sad to think that if the BC NDP govt had pursued a #ZeroCovid goal early on, we’d have defeated this virus long ago. as @SoniaFurstenau has said, we need ZERO aim now. we can, we must. #Covid19BC #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Clearly BC’s mild “circuit breaker” is not enough. BC needs to go essential services only, & remote schooling, immediately. Reporting higher numbers without taking stricter measures is not a solution Adrian Dix John Horgan #bcpoli #bced

3. Which Rob Fleming was supposed to fix but don't get me started. Anyway, despite increasing the per-student grant, #bced districts that have been relying on a basket on one-time funding sources are still hitting the budget wall this year, and nasty cuts are on the table.

Patti Bacchus Georgia Straight Several districts’ budgets may be impacted by less international student registrations, as the pandemic may continue into next school year, with children largely not vaccinated by September. (Note - if government funded to the national average, perhaps districts wouldn’t need ⬆️)

Teri Mooring🇨🇦 @jhengstler The Globe and Mail @jhengstler Teri is right - teachers have been excluded from #bced contact tracing. Please see the tweet thread ⬇️ for a deep dive into it in Jan. I did an informal poll. Then tallied & summarized. Sent to Michael Schwandt of Vancouver Coastal Health. No change to process since. 😡🙄

I took a birth control pill for over a decade because our patriarchal society has decided women primarily bear the brunt of family planning. I’m familiar with the risk of blood clots. Give me any available vaccine. And make a male birth control pill please.

July 2020: Schools are important to feed kids, to support their social-emotional needs, to protect their mental health, & to prepare them for post-sec life. April 2021: We're going to gut all #bced budgets. #cutshurtkids #bcpoli #WalkYourTalkBCNDP

In preparation for today's Covid briefing at 2pm today, watch these brief videos so that you can be innoculated against the gaslighting. #bcpoli #COVID19BC #bced #StatisticsCanBeMisleading #bced #Stage3Now youtube.com/watch?v=sxYrzz… 1/2

Teri Mooring: “The data changes so rapidly — with the variants especially — that there’s a need for current and consistently updated data. They’re able to do it in other jurisdictions." #bced #bcpoli citynews1130.com/2021/04/15/cov…

It took B.C. two days to say "of course not" to the pretty basic question of "will police try and stop people from travelling between Burnaby and Vancouver?" This has been your weekly "when you don't provide information, rumours and anxiety fill the void" pandemic reminder.

The sooner we stop letting variants enter into Canada, the sooner we can get ahead of this virus. Ontarians have made tremendous sacrifices in our fight against #COVID19. The Federal government must be called on to do more to keep dangerous variants from entering our province.

Healthcare workers are drained. Educators are drained. Admin are drained. I hope people in society realizes that what families & children face ends up getting passed on to us. People are not coping very well, so it’s affecting us. We do what we can. But we need more staff.

Important words from a valued #bced colleague. In opposition benches, the BC NDP supported this kind of message. It's not to late for them to do those things now that they are in their 2nd term of government.

1/This is an important thread. Parents & allies need some help understanding that it’s teachers who are holding the education system together by a thread—with resources they pay for or find, little time given to find said resources or plan. #bced #bcpoli

The Covid Eras: -Tiger King -Sourdough -Push-Up Challenge -“Is This A Cake?” -Bernie Meme -Delta -Pretending the pandemic is over -“CDC said…” -Wordle

There are four nurses on my team. Three of us are off because our kids gave us covid. All not eligible for their second dose yet. Tell me again how schools are safe and not a major source of transmission. Not to mention the impact on patient care.

ALERT: Functional Closures currently in effect for WJ Mouat Secondary + Yale Secondary bit.ly/3AbWDg1 #AbbySchools #Abbotsford

Dearest colleagues, Take care of yourselves, your families, your colleagues & your students as best you can. Do not be a martyr. Stop propping up #bced. As for the system that has chewed us up for the last two years… 🔥 LET IT BURN 🔥