It has been pulled off the BCTF site and is under review.SeaKingTacco said:I saw that. It has gone viral in BC.
As a parent with children being taught by BCTF members, I have expressed my concern to their President.
Higlights mine.General Hillier made the point crystal clear at a defence association conference in February 2006, when he called for an increase in Canadian military recruiters from 300 to 80,000 as a key part of Operation Connection’s strategy.
Teager said:I decided to visit the anti recruitment site that's in the video. The site is pretty brutal and basically just twists things to fit there agenda. It's also filled with inaccuracies such as this one: Higlights mine.
http://www.antirecrutement.info/files/Counter-recruitment%20kit.pdf
So the CAF wanted 80,000 recruiters more than all of the Reg Force? :facepalm: IMO any teacher who uses this garbage isn't really getting the correct information or doing any research into the issues.
jollyjacktar said:Not the least bit surprised that this poison has taken root in Lala land. They've always sailed close to the wind in that respect.
Here's an online petition calling for the handout to be pulled that's mentioned in the articleThe B.C. Teachers' Federation (BCTF) has pulled controversial posters from its website that called on teachers to take an active stance against recruitment by the Canadian Armed Forces.
The posters were created in 2010 in response to concerns about the federal government's recruiting methods at the time, according to a spokesperson for the teachers' union.
One of the pamphlets calls military recruitment a 'social justice issue' and asks students considering a career in the Canadian Armed Forces to ask themselves if there is another career that would suit them better.
The second poster encourages teachers to support "counter-recruitment messages and programs" in schools and to make sure students are aware of statistics about military casualties, liabilities and suicides.
"As teachers, which actions could be an effective component of a counter-recruitment campaign in your school or community?" it said ...
SeaKingTacco said:I got a response to my email of concern to the BCTF, from their President.
To paraphrase: it is all Harper's fault.
Apparently they believe that in 2010, the PM had nothing better to do with his time than to personally meddle in our recruiting ads. And make aggressive war. So the BCTF was forced to counter campaign. But since he is no longer PM, it is no longer an issue. Or something. :
MCG said:Public schools have no business inculcating religious belief or political ideology. Both topics are the exclusive prerogative of parents/guardians ... and I say that knowing some parents are compeatly unqualified to discuss either topic.
SeaKingTacco said:I got a response to my email of concern to the BCTF, from their President.
To paraphrase: it is all Harper's fault.
Apparently they believe that in 2010, the PM had nothing better to do with his time than to personally meddle in our recruiting ads. And make aggressive war. So the BCTF was forced to counter campaign. But since he is no longer PM, it is no longer an issue. Or something. :