Petition to get Alberta to stop funding private schools fails

Petition to get Alberta to stop funding private schools fails

Alberta’s chief electoral officer says a petition campaign by a Calgary teacher to cut government funding to private schools has failed.

“Alberta Funds Public Schools” petition falls at signature collection hurdle – Heartland News

Image courtesy of pixnio.com/furniture/student-desks-classroom-chairs-tables A citizen initiative petition aiming to reduce or remove public funding of Alberta’s private schools has failed to meet the signature count required to force further review of the concept. Alberta funds private schools at the highest rate across Canada, with private schools getting 70 per cent of the funding per pupil than a public school would receive. Other provinces …

Alberta Funds Public Schools petition fails

The citizen initiative petition to force a vote on public funding for private schools in Alberta has failed. Registered canvassers were collecting signatures in the Cochrane area. File photo.captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } A citizen-led effort to force a vote on public funding for private schools in Alberta has failed after falling well short of the required number of signatures. Elections Alberta announced Tu…

Petition to get Alberta to stop funding private schools fails

Alberta’s chief electoral officer says a petition campaign by a Calgary teacher to cut government funding to private schools has failed. A statement from Gordon McClure’s office says a preliminary count shows there weren’t enough signatures to meet the required threshold of about 177,000 names in 120 days. It says a little more than 124,000 people signed the petition brought forward by teacher Alicia Taylor. The petition asked: “Should the Gover…

Private school funding petition falls short of goal | Alberta Teachers' Association

Private school funding petition falls short of goal laura.baker Tue, 02/17/2026 - 10:47 Read more about Private school funding petition falls short of goal The clock on the petition on public funding for private schools has run out.  The grassroots movement started by Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor last October did not meet its required quota of 177,000 signatures by the February 11 deadline. The petition aimed to force a provincewide referendum…

Alberta Petition to End Private School Funding Falls Short

EDMONTON — A citizen initiative petition calling for an end to public funding for accredited independent schools has failed to gather enough signatures to proceed. Alberta’s chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, received the “Alberta Funds Public Schools” petition after the signature collection period ended. Following a preliminary count, Elections Alberta determined the petition did not meet the required threshold and halted further verifica…