Two dozen medical doctors, scientists, union members and university professors in Alberta sent a two-page letter that asks Ottawa to sidestep the provincial government and directly fund provincial classrooms to make them safer from COVID-19 transmission. But the urgent appeal, made directly to the prime minister from Albertans concerned about children's return to school next month, does not seem like it will result in any dramatic change. She said an "additional guidance document" is being finalized for release in mid-August to support the September return to school. The response from the federal government did not directly address the request to bypass Kenney's government and fund school boards directly. He said Ottawa would continue working with provincial and territorial governments along with Indigenous partners "to help Canadians get through the COVID-19 pandemic."

Source: CBC News August 11, 2021 12:42 UTC