The call comes after Taya Thomas had a private meeting with Jeremy Cockrill to discuss teachers wanting more supports for students with extra needs.
Saskatchewan’s education minister has apologized after he asked whether he should give up his first-born child when speaking to a mother whose daughter had died.The call comes after Taya Thomas had a private meeting with Cockrill to discuss teachers wanting more supports for students with extra needs.
The woman’s daughter, 13-year-old Mayelle, died last year after dealing with multiple medical conditions. She had seizures and used a wheelchair. Her mother says the girl was not able to attend high school, because there was no room for her in a specialized program.Thomas said during the meeting with Cockrill to discuss negotiations with the teachers’ union, he asked her, “What do they want me to do? Give up my first-born child?”“In that meeting, Mr. Speaker, I used an expression that was a poor choice of words on my part. I did apologize to Ms. Thomas,” Cockrill said during question period.
“He did not apologize to me. I had a friend there who witnessed that, he did give me his condolences but then he made that careless comment afterwards,” Thomas said. In the NDP’s announcement calling for his resignation, it said Cockrill has “repeatedly misled the media and public.”Disability benefit won’t lift Canadians in need above poverty line: advocates
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