After Mayor Ken Sim promised to cut spending on “non-core services,” The Tyee revealed he gave $32 million from taxpayers to a pricey private school — a non-core service.

Meanwhile he pressed libraries to raise their own monthly funds. Paul Willcocks, senior editor, writes. Published March 12, 2024. 

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/03/12/Strange-Story-Vancouver-Subsidy-Small-Private-School/

After Mayor Ken Sim promised to cut spending on “non-core services,” The Tyee revealed he gave $32 million from taxpayers to a pricey private school — a non-core service. Meanwhile he pressed libraries to raise their own monthly funds. Paul Willcocks, senior editor, writes. Published March 12, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/03/12/Strange-Story-Vancouver-Subsidy-Small-Private-School/

The Strange Story of Vancouver’s Subsidy for One Small Private School

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