Saskatchewan education minister apologizes for comment to mother whose daughter died

Saskatchewan’s education minister apologized in the legislature Thursday for rhetorically asking if he should give up his first-born child when speaking to a woman whose daughter died.

Thomas said when she met with the minister earlier this week about the teacher negotiations, he asked her, “What do they want me to do? Give up my first-born child?” Thomas said the minister’s comment was careless and that he didn’t apologize to her during the meeting. She said she then called him out.

Teachers went on rotating strikes and refused for months to do volunteer activities, such as lunchroom supervision and extracurricular work, to push the province to negotiate. Job action in March caused a provincial basketball tournament known as Hoopla to be cancelled.Mayelle was not able to attend high school, because there was no room for her in a specialized program, said her mother. She added that there are other students who aren’t having their needs met.

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