A new Angus Reid Institute poll suggests locked-out teachers have more public support than the Alberta government as a contract dispute cancelled classes for a second week.
The online poll, which more than 800 Albertans answered last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, suggests 58 per cent of the public sympathizes with Alberta teachers.
Of those polled, 21 per cent said they supported the provincial government’s position, and another 18 per cent hadn’t chosen a side.
Angus Reid Institute president Shachi Kurl said in an interview Tuesday that gauging public opinion is key information as the parties returned to the bargaining table.
“Public sentiment will be the pressure point that either creates a situation where one side is more motivated to perhaps settle,” she said. “Or if they are resolved to dig in on that position, then it behooves them to make the case to the general public, and again to parents as well, more forcef
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