Monday, February 14, 2011

Christy Clark - In over her head

Below is an email I received from the Christy Clark campaign.  My comments which were sent to her are in caps.  I doubt she will respond.
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 Dear Lorne,

Today I am continuing to present policies that will strengthen B.C. families and help prepare our children for the jobs of tomorrow.  Here are my priorities for education:
 
Improving innovation in the classroom to offer students greater options in pursuing global economic opportunities;  

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY AND WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO TO ACCOMPLISH IT.
 
Giving parents more input and choice into K-12 education, such as increasing the number of schools offering language immersion programs in French, Mandarin and Punjabi;  
WHAT DOES MORE CHOICE MEAN.  CAN PARENTS SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO THE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE?  (Sounds to me like you are pandering to get the ethnic vote.)
 
Creating more opportunities for schools to also serve as community learning centres, helping small rural schools continue as vital institutions;  
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?  
WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO ACCOMPLISH THIS?  
(Also please note the spelling error - centres is not a word - do you not know how to use spell check on your emails?)
 
Reunite colleges with universities under one Ministry  
MARVELOUS.  HOW WILL STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM MOVING THE DECK CHAIRS AROUND? 

Sorry but this email has just convinced me that Christy Clark is in over her head.  She has no idea whatever how to improve education in BC.
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If she responds I will post it here. 

CPC Television Ads

I wonder if anyone else has viewed the disconnect in recent Tory ads between the substance of the advertisement and the tag line at the end.  For example this ad asks the question "Can we afford him?"


The final takeaway line "Ignatieff he didn't come back for you" does not answer the question.  The ad isn't about why Iggy returned to Canada.  It's about his proposed tax and spend policies.  The last line should be "Canada can't afford Michael Ignatieff", or something like that.

The CPC should stop dwelling on when or why Iggy came back to Canada and focus more on the disaster he would be if given the reins of our economy.