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Hey Tim, not sure where you get your incorrect info, but an arbitrator would be agreed upon by gov. and BCTF. You, Hal, and PCT are absolutely clueless. To the three previously mentioned know-nothings: This is for you. http://bc.ctvnews.ca/poll-suggests-half-of-b-c-sides-with-teachers-union-in-dispute-1.2007384 The Liberal govt is desperately trying to hammer a deal right now. They know they have lost support.

How will the tide shift? The BC Libs are desperate to get a deal done. They are meeting right now. 99% of today's peaceful assemblies were pro-BCTF.

A few anti-BCTF trolls against thousands of public education supporters. You got me there, Hal.

Jim Iker ha stood strong and shown true leadership. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Iker+keeps+cool+under+fire/10200034/story.html

They ARE victims of an oppressive regime. Have you ever read Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire. Never mind, you probably haven;t heard of Paulo Freire. It was fun watching the libs get played like a fiddle by the BCTF. Hopefully it shuts PCT up too.

In a great show of solidarity public sector unions in British Columbia are standing in solidarity with teachers pledging $8 million in interest-free loans to the B.C. Teachers' Federation, and urging the government to accept that union's proposal for binding arbitration. I hear that the public's patience for the BC government is growing very thin. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-teachers-strike-gets-financial-boost-from-federation-of-labour-nurses-1.2762121

This is for Tim, PCT, Hal, and Overthere. Read and weep, but discontinue the art of distorting facts. http://www.straight.com/news/722896/parents-deserve-know-if-government-violating-constitution-spurning-binding-arbitration

Why is the government so scared of arbitration? They want to avoid the court cases where they broke the law.

The latest release from the BCTF. http://bctf.ca/NewsReleases.aspx?id=34917

I'm hearing that maybe some families will donate their bribe of $40 to the BC teachers. http://www.straight.com/blogra/721781/families-encouraged-donate-40-day-bctf-strike-fund

i've been in BC this summer to understand the gravity of the situation. I walked some picket lines to show solidarity with my brothers and sisters. A teacher is a teacher and it doesn't matter where we are from. We support each other. You must be losing sleep as your precious liberal government continues to lose public support. The BCTF offered to take 150 million off the table. That wasn't good enough for the govt.

You provided nothing current. All links older than 1 year. Epic fail on your part.

I don't believe you. Give me some current links.

In all fairness, I know many teachers with cabins bu the lake. They deserve them too.

I have many colleagues in Manitoba. if things were so bad, you would hear about it in the Winnipeg newspapers. I hear crickets. Manitoba is top notch even though it has a high rate of child poverty.

Manitoba is top notch and from what I hear they putting money to good use by building 21st century classrooms in schools. You don 't know how lucky you have it. Come to BC and see what happens when education is underfunded.

Your posts are typical of teacher bashing trolls.

Without properly funded public education, democracy erodes. I don't mind paying taxes for the collective good of society.

You live in MB where they have class limits up to grade 3. Be thankful you have a government that properly funds and values public education. I hear great things about Manitoba's public school system.

This day and age with so many needy learners, I would say 15.

This one says it all.