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Much bullying focuses on sexual orientation and gender
Also, Mr. Speaker, this act has not repealed the Bill 44 changes
Constitution or the Charter is there a right to distance learning or
March 8, 2012
pg 406
Mr. Mason:(NDP)
Furthermore, the government is good at talking about bullying,
but what of the implementation of these measures?...
identity, yet neither of these things is contained in the Alberta
Education program of study.
to the Human Rights Act that make it harder for teachers to deal
with human rights related issues in the classroom, including
important bullying-related issues such as homophobia. This bill
simply updates the Human Right Act so that this damaging
provision can continue to operate.
March 8, 2012
pg 407
Ms. Blakeman:(Alberta Liberal MLA)
So those are accommodations. Nowhere is there a constitutional
right to home-schooling. Nowhere is there a constitutional or
Charter right to a Métis settlement school. Nowhere in the
to home-schooling or to private schools. Those are
accommodations that the province has seen in its authority to be
able to say: “We will allow this. We will offer it.” We have to
keep that in mind as we go through the rest of this act, and I’m
assuming it’s going to take us awhile to debate our way through
here.
Anybody who wants to write to me now, I hope you read what I
just said because I’m kind of sticky about this stuff. Don’t come at
me talking about your right to something unless you’re going to be able
to have read that Constitution before. Thank you so much.
to have read that Constitution before. Thank you so much.
March 8, 2012
pg.411
Mr. Lukaszuk:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank all
the members for this illuminating debate, and I would now ask for
the question.
[Motion carried; Bill 2 read a second time]
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