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Ingamarie's avatar

Thanks Jeremy for outing this UCP 'thinking' on what needs fixing....that isn't broken yet, but soon must be. We are in a very interesting and perhaps dangerous time......as the climate emergency accelerates around the world, neo-colonial conflicts grind on, and the heartlands of the first world rise up in a last ditch effort to keep the future at bay.

Tackling social pseudo problems instead of facing the real threats to all of us./....regardless of our precious 'ideologies', 'religions' or 'sexual identities' might be a fun diversion. Judgementalism. exclusion and hatred of difference has worked in the past to keep us all pretending to a normal Gabor Mate argues does not exist.......but it won't work now or in the future against the natural disasters rising against us.

We need more people who can read the science, understand the limits of human power, and believe that creating scapegoats instead of solutions is dangerous for us all. As a retired teacher, I know the value of our ATA and support its efforts to make all students safe and all learning environments inclusive.

Let's work together to support our teachers, our indigenous brothers and sisters, all our children...and most importantly, THE LAND AND WATER BASE ON WHICH WE ALL DEPEND.

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Pietro Wislon's avatar

Take care, Jeremy, on Hiway 2, especially the Blind Man River Hill, aka by truckers as Heartbreak Hill, as it is on a snowy corridor......and "it always snows on Halloween"!

Strange that there is no Resolution for the protection of the watersheds of the Eastern Slopes from thermal coal development that might affect tourism vistas and pollute Prairie Folk's water supply......like solar and wind farms allegedly do!

Great journalism, thank you!

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