The Province owes Burnaby kids $9.4 million. Their own budget says they can pay it.

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This site was founded and is operated by Ben Zhou, a Burnaby parent with two daughters and founder of Expeta Technologies (a Burnaby-based research company). Ben takes full public responsibility for this campaign, including strategy, content, and operations. See the About section for more. Fund Burnaby Kids is the current campaign of Burnaby Kids First — a parent-led coalition built to give Burnaby parents a durable voice on issues affecting local children. Fund Burnaby Kids is urgent and specific ($9.4M, by May 27). Burnaby Kids First is the longer-term coalition that will exist after this campaign ends. Burnaby DPAC and the school board have publicly advocated for the same position — the Province must fully fund the $9.4M. This campaign is independent but aligned with their stance. We move faster than DPAC's monthly cycle allows; DPAC endorsements and school PAC coalition members are listed on the page as they join. No public funds are used. No political party is endorsed. No candidate is named.

A PAC joining means the PAC has passed a motion at one of its meetings endorsing this campaign's ask (fund the $9.4M from the Contingencies Vote). The PAC's name and school appear publicly on this page. The PAC does not give up any independence, contribute any money, endorse any political party, or take on any legal liability. It is a public endorsement of a specific ask — nothing more. If you are a PAC chair and want to propose this at your next meeting, see the PAC Endorsement Kit — we've written the motion wording, the briefing, and an FAQ so you don't have to start from scratch.

Ministerial Correspondence Units sort incoming mail by postal code. When Burnaby MLAs receive dozens of identical-subject emails in the same week from their own constituents, that becomes a political signal that reaches caucus. The Province has already confirmed they are "actively engaged" on this file — that means the decision is open. The petition serves a different purpose: it creates a named collective object that can be printed, counted, and physically delivered. Emails are volume; petitions are weight. We need both.

Yes. Uncheck the third box in the consent section before submitting. Your name will still appear on the petition. We recommend doing both — they reach different parts of government — but signing alone is fully valid.

CASL covers "commercial electronic messages." Political advocacy emails fall outside that definition (see Industry Canada guidance and leading non-profit legal analysis). Even so, we follow CASL best practice: we obtain express opt-in consent for updates, every email has a one-click unsubscribe, every email identifies us with a physical address, and we honour unsubscribes within 10 days — well under the statutory requirement.

When you click "Open my pre-filled email," your email client (Apple Mail, Gmail, Outlook) opens with the recipients, subject, and body already filled in. You review and click send — from your own account. We never see the email leave your machine, and we never receive a copy. The Ministry and MLAs see the letter came from your personal address, which is what makes it a constituent letter.