Jack Flaherty (born c. 1931) is a politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
He worked as a teacher in Edmonton and Red Deer before becoming a consultant for the government's Department of Education.
[2] Once in office, Flaherty became the Liberal education critic, in which capacity he has argued that provincially mandated achievement tests should no longer be given to grade three students, and that the government should put increased focus on diagnostic testing of children at that age.
[4] In March 2007, he sponsored the School (Restrictions on Fees and Fundraising) Amendment Act (Bill 208), which would prohibit schools from charging fees or conducting fund-raising for the support of curricular activities.
[6] However, he was defeated by the Progressive Conservative candidate, former city councillor Ken Allred.