What would fair school funding look like?
Imagine. What if the government distributed food like it does education? Groceries would be nationalized, paid for by taxes, and distributed by government-run stores. Each family would be entitled to an allotment...
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Tragedy, ambition and education reform
A horrendous tragedy in education took place this summer when respected Ontario principal Richard Bilkszto killed himself after suffering relentless bullying by a group led by a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) coordinator. It...
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2024 Spring Newsletter
It’s been a busy year so far. Seven columns by PCE’s Executive Director, seven television appearances, meetings with politicians, numerous local talks, course offerings, and coaching sessions. Between meetings, writing, and researching,...
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Alberta's Teachers Go to War
The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) declared war this March. And it will be brutal. Their “Stand for Education” campaign says they are “preparing to push for these changes . . . through...
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Greed, ambition and the Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta
It’s so predictable that it is almost funny. On March 5, the Public School Board Association of Alberta released a new report, entitled Choice in Alberta Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Public Schools. In...
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Teachers' union has its eye on Hoffman for NDP leadership
The latest NDP leadership news comes from an Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) convention. Pictures of literature from attendee tables have crossed my desk: Sarah Hoffman, candidate for the NDP leadership, was campaigning on the floor....
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Activists stage walkouts, but families just leave
Small walkouts by students happened at some Alberta public and Catholic schools on Wednesday, amid vigorous promotion by the media. At least one school board administration weighed in in favour of the...
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Better than Expected
When Premier Smith mentioned in a Saturday morning radio interview that she would be producing a parental rights policy, people went a little crazy with speculation. On Wednesday, the announcement dropped. Her announcement...
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Will Smith's parental rights policy do the job?
The news is pretty simple. When Premier Smith was questioned about the possibility of a parental rights bill last Saturday, she said the province would announce a policy on parental rights this...
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The Feast of the Innocents
When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or...
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Fall 2023 Newsletter
The season since the Provincial election has been quite busy. We’ve been writing articles, giving talks, running campaign training across the province and have even been granted intervenor status in an important...
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When it comes to parental rights, there are no other stakeholders
HILTON-O'BRIEN: When it comes to parental rights, there are no other stakeholders As published in the Western Standard, November 6, 2023 The biggest social movement of the decade is parental rights in...
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Parental rights legislation in Alberta? How about it, Mr. Minister?
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard October 16, 2023 In the wake of Saskatchewan and New Brunswick adopting parental rights legislation...
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2023 Summer Newsletter
We’ve been very busy over the past few months and finally have a little time to report on our doings!We’ve had politicians to catch up with. Our Executive Director has been...
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End of Summer 2023 Newsletter
We’ve been very busy over the past few months and finally have a little time to report on our doings!We’ve had politicians to catch up with. Our Executive Director has been traveling...
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Fix schools by having funding following students
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard May 19, 2023An elephant walked across the floor of Alberta’s Leaders Debate on Thursday night....
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The Medieval Turn in Education
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard February 27, 2023It’s a medieval policy. Literally. When the government tells churches what they can...
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Alberta’s NDP plan to defund independent schools
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard May 7, 2023The biggest political announcement in years went by us on Friday, and nobody...
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Rachel Notley's promises about your choices
Just yesterday, May 5th 2023, Rachel Notley's promised to make sure to focus on the education system in such a fashion that Albertan families will just "choose" to be part of the NDP's...
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The NDP’s curriculum plan revealed
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard February 11, 2023We’ve heard a lot about the Alberta K-6 curriculum reform over the last...
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Severing the Parent-Child Bond in Education
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard February 1, 2023How did it come to this? Last week, we ran a column pointing...
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Leduc event
Join us for an informative presentation by John Hilton O'Brien, Executive Director for Parents for Choice in Education, about how parental authority is being targeted, consent undermined and what you can do...
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Alberta’s gender clinic is out of hand
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard January 19, 2023 When somebody introduces us to her vegan cat, we all know who...
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2022 Winter Newsletter
A Year of Elections The biggest news in Alberta this fall is Danielle Smith winning leadership of the United Conservative Party, and thus becoming Premier. She’ll be facing a general election this...
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Does the Teachers’ Union Control Your School Board?
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard October 21, 2022The recent school board elections in British Columbia revealed an impressive...
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