Earlier today, I had a post up about feeling depressed which I've subsequently pulled. It appears all I needed was a good laugh from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
If the CTF really was a federation of Canadian taxpayers, this exercise in malicious prosecution never would have gone as far as it did. This federation is really just another bellicose right-wing corporate lobby trading on political mythologies like the self-serving public servant. A lot of real taxpayers are parents who understand what BC teachers went through in 2005. They understand the difference between being upset at the inconvenience of a labour dispute and ideology-driven harassment of teachers. Outside of Christy Clark, this page can't think of anyone who would sign up to sue people fighting for smaller class sizes and support for special needs students.
The CTF has every right to be disappointed that their attack on the B.C. Teachers Federation isn't going ahead - it's still a free country. They just don't have the right to be surprised.
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