Join us April 20 for an Education Forum in Red Deer

The Red Deer Public, Red Deer Catholic and Chinook's Edge Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) Locals are hosting an all-candidates social for Red Deer North, Red Deer South and Innisfail-Sylvan Lake constituencies.

Where: Red Deer Lodge

When: Monday, April 20, 2015. 6pm to 9pm.

Albertans know the importance of education, but we also know that Alberta schools next year will have higher class sizes, less support to learners and teachers, higher school fees and more obsolete technology.

Here are some of Serge, Krystal and the Alberta Party's blog posts on education:

The Alberta Party will not punish teachers and nurses

Alberta cannot afford PC's cuts to schools

Alberta needs a strong public sector

Build schools, protect our teachers and reduce class sizes

The Alberta Party will not punish teachers and nurses

Yesterday, Jim Prentice announced in Red Deer that if elected the PCs would freeze public sector pay until the budget is balanced.

The Prentice Plan is clear. Hard-working, ordinary Albertans will be made to pay for decades of PC mismanagement.

The PCs have been in government for 44 years. During that time, the price of oil and natural gas has bounced around like a ping pong ball. During their time in power, the PCs have ignored the volatile nature of natural resource revenues and have made our government more dependent than ever on energy revenue.

“Teachers and nurses were too busy teaching children and caring for our loved ones to mismanage Alberta’s fortunes. The PCs messed this up all by themselves,” said Red Deer South Alberta Party candidate Serge Gingras.

“Each and every person working on the front lines of Alberta’s public services has made a fair deal with the government. None more so than teachers, who agreed to a 0% salary increase three years in a row,” said Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark.

“The Alberta Party would not balance the books on the backs of Alberta’s public sector. The Alberta Party would protect frontline services in health and education by balancing the budget over six years. We aren’t going to get out of this mess by punishing our teachers and nurses,” said Red Deer North Alberta Party candidate Krystal Kromm.

Read about the Alberta Party’s Economic Recovery Plan.