It sounds like you are in favour of even more privatization than our Premier has already done. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Centralization of institutions like education doesn't serve communities well. There's loss of the individual needs on a local level that results from blanket policies and funding. School boards ensure policies and fundin…
It sounds like you are in favour of even more privatization than our Premier has already done. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Centralization of institutions like education doesn't serve communities well. There's loss of the individual needs on a local level that results from blanket policies and funding. School boards ensure policies and funding meet the needs of the schools in that area.
Centralization too often leads to privatization. Outsourcing services to private companies takes away local jobs that bring prosperity to the region. Centralization causes a lack of local involvement in decision-making. Who do parents go to with concerns or suggestions? Healthcare and education used to be centralized. It didn't work. That's why they became decentralized in the first place. Besides that I feel certain Smith and her Education minister would royally screw up the process of centralizing education even more than expected.
For example, one of Smith's first moves was to fire the entire Alberta Health Services board. She said it was because they completely messed up the healthcare system with their inefficiencies that lead to the healthcare crisis we experienced during Covid. She also said getting rid of the board would streamline the extravagant cost of their salaries by hiring one person to deal with all of Alberta’s healthcare. A year and some later how many different healthcare boards do we have? Is it 5 or 6 now, each responsible for a specific area of healthcare like acute care, long term care, etc. etc., and each being paid for their service? See what I mean when I refer to Smith's royal screw-ups? Don't put ideas into Danielle's head, please!
Privatization is but one means to an end. The "what" always matters more than the "how". I suspect your concern is over potential job losses. Efficiency is the objective, so job losses while unfortunate, would be the objective.
I'm only proposing centralization of functions like finance and IT that have little impact local circumstances.
It sounds like you are in favour of even more privatization than our Premier has already done. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Centralization of institutions like education doesn't serve communities well. There's loss of the individual needs on a local level that results from blanket policies and funding. School boards ensure policies and funding meet the needs of the schools in that area.
Centralization too often leads to privatization. Outsourcing services to private companies takes away local jobs that bring prosperity to the region. Centralization causes a lack of local involvement in decision-making. Who do parents go to with concerns or suggestions? Healthcare and education used to be centralized. It didn't work. That's why they became decentralized in the first place. Besides that I feel certain Smith and her Education minister would royally screw up the process of centralizing education even more than expected.
For example, one of Smith's first moves was to fire the entire Alberta Health Services board. She said it was because they completely messed up the healthcare system with their inefficiencies that lead to the healthcare crisis we experienced during Covid. She also said getting rid of the board would streamline the extravagant cost of their salaries by hiring one person to deal with all of Alberta’s healthcare. A year and some later how many different healthcare boards do we have? Is it 5 or 6 now, each responsible for a specific area of healthcare like acute care, long term care, etc. etc., and each being paid for their service? See what I mean when I refer to Smith's royal screw-ups? Don't put ideas into Danielle's head, please!
Privatization is but one means to an end. The "what" always matters more than the "how". I suspect your concern is over potential job losses. Efficiency is the objective, so job losses while unfortunate, would be the objective.
I'm only proposing centralization of functions like finance and IT that have little impact local circumstances.