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Dehumanization is the key to colonization

The key to successfully colonizing a land is to dehumanize the people who were already inhabiting that land.

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Alberta pledges $2.99 per meal for food banks

Last week, the Government of Alberta announced $5 million in funding to “support food banks and community organizations in their food supply efforts”.

This sounds like a lot of money—and I do think that $5 million is better than $0—but it’s important to keep it in context.

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Alberta is not maintaining education spending

If you’re on Twitter, you may have seen the following tweet back in February, posted by Adriana LaGrange, the minister of education.

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6 myths the UCP keeps spreading about doctors

I recently encountered a thread on Twitter outlining several myths that Tyler Shandro, Alberta’s minister of health—as well as other members of the UCP government—keeps perpetuating as they continue fighting against doctors.

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Alberta lost a record 117,000 jobs in March

The Alberta government released their March 2020 job numbers yesterday, and—unsurprisingly—they don’t look good.

Last month, Alberta lost over 117,000 jobs: 73,600 part-time jobs and 43,500 full-time jobs.

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AMA suing Tyler Shandro for over $255M

The Alberta Medical Association announced today that they’re suing Tyler Shandro, the Alberta Minister of Health, for over $255 million.

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Politics

2 ways to prevent and reverse a recession

Recession is defined by sustained periods of reduced economic activity. Economic activity is primarily driven by consumer spending, so reduced economic activity means consumers are spending less.

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Politics

Companies don’t drive the economy

Capitalists insist that making sure companies have profits is what drive the economy. Here’s why that’s a myth.

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The real story behind the Taber Crown land deal

Earlier this week, the Alberta government sold a quarter section of Crown land near Taber to an “anonymous” bidder.

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My most popular social media posts from March 2020

I decided to try a new feature here on my blog a few months ago: my most popular social media posts. Well, here’s the 8th instalment: