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30 Mar, 7 tweets, 4 min read
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The black armband view of history: Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey described views of history such that "much of [pre-multicultural] Australian history had been a disgrace" and focused mainly on the treatment of minority groups (especially Aboriginals) #ableg #abpoli
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_w…
"The expression 'black armband view of history' has been used to describe a brand of Australian history which its critics argue 'represents a swing of the pendulum from a position that had been too favourable, too self congratulatory'." aph.gov.au/About_Parliame…
"From this perspective, the black armband view of history is a strand of 'political correctness'-the dominant but erroneous view of how we see ourselves and what we see as worthwhile in our culture."
aph.gov.au/About_Parliame…
"Attempts to depict Australian history as mainly a story of exploitation, of racial violence, of oppressions and conflict have a measure of truth, but contain a larger measure of untruth."
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…
"Black Armband" versus "White Blindfold" History in Australia
jstor.org/stable/3829922…
It doesn't get better folks. This is our Premier. This is our future in Alberta.
This is some mightily fucked up shit. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #abed #UCP

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30 Mar
Jason Kenney's live on FB with Adriana LaGrange.#ableg #abpoli #abed
JK: This is moving away from inquiry learning and a return to basic skills, a return to phonics which were banned in some curriculums.
AL: I heard from a parent this weekend who said why are they learning like 18 different ways to do math? Can they not just learn the easiest way?
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May I present: Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen feat. Georgia Day. Reminds me of waltzes from times gone by.
And the foxtrot. I'm just looking for the jazz tbh.
Back to Calgary... there's no way a jazz great starts with "Yippie-i-ay, yippie-i-o"
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23 Jan
Aaaaand we're back with #WIPAGM2021 James Albers and Dr. Dennis Modry to talk about the bylaw and policy documents. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Albers up first on Bylaws: wildrose.party/wp-content/upl…

Modry on policy: wildrose.party/wp-content/upl…
Albers: the bylaws will allow for members to hold the political part of the party, leader and caucus, accountable.

Narrator: As in the leader does not "hold the pen".
Modry: Knowing the merger between FCP and Wexit was taking place, I started building the policy and governance document. Started with Wildrose, looked at FCP, UCP, and also Leslyn Lewis' (from the CPC leadership).
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And we’re off - right on time for the Wildrose Independence inaugural AGM.
President Rick Northey notes they do not have availability to hear from the “floor” today but next time maybe.
#WIPAGM2021
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Dwayne Hill is the first speaker.
Says he’s been involved in the separatist movement for many years but ramped up in 2015 after Trudeau’s election.
DHill thanks those who came before him, Alberta First, and others.
Says after the NEP was brought in, people started paying attention.
2019 showed Albertans are powerless to stop liberalism even as the province fully rejects it.
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17 Jan
O’Toole’s statement is quite good - strong, decisive.

It’s also a distraction and an attempt to brand the party with his politics, rather than the base who supports it. #cdnpoli conservative.ca/statement-from…
Of particular note, there are two subjects in his statement. O’Toole personally and the CPC generally. In his “I” statements, he positions himself as a centrist (which doesn’t mean “middle”, it means holding views that are traditionally left or right at the same time).
Let’s start with the 2020 leadership. Peter MacKay, the former federal Progressive Conservative leader, positioned himself as the moderate with a distinct fetish for the right, having served the PC’s to Stephen Harper’s CRAP (Conservative Reform Alliance Party). Never gets old.
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FB live: Kenney defends “consolidating the administration of the investment of” teacher’s pensions. “The taxpayer is on the hook” if ATRF mismanages funds, he says. Correct me if I’m wrong, but ATRF didn’t lose billions over the last year. #ableg
Says teachers should be grateful they have the security of defined pensions. Suggests it’ll save $20 million by consolidating administration and ATRF still gets to direct AIMCO.
Lots of questions about contact tracing. As noted in Dr. Hinshaw’s update today, contract tracers are catching up - now only 47% of infections from unknown sources, down from 80% in November.
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