Jon Capus

I wrote this song back in September 2025 when the Alberta government was banning books from schools - fast forward to this week and they have ignored teacher’s demands and obliterated the entire bargaining process by overriding teachers’ constitutional rights with the notwithstanding clause and forced them to accept a deal that 90% of them rejected.

There was no bargaining in good faith, this was always this government’s plan: allocate public dollars to private education, point to ballooning class sizes and unmet needs, and then tell parents if they want quality education they should look into the “properly funded” private system.

The UCP government will not stop at using the NWC for teachers - they will move on to targeting LGBTQ+ youth with the same legislative tools. Call/email your MLA & pick your least favourite minister’s office and tell them how you feel about current events!