The Past Is Reborn Again

Rory J. Koopmans, B. Admin.
#203, 8912-156 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5R 5Z2

March XXVIIIth, MMX

Hon. David G. Hancock, QC, MLA
Minister of Education,
Progressive Conservative, Edmonton-Whitemud

Dear David:

Why is it that the Edmonton Public School Board Trustees get the sole blame for the closure process when it was your predecessors Ralph Klein & Halvar C. Jonson who took away their total taxing powers? This in effect weakened or neutered them. Seems to me that if you had decency and respect IV the Trustees in this Province you'd give them at least some of their taxing power back so they can have some room to manouvre.

By you and other folks blaming the Trustees when its clearly the Province that manipulated this whole situation is not only unethical, its immoral! Lets be fair and give back the Trustees their power & sense of respect. Lord knows the Province is sure doing a crappy job as current educational chief administrator.

Graciously,

Rory

Source: Halvar C Jonson.