
was
a
trustee
and
we
were
advocating
for
playgrounds
to
be
included.
Jeff
Johnson
in
Prior
conservative
cabinet
ministers
made
it
very
clear
that
wasn't
an
option
new
schools
getting
a
playground
is
vitally
important.
There
is
nothing
in
this
budget
for
replacement
of
existing
playgrounds
in
mature
area
schools
and
there
are
many
material
schools
I.
H
Imagine
in
our
writings,
all
of
our
writings
that
either
have
a
playground.
That's
exhausted
its
life
cycle
or
a
school
that
is,
there
are
schools
that
I
represent
and
that
don't
have
playgrounds
at
all
that
are
50
years
old,
so
that
definitely
would
be
an
area
for
the
government
to
put
further
consideration
and
focus
I'm
going
to
go
back
to
generally
the
capital
plans.
Let's
look
at
St
Albert
Public
Schools
against
St
Albert
was
shut
out
of
the
capital
plan,
not
even
a
promise
to
make
a
promise
around
the
pre-planning
money.
H
Let's
talk
about
what
their
needs
assessment
is
so
number
one
is
a
new
high
school.
They
need
absolutely
need.
A
new
High
School
in
the
north
side
of
town
Bell
Rose
also
needs
at
one
of
the
two
existing
public
high
schools
in
St
Albert
needs
an
addition
and
a
modernization.
H
It
needs
about
16
new
classrooms
to
accommodate
the
growth
that
they're
seeing,
and
it
is
about
time
that
the
Portables
there
were
removed,
so
that
is,
should
be
a
high
priority
for
any
government
and
for
anyone,
one
who
wants
to
represent
the
people
of
Saint
Albert
as
well.
There
is
a
need
for
new
student
spaces
and
Al
Qaeda
9
School
in
the
Northwest
much
needed
within
the
next
five
years.
Nickerson
needs
a
modernization
while
Bros
needs
a
modernization.
H
Elmer
Gish
needs
a
modernization
and
permanent
space
to
replace
the
get
this
20
Portables
that
they
have
on
site.
That
is
completely
unacceptable
and
Muriel
Martin
School
an
elementary
school
needs
a
modernization
and
additional
permanent
space
again
replacing
20
existing
modulars
second
new.
They
need
a
second
new
kindergarten
to
grade
nine
additional
space
and
they've
got
a
site.
That's
ready
to
go
for
that
and
Rundle,
which
I
think
is
called
Valley,
Grove
now
or
Hill.
H
Grove
now
needs
modernization
as
well,
and
then,
even
though
they
have
all
those
old
modulars
that
are
going
to
need
some
new
modulars
available
for
the
city
of
St
Albert,
again,
a
community
that
is
growing
very
rapidly
I.
Imagine
many
people
who
work
in
Albert
education
commute
in
from
St
Albert
know
just
how
desperately
needed
School
spaces
and
and
comfortable
modern,
appropriate
School
space
for
students
in
St,
Albert
St,
Albert,
Catholic
also
shot
out
of
the
capital
plan.
H
Their
number
one
project
is
just
North
actually
in
legal,
and
this
is
a
community
that
currently
has
a
school.
That
is
beyond
its
life
cycle,
and
it
is
too
big
for
the
community.
They
need
a
K-9
school
for
about
200
students
to
make
sure
that
that
Community
can
stay
vibrant
and
that
kids
don't
need
to
be
bussed
down
the
highway
to
a
neighboring
Community.
It's
already
currently
way
underused,
and
if
they
had
a
building
that
was
the
right
size.
H
Their
number
one
project
is
something
that
is
overdue
as
well,
and
I
think
that
people
had
hoped
that
would
have
been
funded
and
that's
actually
the
design
for
new
cameras
high
school,
which
I
know
that
the
through
you,
madam
chair,
you've,
had
an
opportunity
to
tour
the
existing
building.
They
even
reference
it
in
their
submission
with
the
the
minister
of
education
and
that
they
were
hopeful
that
they
would
receive
some
kind
of
commitment
and
funding
to
address
the
significant
needs
that
they
have
there.
H
So
that's
certainly
a
large
Division
and
that
is
far
from
Sherwood
Park,
but
they
also
have
needs
in
those
areas
as
well.
And
if
we
look
at
Elk
Island
public,
they
had
one
funded
project,
something
that
the
NGP
had
already
committed
to
the
Sherwood
Heights
and
Nicole
Campbellton
consolidation,
a
replacement
school
there.
I
Thank
you
and
I
just
have
to
correct
a
great
deal
of
misinformation
that
the
member
opposite
is
putting
forward.
First,
while
in
previous
governments
there
was
a
25
million
dollar
one-off
to
provide
playgrounds,
that
was
a
one-off.
It
was
your
application
based.
There
were
certain
criteria
to
it,
but
it
did
not.
It
wasn't
embedded
into
the
app
actual
Capital
infrastructure,
where
every
school
that
is
like
K
to
five
or
a
k
to
nine
will
absolutely
get
a
playground
built
with
it.
I
This
was
to
address
a
number
of
other
things,
but
it
was
not
so
in.
In
fact,
that's
one
piece
of
misinformation.
Second
piece
of
misinformation
is
Saint
Albert.
Actually,
the
Paul
Kane
opened
this
fall
school
and
in
in
this
I,
well
I
I
it
opened
it's
a
school
that
opened
and,
and
the
member
opposite
is,
is
trying
to
allude
to
the
fact
that
Saint
Albert
did
not
receive
any
new
schools
bell.
Rose
school
was
also
approved
in
2019,
is
now
going
ahead.
It's
moving
forward.
I
So
again,
misinformation
and
and
I
don't
think
it's
valuable
to
put
misinformation
out
there,
and
so
I
I
want
to
be
very
clear
that
under
the
modular
program
that
I
put
forward
in
2020,
it
was
the
most
significant
I
think
2020
or
2021.
I've
I've
done
five
of
these
budgets,
so
I'm
losing
track
of
time,
but
it
was
the
most
significant
investment
in
modulars
that
has
existed
in
this
province.
I
Typically,
we
allocated
roughly
about
25
million
dollars
to
modulars
that
year,
I
allocated
an
89
million
dollars
to
modulars
and
what
that
was
able
to
do
was
create
140
new
spaces
and
replace
41
Old,
tired
out
modulars,
so
that
created
many
many
new
additional
spaces
right
across
this
province,
3
500
that
year
previous
year
was
425
the
year
before.
I
That
was
1550
and
right
now
we
have
allocated
over
42
million
dollars
for
modulars
in
this
upcoming
year
and
just
to
give
you
example
of
of
what
that
can
do
within
a
school
Authority,
the
Calgary
Catholic
School
Authority,
actually
during
our
time
as
as
Government
received
203
new
modulars.
So
that's
203
new
classrooms,
Edmonton
Catholic,
received
69
new
modulars
and
Edmonton
Public
received
over
a
hundred
new
modulars
during
our
time
over
the
last
four
years.
I
Cbe
does
not
really
look
at
a
modular
program:
they're
they're,
more
invested
in
in
new
infrastructure,
so
they
they
did
only
receive
four
modulars,
but
those
were
the
four
they
asked
for.
So
we've
been
very
responsive
to
the
school
authorities
right
across
this
province
as
they
ask
for
new
infrastructure.
I
Particular
modulars
and
modulars
are
used
when
you've
got
a
growing
Community,
but
you
don't
need
a
whole
new
school.
Maybe
you
just
need
one
or
two
classrooms
to
keep
to
keep
things
growing
and
moving.
So
the
budget
allocation
for
this
year's
modular
program
is
42.7
million
25
million
to
accommodate
120
modular
requests
from
jurisdictions
again.
School
authorities
themselves
are
the
ones
that
are
asking
for
these
modulars
and
they
will
also
be
the
ones
that
are
indicating
what
are
the
highest
needs
for
their
jurisdiction.
I
17.7
million
will
be
in
funding
to
complete
work
on
modular
classroom
projects
announced
in
2021
that
were
impacted
by
supply
chain
in
manufacturing
delays.
So
this
year's
program
of
120
units
will
fund
the
construction
of
all
of
these.
These
new
areas
that
also
include
two
washroom
units.
So
when
you
look
at
washroom
units,
you
think
well,
why
is
that
different
from
a
regular
modular,
the
the
piping
and
all
of
the
extra
infrastructure
that
goes
into
that
creates
an
additional
cost
and
complexity
to
that
modular?
I
So
it's
important
that
those
are
added,
particularly
in
schools,
where
you're
adding
on
Space,
you
know
perhaps
a
high
school.
You
need
an
extra
washroom
to
make
sure
that
the
students
have
the
facilities
they
need.
We're
also
allocating
dollars
to
demolish
old
units,
because
we
have
a
number
of
old
units
out
there
and
what
that
will
do
is
actually
improve
on
the
the
operations
and
maintenance
of
a
school
Authority
that
they're
not
having
to
keep
warm
and
heat
and
keep
electric
electricity
going
to
some
of
these
older
units.
So
again
the
importance
of.
F
Thank
you
chair
through
you
to
the
minister
again
Minister
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
playground,
I'm
going
to
go
back
to
playgrounds
the
playground
that
you
seen
the
the
ex
the
need
for
it.
The
two
hills,
Mennonite
School
of
which
the
previous
government
didn't
didn't,
see
the
need
for
it
also
I
want
to
thank
you
for
fixing
the
moat
around
the
school
because
the
boat
under
the
previous
government.
They
didn't
see
the
need
for
it
and
I
know.
F
I
I
want
to
go
back
to
the
UK
to
Ukraine
here.
Actually,
I
want
to
just
give
a
quick
shout
out
to
some
teachers
that
have
been
critical
in
helping
the
Ukrainian
students
who
are
come
to
who
have
come
to
the
AL
Horton
School
in
Vacaville
and
all
the
schools
in
Bakerville,
and
that
would
be
Larissa,
bombach
and
svitlana
Frederick.
Without
them,
it
would
almost
be
impossible
for
these
children
to
to
succeed,
so
they
have
been
an
amazing
amazing,
mentors
and
and
amazing
teachers
for
these
students.
F
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
put
out
there
for
you,
minister,
is
I,
know
that
supporting
Alberta's
most
vulnerable
students
is
a
priority
for
a
government
and
that
funding
was
allocated
to
school
authorities
to
help
support
the
evacubes
and
family
families
integrating
into
Alberta
schools
and,
as
you
know,
Minister
on
the
Parliamentary
secretary
for
Ukrainian
Refugee
settlement
here
in
Alberta
and
I'm,
very
passionate
and
obviously
very
proud
to
be
that
parliamentary
secretary.
F
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
expand
a
little
bit
more
on
this.
It
states,
1.5
billion
will
be
provided
in
2023-24
to
support
our
most
vulnerable
students
and
children
with
specialized
learning
needs
and
groups
of
students
who
may
require
extra
assistance
and
well.
This
funding
help
support
Ukrainian
students
who
are
choosing
to
call
Alberta
home
and
what
other
funding
is
available
to
give
School
authorities
the
resources
they
need
to
support.
Ukrainian
students
and
I
can't
say
good
enough
words
about
the
bilingual
program.
That
is
my
in
my
community.
F
My
children's
took
it
and
it
is
excellent
and
it
will
help
the
integration
of
the
Ukrainian
students
into
the
community.
Also
I
just
wanted
to
also
mention
Minister
that
when
my
relatives
came
to
Canada
here,
particularly
John
Krebs
to
work
with
John
Krebs
I
would
not
know
until
it
was
about
1994.
I
was
sitting
in
a
in
a
doctor's
office
and
I
started
talking
to
the
woman
next
to
me,
and
it
happened
to
be
John
kreb's
granddaughter
our
great-granddaughter.
F
So
actually
so
so
her
her
and
I
have
been
friends
since
1994.,
and
so
it's
funny
how
the
history
continues
on
the
way
down.
Another
question
I
have
for
you
ministers.
Over
the
past
few
days,
I've
heard
the
members
across
the
table
say
that
our
government
plans
to
spend
more
money
on
private
and
Charter
School
construction
than
public
Catholic
and
francophone
combined.
F
The
members
across
the
table
clearly
do
not
understand
funding
allocations
for
schools,
including
public,
separate
Catholic,
francophone,
an
independent
and
charter
schools
Minister
on
page
106
of
the
capital
plan.
It
discusses
Charter
and
Collegiate
schools
and
the
government's
Financial
commitment.
F
Minister.
Can
you
please
explain
what
types
of
programs
of
choice
are
available,
how
many
Independent
Schools
and
Charter
and
Collegiate
there
are
in
Alberta
and
what
is
the
difference
between
them,
and
why
does
our
government
support
charter
schools
and
Independent
Schools
and
what
is
the
percentage
of
our
overall
operational
budget?
That
goes
to
each
and
I'm
in
my
particular
writing.
F
I
just
wanted
to
also
put
out
there
that,
just
recently
a
memorial
has
been
set
up
for
the
students
that
were
killed
in
the
polis
school
or
sorry
in
the
Chipman
school
bus
accident
in
the
I
believe
it
was
in
the
early
60s
there's
two
memorials
set
up
and
if
anyone
ever
is
in
Chipman
or
in
Lamont.
I
Thank
you
for
those
great
questions
and
yes,
I
I,
remember
very
vividly
when
I
became
the
minister
of
education
and
you
advocated
for
those
safety
hazards
that
were
were
at
that
particular
school,
not
only
the
moat,
which
was
just
basically
left
over
from
construction
it.
It
was
a
kind
of
a
ravine
that
kept
filling
in
with
water.
I
So
when
we
talk
about
the
Ukrainian
students,
the
display
students
and
their
families,
I'm
I
also
have
been
working
in
my
local
community.
We
have
an
organization,
as
you
well
know,
that
has
been
very
active,
have
sprought
over
hundreds
of
families
already
and
just
continues
to
do
amazing,
work
and,
and
just
so
many
patient
people
that
are
passionate
wanting
to
do
what
they
can
do
to
help.
Whether
it's
you
know
whether
it's
food
or
or
household
items,
or
actually
like
my
brother-in-law,
who's,
actually
providing
a
place
for
a
family
to
stay
in
his
home.
I
I
Ukrainian
students
are
eligible
for
funding
under
all
of
the
funding
framework
grants,
including
the
learning
support
funding
with
the
unexpected
increase
in
class
sizes,
we're
providing
820
million
dollars
over
three
years
to
welcome
more
and
more
students
and
I
know.
We
will
be
getting
more
and
more
students.
We
also
are
providing
126
million
over
three
years.
The
42
million
each
year
in
targeted
funding
to
help
School
authorities
support
the
diverse
needs
of
students
in
address
classroom
complexity,
with
more
support
staff
and
with
better
prepared
support,
staffs
managing
the
individual
classroom.
I
Again,
that
is
the
one
area
that
I'm
hearing
more
and
more
that
classroom
complexity
and
complexity
is
something
that
we
need
to
address,
and
so
this
is
initial
targeting
of
these
dollars,
but
we'll
have
to
do
more
as
we
move
further
along
learning
support
funding
grants,
support
specialized
learning
needs
of
groups
of
students
who
may
require
additional
supports
for
school
authorities.
This
includes
the
specialized
learning
support,
Grant,
that's
going
up
by
10
percent
the
program
unit
funding,
10
percent,
additional
increase,
moderate
language
delay.
I
Grant
increase
10
grand
increase
to
Refugee
student
grant,
First
Nations,
maintain
Inuit
student
grant,
increase
of
10
social
economic
status,
Grant
increase
of
10
Geographic,
rent
and
nutrition,
Grant
all
increasing
by
10
10
and
the
Ukrainian
students
are
also
supported
by
the
new
classroom
complexity.
I
Grant,
you,
you've,
you've
touched
on
choice
and
I
was
really
proud
to
be
the
and
still
very
proud
to
be
the
minister
of
Education
who
brought
forward
the
choice
in
Education
Act,
because
again
it's
parents
who
have
the
right
to
choose
the
type
of
education
they
want
for
their
children
and
historically,
we
are,
you
know,
we're
leading
the
nation
in
choice
in
education.
We
have
public,
we
have
Catholic,
we
have
francophone.
I
We
have
charter
schools,
public
charter
schools,
we
have
Independent
Schools
and
we
have
home
education
and
it
has
been
a
long
and
successful
path
that
has
led
us
there.
When
you've
asked
about
the
number
of
schools
that
we
have,
while
we
have
roughly
about
20
I
think
it's
nearing
2600
schools
in
the
province.
I
Only
19
schools
are
public
charter
schools.
Only
164
are
independent.
Schools
and
I
want
to
remind
everyone
that
Independent
Schools
get
zero
dollars
for
infrastructure
and
the
Collegiate
schools
are
new,
that
that
is
something
new
that
we're
bringing
forward
and
I
can
share
that
that
will
they
have
been
rfp'd
and
there
will
be
the
first
Collegiate
opening
in
Edmonton.
We
anticipate
here
in
September.
H
So
this
leads
itself
really
well
into
the
fiscal
plan,
specifically
the
capital
plan,
page
114
and
I
know
that
there
has
been
some
questions,
asked
questioning
my
credibility.
Let's
just
go
through
the
numbers.
So
last
year
the
assembly,
all
of
us
passed
a
budget
that
included
Collegiates
and
Charters
getting
27
million
dollars.
H
However,
the
government
overspent
that
by
four
times
they
spent
103
million
as
the
forecast
for
what's
going
to
happen
in
the
current
fiscal
Year's
budget,
so
we're
considering
this
this
year
this
year,
they're
asking
us
for
permission
to
give
them
85
million
dollars
to
spend
on
what
they're
calling
Collegiate
and
charter
school
expansion.
So
I
can
say
that
when
I
again
previously,
when
Collegiates
were
part
of
the
public,
Catholic
or
francophone
systems,
they
were
included
under
School
capital
projects.
H
They
weren't
carved
out
as
their
own
specific
items
so
that
clearly
isn't
a
Catholic
public
or
francophone
school,
since
it's
being
given
its
own
line
item,
so
85
million
they're
asking
for
permission
for
this
year
and
for
school
capital
projects
in
the
budget,
so
that
would
be
public
Catholic
and
francophone
they're,
only
asking
for
68
million.
So
again,
if
you
have
any
questions,
it's
on
page
114
of
the
government's
fiscal
plan,
Capital
plan
as
it
relates
to
educational
infrastructure,
renewing
educational
infrastructure.
So
this
is
specifically
The
Minister's
own
budget
document.
H
So
that's
specifically
the
page,
and
it
would
be
great
to
have
some
responses
through
you,
madam
chair
from
the
minister,
on
exactly
what
attributed
to
that
significant
overspend
from
what
we
approved
and
why
it
is
that
the
minister
is
asking
for
more
money
for
what
she's
calling
Collegiates
and
charter
school
expansion
than
she
is
for
school
capital
projects
under
renewing
educational
infrastructure
in
the
budget.
That
we're
being
asked
to
consider
the
other
thing
I
just
wanted
to
to
re-articulate.
Is
that
we're
being
asked
to
consider
this
year's
budget
and
plans
promises
for
for
out
years?
H
So
when
I'm
asking
questions
about,
why
was
Saint
Albert
shut
out
of
this
budget
and
I
get
answers
of
that's
not
true?
Three
years
ago
we
actually
funded
something
that
the
NDP
started
us
on
the
path
to
funding.
It
doesn't
help
us
under
understand
what
the
government's
actually
asking
for
today,
so
today,
they're
not
asking
for
any
capital
for
Saint
Albert
they're,
not
asking
for
actual
construction
dollars
for
Spruce
Grove,
Stony,
Plain
or
Fort
Saskatchewan
or
vagerville.
They
are
not
asking
for
the
high
school,
that's
very
much
needed
in
cameras.
H
So
talking
about
the
budget
that
we're
being
asked
to
consider
that
you
know
the
current
government
has
a
mandate
for
two
more
months.
This
is
what
they're
asking
for
approval
for
is
for
the
current
fiscal
year,
the
upcoming
fiscal
year,
which
begins
in
a
month
and
for
us
to
give
them
approval
to
move
forward
on
their
plans,
which
again
Shadow
many
needed
communities,
including
Capital
space
in
Edmonton
and
Calgary
in
particular,
Edmonton.
Getting
only
one
new
construction
project
funded,
that's
a
public
school!
H
H
So
if
the
minister
wants
to
respond
throughout
the
campaign
through
you,
madam
Chair,
by
saying
well,
we
did
things
in
the
other
years,
so
be
it,
but
we're
here
to
consider
this
budget
and
to
to
debate
it
and
to
make
an
informed
decision
about
whether
or
not
we
support
this
budget,
whether
we
want
to
be
moving
forward
on
implementing
it
or
not
so
talking
about
what's
funded
this
year
and
what
the
plans
are
for
the
out
years
is
what
my
questions
have
all
been
related
to.
H
So
again,
it's
page
114
of
the
capital
plan
that
I
think
we
all
deserve
some
answers
for
on
what
specifically
happened
with
the
line
items
between
what
we
actually
budgeted
and
what
the
minister
spends
on
spending
in
the
year
that
we're
about
to
complete
and
then
why
it
is
that
she's
asking
us
to
give
permission
to
spend
more
money
on
Collegiate
and
charter
schools,
which
it's
safe,
to
interpret
that
Collegiate.
H
I
And
and
again,
the
member
opposite
is
actually
incorrect
when,
in
fact,
what
she
is
referring
to
is
allocations
towards
a
charter
Hub
now
a
charter.
Hub
is
something
that,
because
of
the
fact
that
we
have
22
000
students
on
a
wait
list
because
of
the
fact
that
we
have
made
no
significant
investment
in
charter
schools
whatsoever,
they
tend
to
get
the
public
school,
hand-me-downs
and
oftentimes.
Those
are
old,
tired
buildings.
I
In
fact,
charter
schools
have
only
received
one
project
in
the
last
15
years,
and
so
when
you
look
at
the
fact
that
charter
schools,
with
a
wait
list
of
20
over
20
000
students,
currently
have
approximately
10
000
students
and
no
significant
investment
over
a
number
of
years,
the
charter
Hub
model
was
put
forth
as
a
also
the
fact
that
there
are
not
enough
additional
spaces
in
Calgary
and
Edmonton
that
would
accommodate
a
school.
What
was
put
forward
was
an
idea
to
create
a
charter
Hub
and
a
charter.
I
Hub
would
be
an
area
much
like
public
schools,
where
we
have
shared
facilities
where
there
is
a
number
of
schools
that
would
come
together
and
share
the
facilities
share.
The
gymnasiums
share
the
library
share
the
lab
space.
This
is
actually
much
more
efficient
than
what
we
currently
do
with
our
Charter
Schools,
where
we
give
them
dollars
to
lease
facilities,
often
from
other
school
authorities,
often
as
I
said
old,
tired
buildings
that
require
a
lot
of
operation
and
maintenance
costs.
So
again
the
ability
for
for
Chargers
to
get
into
a
space.
I
Let's
see
the
average
age
of
school
buildings
occupied
by
Charter
Schools
is
61
years
of
age,
with
no
Charter
Schools
being
located
in
buildings
constructed
after
1975
in
Edmonton
and
after
1972
in
Calgary
alone.
So
this
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
put
students
into
into
proper
spaces
when
I
look
at
Charters
students,
they
comprise
1.5
percent
of
the
students
of
population
and
they
only
get
1.5
percent
of
the
funding.
I
The
public
system
has
91.86
percent
of
the
student
population
and
they
get
94.2
percent
of
all.
The
funding.
Independent
Schools
have
6.5
percent
of
the
student
population
and
they
get
42
or
4.2
percent
of
the
funding.
So
the
narrative
that
we
are
funding,
public
charter
schools
or
Independent
Schools
more
than
any
other
public
francophone
or
Catholic
school,
is
act
factually
inaccurate
and
I
will
say
that
any
day
of
the
week
when,
in
fact
we
are
funding
in
this
Capital
plan
is
2.2
billion
over
three
years
in
capital
infrastructure.
I
This
is
a
1.1
billion
dollar
investment
to
continue
on
previously
announced
projects,
372
million
for
33
projects,
300
million
over
three
years
to
school
authorities
for
self-directed
capital
projects,
279
9
million-
to
support
the
maintenance
and
renewal
of
existing
school
buildings,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
look
after
the
buildings
we
do
have
45
million
to
support
Charter
infrastructure
included
in
requisition
and
retrofit
43
million
to
fund
facility
upgrades
for
successful
Collegiate
school
applicants.
J
The
minister
is
making
comments
directly
to
the
member
as
to
her
motivations
and
how
she's
thinking
through
these
estimates,
the
minister
has
continually
tried
to
make
attacks
on
the
member
of
the
opposition
and
I
think
it's
inappropriate
in
a
point
of
order
and
for
the
decorum
of
this
meeting
I'd
request
that
she
withdraw
and
cease.
B
J
B
If
Minister,
you
could
please
proceed
sure,
go
ahead.
D
I
And
and
really
what
I
was
trying
to
say
and
I'll
clarify?
It
is
that
under
our
government
we
have
supported
choice
and
we
continue
to
support
choice
and
I
know
under
the
previous
government.
The
choice
was
something
that
they
were
not
as
strong
on
and
I
would
say
that
when
I
became
the
minister
of
Education
I
know
that
there
were
over
26
Independent
Schools
that
felt
threatened,
that
their
choice
would
be
eliminated
for
their
families.
I
They
were
faith-based
schools
that
felt
under
Threat
by
the
previous
government,
and
so
choice
is
something
we
will
always
support.
We
look
to
fund
it
equitably
across
the
province.
Every
child
deserves
to
learn
in
a
good,
safe
environment,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
all
these
environments
that
we're
able
to
provide.
E
Thank
you,
Madam,
chair,
Madam,
chair
can
I
ask
for
back
and
forth.
E
Can't
okay!
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
Mr.
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
and
the
team
that
you
brought
in
beside
and
behind
you
to
support
you
in
what
you
do.
I
will
go
back
to
a
couple
of
comments
that
were
made
earlier
here
as
well.
Thank
you
also
for
North
Calgary,
high
school
and
investor
Middle
School
in
my
riding,
and
thank
you
also
for
including
and
go
forward
bases
the
playgrounds
that
are
such
a
central
part
of
schools
to
in
in
the
new
schools
coming
forward.
E
E
Mr
as
you're
aware
that
there
has
been
significant
enrollment
growth
across
the
province
and
also
in
my
own
writing,
Called
Calvin,
North
and,
as
you
know,
Mr
Calgary
North
he's
the
most
beautiful
writing
after
yours
in
this
province,
I
hear
from
parents
who
are
concerned
about
the
size
of
their
child's
class
and
from
teachers
about
the
growing
complexities
within
the
classrooms.
It
is
my
understanding
that
when
teachers
and
parents
refer
to
classroom
complexities,
it
means
either
the
number
of
children
in
a
class
has
increased
or
there
has.
E
There
are
a
number
of
children
that
require
special
support,
or
there
is
educational
assistance
or
no
Educational
Systems
available.
I
am
so
excited
about
this
here's
education
budget
because
it
clearly
addresses
these
concerns
in
a
targeted,
sustainable
way.
Securing
children's
future
is
essential.
Mr.
On
page
87
of
the
fiscal
plan
it
states
in
budget
2023
funding
will
be
provided
to
address
enrollment
growth
and
strength
turn
choice
in
education,
so
parents
are
able
to
select
the
path
they
feel
will
best
help
their
children
reach
their
full
potential.
E
I
see
also
on
page
87
of
the
physical
plan.
It
shows
that
the
funding
for
Education
will
increase
by
nearly
2
billion
over
the
next
three
years.
Well,
these
dollars
be
used
directly
support
in
hiring
teachers
and
staff
and
how
much
discretion
will
school
boards
have
in
the
allocation
of
this
funding?.
I
Go
ahead
if
you're
ready
sure
happy
to
answer
that.
So
thank
you
for
that.
So
our
yes,
our
increased
investment
in
education
ensures
students
in
Alberta
will
continue
to
receive
a
world-class
high
quality
education
that
enriches
their
lives
and
prepares
them
for
Success
Beyond
School.
Our
investment
addresses
Rising
enrollment,
enrollment
growth
and
schools.
Meet
students,
increasing
diverse
needs
and
combats
the
affordability
and
inflation
crises.
Fate
and
parents
and
school
authorities
are
facing
the
foundations
for
a
rewarding
career
begin
early
in
life
and
Alberta's
education
system
is
a
critical
starting
point.
I
So,
with
this
support
this
additional
dollars
that
we're
giving
we
anticipate
that
an
approximately
3
000,
more
staff
will
be
able
to
be
hired,
whether
that's
teachers,
educational
assistants,
bus
drivers
and
school
support
staff
they'll
be
hired
over
the
next
three
years
and
that
is
allowed
through
the
flexibility
to
school
authorities.
So
they'll
have
the
flexibility,
as
I
said
earlier.
98
of
all
the
funding
in
education
goes
directly
to
the
school
authorities
and
they
make
the
decisions
on
who
to
hire
where
to
place.
Those
key
supports
within
the
classrooms
in
budget
2023.
I
It
also
includes
additional
targeted
funding
of
126
million
dollars
over
the
next
three
years
to
address
classroom
complexity
by
providing
support
for
increased
Staffing,
such
as
more
educational
assistance
in
classrooms,
increasing
educational
assistant
hours
or
more
training
opportunities,
because
sometimes
you
have
good
staff,
but
they
need
just
that
additional,
more
professional
development
to
develop
their
capacity
or
hiring
a
more
Specialists,
such
as
counselors
psychologists,
interpreters
and
more
teachers
through
budget
2023.
Alberta's
government
continues
to
throw
show
strong
support
of
the
education
system,
we're
funding
again.
I
I
I
share
with
you
that
you
know
when
I
started
as
Minister,
it
was
8.223
billion.
Now
it's
8.8
billion
dollars,
and
next
year
it
will
be
over
9
billion
dollars.
Our
goal
is
to
drive
as
many
dollars
as
possible
to
the
classroom
and
away
from
administrative
costs.
Over
98,
as
I
said
goes
directly
of
my
operating
budget
goes
directly
to
school
boards
to
deliver
the
services
to
students.
We
give
School
boards
maximum
flexibility
in
how
they
manage
the
resources,
as
they
know
what
is
best
for
their
own
students
and
their
communities.
I
Our
commitment
is
to
stable
and
predictable
education
funding,
which
is
why
we
introduce
the
new
K-12
model
funding
model
in
2020
and
school
boards
have
asked
for
predictability
and
funding
systems,
and
we
have
delivered
and,
as
I
said,
I
was
school
board
trustee
and
I.
Remember
every
single
year
saying:
when
are
we
going
to
have
that
sustainable,
predictable
funding?
Now
they
know,
and
very
shortly
every
single
School
Division
across
this
province.
I
Every
single
School
Authority
will
get
their
funding
profile
and
with
that
funding
profile,
they
will
be
able
to
see
what
the
dollars
are
for
the
whole
year.
They'll
be
able
to
do
that.
Pre-Planning
they'll
be
able
to
hire
now
for
September
of
2023.,
and
we
know
that
school
boards
are
in
need.
We
have
been
ready
whenever
the
school
boards
have
been
in
need,
we've
been
able
to
help
them
and
I've
got
a
long
list
that
I
can
go
through.
I
That
shows
that
we've
been
able
to
help
them
over
the
years
and
I
also
want
to
highlight
the
fact
that
you
know
the
school
board.
Reserves
are
healthy,
they've
grown
to
over
400
million
dollars
just
in
operating
reserves.
If
we
add
Capital
reserves,
we're
closer
to
three
quarters
of
a
billion
dollars
in
a
school
board,
Reserves
some
of
the
things
that
we've
been
able
to
step
up
when
there
was
a
need
over
the
last
number
of
years.
This
past
year
has
been
the
fuel
price
contingency
fund,
which
allocates
about
20
million
dollars
a
year.
I
I
So
we've
been
able
to
provide
that
backstop
we've
increased
the
francophone
equivalency
funding.
We've
had
the
curriculum
implementation
funding,
that's
an
additional
211
million
dollars
over
three
years,
47
million
of
which
are
in
the
upcoming
year
and
I
could
go
on
and
on
and
on
and
so
I'll
turn
it
back
to
you
Emily
using
to
ask
further
questions.
Okay,.
E
Thank
you
Mr
for
that
detailed
answer.
Alberta
is
a
diverse
province
with
multi-lingual
Multicultural
citizens.
I'm
myself,
I'm
from
Pakistan
and
currently
I'm
the
Parliamentary
secretary
for
community
outreach.
Alberta
is
beautifully
diverse
Province.
It
is
province
where
people
from
around
the
world
can
come
to
build
prosperous
life
with
our
booming
economy
and
welcoming
reputation
as
parliamentary
secretary
for
community
outreach.
E
I
am
asked
often
about
language
programs
in
schools.
In
the
business
plan
on
page
35,
it
states
that
the
Ministry
of
Education
collaborates
with
education
Partners
to
improve
education
outcomes
and
I,
like
collaboration
Minister
I'm,
wondering
in
addition
to
the
partners
listed
if
the
Ministry
of
Education
Works
with
other
cultural
groups,
newcomers
to
Canada
who
are
settling
in
Alberta
are
an
essential
part
of
our
growing
communities.
How
does
your
mystery
and
budget
2023
24
supports
newcomers
students,
especially
regarding
access
to
language
mentorship
for
those
students?
Learning
English
has
an
additional
or
a
second
language.
I
Thank
you
for
the
great
question.
I
know:
I
work
really
tight
on
time,
but
I'll
just
say
that
we're
growing
from
a
1.4
billion
to
a
1.5
billion
dollars,
84
million
dollars
additional
in
the
support
area
of
student
Sports
and
Services
Grants,
which
includes
the
English
as
an
additional
language.
We
are
blessed
to
have
so
many
great
newcomers
that
come
to
Alberta
and
want
to
really
further
their.
H
You
very
much
Madam
chair,
given
that
this
appears
to
be
the
final
block
before
we
break
for
lunch
and
the
daily
routine
and
then
return
this
afternoon.
I'll
take
this
opportunity
to
re-articulate
some
of
the
questions
that
weren't
asked
that
weren't
able
to
be
responded
to
this
morning
in
hopes
that
when
we
kick
off
this
afternoon,
we
can
have
that
information
available
or
at
least
a
commitment
to
table
it
before
we're
asked
to
vote
on
the
budget.
H
So
the
response
that
was
given
around
2023
actuals
for
the
current
year
and
projections
for
the
upcoming
year
was
that
that
information
would
eventually
be
posted
on
a
website.
The
website's
most
recent
data
is
from
2021,
so
that
is
definitely
not
sufficient
for
us
to
be
able
to
make
an
informed
decision
on
this
before
we're
expected
to
vote
on
the
budget.
So
again,
the
actuals
for
2023
were
more
than
halfway
through
the
school
year.
H
I
think
it's
a
very
fair
thing
for
us
to
have
and
what
what
the
projections
are
for
the
number
of
students
for
the
next
school
year
of
the
year
that
we're
being
asked
to
approve
a
budget
for
so
I
hope
that
the
Minister
will
return
with
that
information
this
afternoon,
which
divisions
are
growing
according
to
the
projections
that
have
informed
this
budget
again,
we're
being
asked
to
approve
a
budget
that
doesn't
build
enough
schools,
for
example,
in
Spruce,
Grove,
Stony,
Plain
or
Fort,
Saskatchewan,
vagerville
or
Edmonton,
or
Calgary
or
Rocky
View
I,
think
it's
important
that
we
know
which
divisions,
because
they
all
submitted
their
numbers
in
January
so
which
divisions
are
we
expecting
to
see
the
most
growth
for,
according
to
the
decisions
that
have
informed
this
budget?
H
That
is
something
that
I
think
is
important
for
all
of
us
to
be
able
to
make
an
informed
decision.
Also,
there
was
a
question
around
dual
credit.
So
have
there
been
any
changes
that
have
informed
this
budget
that
we're
being
asked
to
approve
around
how
dual
credit
is
provided
and
administered?
How
many
credits
will
a
typical
graduate?
According
to
the
projections
for
this
budget,
take
how
many
courses
will
they
complete
when
they're
in
high
school
there's
lots
of
stories
coming
back
around
it,
declining
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
know.
H
If
that
is
accurate
or
not,
and
so
how
many
credits
will
a
typical
graduate
funded
under
this
budget
be
expected
to
take
I
know
you
only
need
just
for
everyone,
who's
drafting
the
response.
I
know
you
only
need
100
credits
to
graduate
I
know
that,
but
I
know
that
when
I
was
in
high
school
and
many
others,
lots
of
us
did
130
credits
or
140
credits
and
part
of
the
goal
was
to
make
sure
that
lots
of
people
had
opportunities
to
engage
in
career
Pathways
and
a
variety
of
options.
H
I
know
that
Mr
Smith
was
a
teacher
as
well
and
and
probably
offered
many
additional
courses,
given
the
way
that
high
school
is
being
funded.
Now
we
are
hearing
over
and
over
again
that
options
are
being
limited
because
divisions
aren't
being
provided
funding
when
kids,
complete
additional
courses,
so
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
know
if
we're
going
to
actually
achieve
outcomes
3.1
in
the
business
plan,
what
we're
doing
to
actually
ensure
that
students
have
that
opportunity
to
be
on
that
career
path,
I
think
I
just
said
the
wrong
one.
H
It's
actually
1.2
key
objective:
1.2
strengthening
Career
Education
programming.
So
what
are
the
projections
that
have
informed
this
budget
around
high
school
credits,
dual
credits
and,
and
how
is
that
informed?
And
how
are
we
going
to
actually
achieve
those
outcomes
through
this
budget?
H
Those
were
the
outstanding
questions
that
I
really
hope
that
we
can
have
some
concrete
discussion
on
as
we
move
forward
in
consideration
of
this
budget.
I
think
all
of
us
would
like
to
feel
well
informed
and
like
we
have
all
the
information
and
and
to
be
able
to
defend,
to
communities
and
and
voters
in
our
own
writings.
If
things
aren't
in
the
budget,
why
that
is,
and
if
things
are
why
that
is
so
again,
I've
asked
many
questions.
H
Why
has
Saint
Albert
been
kept
out
completely
even
from
this
year's
budget
and
the
projected
out
years?
Why
are
there
no
new
projects
for
Saint
Albert?
Why
has
the
project
in
lagal
been
ignored
of
Saint
Albert
Catholic
project?
Why
have
the
Edmonton,
Public
and
Catholic
combined
only
received
one
new
school
in
this
year's
budget?
That's
actually
funded.
Why
is
it
that
Calgary
is
only
getting
one
new
school
actually
funded?
H
These
are
the
questions
that
I
think
need
to
be
answered
for
for
all
of
us
to
be
able
to
have
a
thoughtful
consideration,
as
we
are
asked
to
vote
yes
or
no
on
this
budget
also,
as
albertans
are
asked
to
vote
yes
or
no
on
a
second
term
under
the
current
government,
it's
important
for
them
to
know
what
the
vision
is
actually
for
the
government
when
it
comes
to
building
and
maintaining
critical
infrastructure,
School
infrastructure
being
a
big
part
of
that,
and
just
in
the
last
45
seconds,
I
I
just
want
to
re-articulate
that
there
were
240
capital
projects
committed
to
by
the
former
government.
H
I
know
that
other
numbers
have
been
thrown
out
there,
but
that
is
that
is
a
fact
that
is
well
documented,
so
casting
dispersions
about
prior
government's
records,
I,
don't
think,
is
helpful
when
we're
considering
this
budget
and
budgets
moving
forward,
I've
done
a
a
careful
job
of
trying
to
stay
focused
on
this
budget
and
the
targets
that
are
outlined
in
the
Budget
moving
forward
and
I
hope.
This
afternoon
we
can
take
some
of
the
personal
attacks
down
and
and
stay
focused
on
what
we're
being
asked
to
approve
as
members
of
the
legislative
assembly.
I
Thank
you
and
I
I
would
reiterate
the
fact
that
there
are
no
personal
attacks.
It's
all
about.
What's
on
the
record
and
what's
actually
factual
and
what's
factual,
is
that
we
have
announced
and
are
in
the
works
of
completing
106
projects,
whereas
the
previous
government
actually
announced
47.
now
I
I
could
add
all
the
projects
that
they
had
previously
announced.
I
didn't
do
that,
which
is
what
they're
doing
with
that
200
number.
I
So
so,
let's
be
factual,
and,
let's
not
you
know
when,
when
it
comes
to
infrastructure
and
in
in
operational
funding,
Capital
infrastructure
and
capital
funding
and
and
operational
funding,
let's
not
use
our
children
as
political
footballs.
That's
the
one
thing
I
hear
from
parents
and
from
school
authorities
across
this
province.
Let's
really
do
what's
necessary
to
me
to
make
sure
that
our
schools
have
the
supports
that
they
need.
I
The
website
contains
the
2021
numbers
because
we
have
not
finalized
the
2022
numbers.
There's
a
number
of
factors,
as
I've
already
indicated
as
to
why
they
haven't
been
finalized.
They
will
be
finalized,
they
will
be
posted
and
you
know
what
is
posted
and
what
they
were
referring
to.
In
terms
of
projections
in
January
of
20,
yes,
we
have
the
projections,
but
we
also
know
that
school
boards
are
not
necessarily
always
great
at
their
projection.
I
Numbers
and
I
draw
your
attention
back
to
those
numbers
that
I
indicated
earlier
that,
while
school
boards
projected
730
000
students
would
be
entering
schools
in
2020.
Only
705
000
students
actually
entered
into
the
schools
in
2021
again
a
projection
of
close
to
730
000
by
school
boards.
I
believe
it
was
728
000.
They
projected
at
that
time
when,
in
fact
only
716
000
School
students
entered
into
the
school.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
give
accurate
numbers
and
they
will
be
posted
as
soon
as
they're
ready.
I
When
we
talk
about
high
school
I,
I
want
to
again
correct
misinformation
that
is
being
put
out.
There.
Government
has
focused
on
targeted
investments
in
funding
the
system,
rather
than
focusing
on
overalls
per
student
allocations.
The
level
of
spending
by
a
school
board
is
not
the
key
factor
that
drives
better
outcomes.
I
So
again,
thanks
to
the
tremendous
work
of
the
teachers
that
are
out
there-
and
this
is
all
occurring-
I
want
to
remind
people
that
this
has
all
occurred.
Even
while
the
pandemic
was
going
on
that
we're
seeing
in
increased
performance
in
in
our
high
school
students
as
a
result
of
the
incredible
work
and
the
dedication
of
our
teachers
that
are
committed
to
ensuring
success
for
all
students,
and
the
other
point
that
I
would
like
to
draw
to
your
attention.
Is
the
Career
Education
task
force?
I
I
really
didn't
get
a
chance
to
talk
about
it
much
earlier,
but
I'm
happy
to
do
it
now.
The
Career
Education
task
force
had
it
was
led
by
MLA
Shane
getson
and
it
comprised
of
a
number
of
Business
Leaders,
as
well
as
post-secondary
Leaders,
as
well
as
teachers,
administrators
trustees.
We
had
everyone
on
that
panel.
I
I
Is
there
an
opportunity
to
do
it
better
and
if
we
can
do
it
better,
how
can
we
also
have
the
integration
and
the
connectivity
between
post-secondary,
because
we
know
our
students
go
on
to
post-secondary?
As
I
said
earlier,
we
anticipate
that
we're
going
to
be
short,
30
000
students
or
thirty
thousand
trades
people
over
the
next
decade.
I
How
will
our
students
and
the
the
knowledge
and
the
understanding
that
they
get
through
their
High
School
journey
and
perhaps
even
through
their
junior
high
Journey
Through,
the
CTS
and
through
the
CFS?
How
does
that
all
factor
into
what
will
be
further
career
choices
for
them,
and
how
do
we
prepare
them
for
careers?
That
haven't
even
been
created
or
invented.
Yet
thank.
B
I
We
have
we
have
many
programs
that
are
embedded
into
the
front
funding
framework,
but
it's
not
just
about
funding.
It's
making
sure
that
their
culture
stays
alive,
that
they're
able
to
feel
included
within
the
school
system.
Many
of
these
celebrations
that
school
authorities
have
I
even
look
at
the
advancements
that
we're
making
in
the
curriculum
in
the
curriculum
design,
particularly
in
social
studies,
where
they'll
be
able
to
see
themselves
in
the
new
curriculum
where
they
can
celebrate
their
culture,
their
faith,
their
community
and
really
highlight
who
they
are.
I
As
people
I
know,
my
parents
immigrated
in
the
50s
from
Italy
and
I
know
that
they
were
always
self-conscious
about
how
they
spoke
English
and
yet
they
they
understand,
understood
and
spoke
extremely
well
and
yet,
at
times
they've
they
felt
inadequate
and
and
I
know
our
school
authorities.
Our
schools
work
really
really
hard
to
make
sure
that
all
the
children
are
included,
that
there
are
valued
that
they
see
value
I.
I
It
breaks
my
heart
when
I
hear
a
parent
talk
to
me
and
I
had
a
parent,
a
Hindu
parent
recently
say
that
their
daughter
does
not
want
to
dress
in
in.
In
a
typical
dress
in
in
their
cultural
dress
or
eat
cultural
food
because
they
get
teased
and
the
only
way
we
can
break
that
is
by
ensuring
that,
in
the
curriculum
that
we're
able
to
teach
students
and
children
about
other
cultures
about
other
faiths,
so
that
they
build
that
understanding
in
that
care
for
others
and
work
really
hard
to
break
down
those
barriers.
E
Another
question
is
inflation,
as
we
all
know
that
this
inflation
has
taken
it
all
on
lot
of
families
here
in
Alberta,
and
we
are
trying
to
do
a
number
of
things
to
help
people
in
this
regard,
so
families
in
Alberta
have
been
facing
significance,
pressures
on
food
as
well
as
other
items.
Balanced
nutrition
is
essential
to
the
growth
and
development
of
children.
This
is
why
I
was
very
pleased
to
see
on
page
87
of
the
fiscal
plan
that
the
school
nutrition
Grant
will
increase
by
20
percent.
Thank
you
for
that
this
year.
E
I
Because
so
thank
you
great
question
and
you're
right,
so
the
rising
costs
are
affecting
food
prices,
and
so
we
are
increasing
the
funding
for
school
nutrition
program
to
school
authorities
by
three
million
dollars,
which
is
20
percent
to
a
total
of
20
million
dollars
in
the
2324
school
year
and
I
would
also
say
sorry,
that's
an
increase
of
3.2
million
dollars.
I
would
also
say
that
that
will
provide
meals
for
over
58
000
students
in
our
Province
and
I
remind
everybody
there's
roughly
about
730
000
students
in
the
province.
I
We
are
funding
these
nutrition
programs
based
on
demographics
of
the
area.
So
we
do
have
that
demographic
information
that
we
share
with
school
authorities
and
then
fund
them
appropriately.
According
to
that,
we've
heard
really
positive
feedback
on
the
nutrition
program
and
what
that
does,
obviously
a
student
who
is
hungry
does
not
perform
well.
We
also
have
this.
Past
year
we
started
it
previous
to
the
pandemic,
continued
it
through
the
pandemic
in
a
modified
version
and
we've
brought
it
back
this
year,
which
is
an
additional
three
million
dollars
for
piloting
of
working
with
non-profits.
I
So
this
particular
pilot
I
I
plan
to
continue
on
into
the
next
school
year
because
it
has
been
very,
very
effective
and,
as
Minister
Armstrong
homenek
was
saying
that
these
Partnerships
provide
much
needed
meals
to
to
young
people
that
are
struggling.
Sometimes
the
family
struggles
to
send
a
lunch
and
and
they
don't
discriminate.
If
there's
a
child
who
happens
to
have
forgotten
a
lunch,
those
children
get
a
meal
as
well.
I.
B
Apologize
for
the
interruption,
but
I
must
advise
the
committee
that
the
time
allotted
for
this
portion
of
consideration
of
the
ministry's
estimates
has
concluded
I'd
like
to
remind
committee
members
that
were
scheduled
to
meet
again
today
at
3
30
pm
to
consider
our
estimates
of
the
Ministry
of
Education.
Thank
you.
Everyone.
This
meeting's
adjourned.