Several
days ago the
Vancouver Sun featured a story that indicated, came news
that ... "A popular program that
brought science learning to hundreds of thousands of children across the
province will come to an end after Premier Christy Clark’s BC Liberal
government stopped its funding."
The
story said that Science World, “… will no
longer be able to run the BC Program for the Awareness and Learning of Science
(BC PALS), which included a series of educational science programs in
communities across the province.”
Many
will find this a puzzling action for the provincial government, especially in
light of Christy Clark praising the work being done, and the importance of
having children involved and plugged in to science.
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| Premier Christy Clark at Science World following completion of renovations (November 2011) |
As the
Globe and Mail reminded us in a story on June 29, 2012:
At a splashy media event held at Science World to unveil new renovations last November, Ms. Clark talked about how important the facility was to growing interest in the subject among young people. The Premier mentioned how her own son, Hamish, had visited the attraction dozens of times himself, spurring an interest in science-related career possibilities.
At a splashy media event held at Science World to unveil new renovations last November, Ms. Clark talked about how important the facility was to growing interest in the subject among young people. The Premier mentioned how her own son, Hamish, had visited the attraction dozens of times himself, spurring an interest in science-related career possibilities.
The story quoted Premier Clark, from last Novembers photo-op at Science World:
“In order to maintain our competitive edge, it’s important we support Science World and their programs that foster the pursuit of science in our children and throughout the community, so we have the bright young people to fill those jobs when they become available.”
“In order to maintain our competitive edge, it’s important we support Science World and their programs that foster the pursuit of science in our children and throughout the community, so we have the bright young people to fill those jobs when they become available.”
So
what has made this program any less important, to Christy Clark and her Liberal government, than it was
last year?
If
you believe this program is important, and should be continued, why not take a
moment to send her an email; the address is premier@gov.bc.ca.
Maybe
she can find the savings by eliminating excessive bonuses for CEO's and
Executives at crown corporations and agencies like BC Ferries and Community Living
BC.
I’m
Alan Forseth in Kamloops, with the thoughts of one conservative.
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