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After 16 years of debate, the Supreme Court of Canada found the B.C. government violated the charter rights of the B.C. Teachers Federation.

After 16 years of debate, the Supreme Court of Canada found the B.C. government violated the charter rights of the B.C. Teachers Federation.

Apparently, a Liberal education minister tore up a valid contract unilaterally and underfunded education for the next 16 years.

In fact, last Nov. 16, 2016, just a few days before the SCC decided, the minister of education fired all Vancouver school board elected trustees. The issue was funding.

So how does a newly elected government handle such an issue? It seems to me that the Vancouver school board trustees should be reappointed without an election. That would right a grievous wrong done to the electorate.

Can the handling of the fired trustees in the North Okanagan-Shuswap be the same? By reappointment?

But then, that is why we have elections and courts.

J. Prior

Vernon