Please send submissions of Election articles, photos Edition and/or ideas to THE WHISTLE [email protected] Newsletter of the Burnaby Teachers’ Association Special Edition Election Issue October 2019 Dear Colleagues: -supporting Burnaby’s community schools Healy, Jennifer Heighton, Tarnjit Hemer, Jodi Hill, Mary Hotomanie, In several past Federal elections, we have sent in their pursuit of summer program funding Sarah Howard, Patti Jukes, Renee Kerluke, letters by “snail mail” to all BCTF members Cora Kinoshita, Sara LaBrash, Karen who lived in our riding. Because of the -working with multicultural groups to lobby the Burnaby School Board in a Macartney, Jonathan MacDonald, Katie privacy laws that exist, we are no longer able Marsh, Donna Morgan, Alex Peters, Kevin to identify those members. So, please forgive time when it was cutting funding to many services for students Potvin, Shanee Prasad, Arnold Sanderson, us for sending this general email so that the James Sanyshyn, Krishna Sharma, Shelley members who live in Burnaby -supporting a student at Moscrop when they were attempting to start the first Sherwood, Tracy Simmons, Leanne Sjodin, North – Seymour all get this message. Heather Skuse, Richard Storch, Yasmin Wherever you live, we hope that you will be GSA at that school long before we had a SOGI curriculum Tayob, Robyn Temple, Shelagh Temple, voting on October 21. Daniel Tetrault, Paul Thola, Andrej Vlasil -attending many BCTF Annual General Patti Jukes (BTA Treasurer) and Sharon Meetings and sitting with Burnaby teachers –including the 1997 debate on an Freeman (Retired) anti-homophobia resolution Federal English Debate TO THE TEACHERS OF Svend was a Burnaby student, graduating BURNABY-NORTH SEYMOUR A Personal Opinion Piece from Burnaby North. When M.P.’s gave By Morgan McKee PA/PR Committee themselves a salary increase during the Dear Colleague: time of restraint, Svend put his raise into a Watching the Federal English debate in a scholarship fund for Burnaby secondary room full of other campaign volunteers, We are a group of Burnaby teachers who school graduates. He continues to instead of home alone in my fuzzy slippers, support the election of Svend Robinson as provide those scholarships today. was an experience! With so many people the Member of Parliament for Burnaby dedicated to understanding electoral issues, North – Seymour. Some of us have been In short, Svend has always been accessible, candidate platforms, and current political fortunate to have been represented by Svend interested, and in touch with all members dynamics- it was both informative as well as for more than twenty years. We are very of his community! refreshing to be reminded of enthusiastic civic excited about the opportunity to have Svend engagement. The inclusive space of the represent us again. We know that he has Though many of us do not live in Svend’s campaign office also attracted four legged always been hard-working and an advocate riding, his support of issues concerning furry “Muck”, the golden retriever, in his for the rights of all of his constituents. the environment, multiculturalism, human support of the debate. rights, and education has been so You probably know that, on the Federal outstanding that we feel compelled to level, Svend has always championed human support his election as Member of rights, multiculturalism, and the environ- Parliament for Burnaby North – Seymour. ment. You may not know of some of the You are fortunate to live in this riding and work he has done in the past to directly sup- have Svend as your candidate. port teachers and students. As an M.P., We ask for your support for Svend on Svend attended many school events as a guest October 21. speaker, made numerous classroom visits to discuss the role of the M.P. and student un- Your vote could make the difference! derstanding of their role in government, and participated in many school functions. Sincerely, His excellent record on educational issues Kiran Abrahan, Rachel-Lynn Baird, Nabil includes: Blaeser, Frank Bonvino, Marjean Brown, - supporting the initiation of an elementary Terry Callender, Gwen Chute, Derek Aboriginal Studies program in Burnaby in Cockram, Ditta Cross, Donna Doerksen, the mid 1980’s Joan Ezra, Rae Figursky, Sharon Freeman, -standing with Burnaby teachers in protest Antonella Garcia, Karen Gillespie, Tracy over provincial labour legislation President: LEANNE SJODIN, [email protected] 1st Vice-President: DANIEL TÉTRAULT, [email protected] 2nd Vice-President: HEATHER SKUSE, [email protected] Burnaby Teachers’ Association #115-3993 Henning Drive Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6P7 604 294 8141 Some interesting points were made, and the On October 1st, 2017, he became leader of Jay moved to Canada with his family at an fast pace with so many candidates kept me as Canada’s NDP – guided by values rooted early age where Jay worked for his family’s a viewer on the edge of my seat. One question in his experiences growing up, Jagmeet is grocery store, similar to the story of a lot of that was asked came from UBC, a pleasant building a fairer, more just Canada where immigrant families that have worked hard to surprise. While comments ranged from everyone can realize their dreams. build better lives for themselves in Canada. passive to direct exchanges, laughs from Singh Jay grew up in Burnaby during his teen years, in the confusion of his name kept the tension where his parents still live today. After at bay. While this list is by no means completing his studies Jay was called to the Bar in 1997 and has been practicing business law exhaustive, some coverage that may interest Neelam Brar educators included multiculturalism, ever since. Liberal Party of structural violence of Indigenous peoples, Canada Jay specializes in providing strategic legal environmentalism concerns, household debt advice to domestic and international entities and fiscal responsibility. While education is involved in commercial transactions across a under a provincial jurisdiction, the federal number of sectors, including real estate, government is responsible for funding that in banking, mining, energy, oil & gas, and turn affects the provincial budget. To those technology. He has also been active on the interested in supporting your local candidates, boards of S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and the please reach out to your representative for Canada-Korea Business Association, as a campaign help on Sunday October 20th, the member of the Hong Kong Canada Business day before the election! This is a big day for Association, Treasurer for the BC Branch of ensuring that voters are ready and reminded Neelam Brar is a dedicated community leader the Canadian Bar Association Banking Law to vote the next day. Happy Campaigning! with deep roots in Burnaby South, where she Section. lived for over 20 years. As an entrepreneur with a track record of building large communities, she is ready to be a strong Get To Know Your advocate for the residents. Neelam has a unique understanding of Burnaby Souths’ Candidates for Burnaby vibrant character and diversity. As a daughter Brennan Wauters South of humble immigrants, she knows what it Green Party takes to strengthen our middle class, create well-paying new jobs, and offer real help to Jagmeet Singh New Democratic families right here in our community. Party Following her graduation from the Richard Ivey School of Business from the University of Western Ontario, she has worked in international business in Canada, the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong and India. Neelam’s background and career experience provides her a deep understanding of our local Brennan Wauters is an independent electrical & global economies, and the importance of contractor and Project Manager for a growing sustainable growth and innovation in the wake electrical company in British Columbia. of community and environmental Brennan has been a federal Green candidate Jagmeet is a lawyer, a human rights activist responsibility. and the Leader of Canada’s New Democratic twice, and has also ran once provincially in the Party. riding of Vancouver-Hastings. Within the next few months, Brennan will gain Project Jagmeet Singh grew up in Scarborough, Jay Shin Management Certification from UBC and St. John’s, and Windsor, and served as an Conservative Party achieve designation as a Certified Energy Ontario MPP from 2011 until 2017. of Canada Manager with the Association of Energy Jagmeet used his platform as an MPP and Engineers . Deputy Leader of Ontario’s NDP to fight Brennan's focus has always been on energy for a fairer society. He took on the policy as it relates to economic and ecological discriminatory practice of arbitrary police health, and he has worked directly in critical checks known as carding. He spoke up roles on large and small scale alternative repeatedly on the need for good jobs and an energy projects in both wind and solar power end to precarious work. And he fought for generation. Brennan holds a master's degree in the protection and expansion of public communications from McGill University and ownership over our utilities and public Jay Shin is running for Member of a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the infrastructure. Parliament to advocate policies that will University of Lethbridge. promote prosperity and make Burnaby safer. Advanced voting in Burnaby: October 11-14 General election October 21, 2019 “White Swan.” Svend continues this author of “The In-Credibility Factor,” Get To Know Your which highlights his desire for Canada to work in solidarity with the become a global leader in innovation and Candidates for Burnaby Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish nations’ entrepreneurship. He founded and was opposition to the Trans Mountain North-Seymour both CEO and Chairman of Pipeline Expansion, and the NDP’s HiretheWorld.com, and is a co-founder commitment to implement UNDRIP of Twinbro, a non-profit organization into federal law.