Alberta's $8.6B school plan prompts concerns over funding of private builds

The provincial government's multibillion-dollar plan to fast-track the building of new schools is raising concerns over the funding of private school construction. Premier Danielle Smith's $8.6-billion plan includes a pilot program to incentivize private school construction, in an effort to create thousands of new spaces at a reduced cost to taxpayers. "Now, Alberta will be the only province in Canada that builds private schools," said Thomas Lukaszuk, a former minister of education under the Pr