Alberta is not a place that ‘doesn’t matter’ economically; the anger of those who want to separate from Canada stems from the belief that it matters a great deal and is still being disrespected.
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Claims that dismantling public statues and renaming roads and schools somehow erases Canadian history profoundly misunderstand how history works.
Newly elected Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is likely to chart a course forward that involves brawls with Ottawa. Here’s what that means for Canadian Confederation.
Ironically perhaps, it may be the move toward reconciliation between Indigenous Peoples and settler Canadians that revives the focus of the Crown in Canadian schooling.
Our country can only remain united if we allow space for regional differences to flourish rather than trying to impose one-size-fits-all solutions.
Recent calls to create one secular school system in Ontario for each official language, like the system in Quebec, may actually reinforce the divisions that have plagued Canadian history.
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Associate Professor, School of Education, Bishop's University
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Research Fellow, Public Economics, The Parkland Institute, University of Alberta
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Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick
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Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor, History, Athabasca University