Woke ideology doesn’t belong in schools
MICHAEL ZWAAGSTRA: All students deserve a learning environment that is free of political indoctrination
Tag: Politically correct
The past isn’t a script set down in stone
PETER STOCKLAND: Vandalizing public spaces under the delusion that such acts make yesterday a better today is sad-sack politics that fosters democratic weakness
Criticizing Macdonald is fair game but leave statues alone
MICHAEL TAUBE: Do Canadians actually think Macdonald was the only prime minister guilty of holding racist or intolerant beliefs?
Canada is not a racist country, nor are its institutions
BRIAN GIESBRECHT: People want to live here because Canada is a welcoming country where all races and creeds live together without persecution
The overblown panic of COVID-19
MARCO NAVARRO-GENIE: We trampled, in fear, over memory and institutions, obsessively protective and morally dismissive of dignity and human life
Don’t be too hasty to rename schools
MICHAEL ZWAAGSTRA: Instead of renaming schools, we should educate students about the legacy behind their current names – good and bad
It’s time to rename the Edmonton Eskimos
NORMA DUNNING: As other leagues rethink racist team names, the Eskimos’ statement in support of Black Lives Matter rings hollow
We can’t obliterate history, no matter how hard we try
BRIAN GIESBRECHT: If historical figures with 2020 attitudes could be found, renaming familiar streets and place names wouldn’t be so daunting (FREE)
A place of reconciliation and pride
MIKE ROBINSON: The process can include something as simple as discovering and using the ancient name for where you live (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
Winnipeg’s statue cleansing a distortion of history
GERRY BOWLER: The mayor is misreading the events of the Northwest Rebellion and romanticizing a nasty moment in our country’s history
Politically-correct euphemisms obscure the truth
LOUISE MCEWAN: Terms such as physician assisted dying or assisted suicide make lies sound truthful and murder respectable
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