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“Genocide” must be established by facts, discerned by evidentiary rigour, confirmed by close examination and judged according to principles of law. The pursuit of truth should not give way to an adherence to political fashion. Words should mean what they're intended to mean. therealstory.substack.com/p/…
We are a bit overdue in Canada for this announcement.
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Book collections in school libraries are shrinking in Canada.
In his latest study, Paul Bennett explores how shrinking book collections are part of a broader existential crisis facing school libraries today.
Read more: aristotlefoundation.org/stud…
As much as X and other social media platforms are useful, if people don't read books, they are akin to flotsam on an ocean of opinion.
The number of elementary schools with librarians has been steadily declining since the late 1980s.
Aristotle Foundation senior fellow Dr. Paul Bennett explores this trend in his latest study, School Libraries in Crisis: Rebuilding book culture for Canadian children.
Read more: aristotlefoundation.org/stud…
Mark Milke retweeted
Students are not reading as much as they did decades ago. Schools can help reverse this trend by restoring classic children’s literature to library shelves.
Read School Libraries in Crisis: Rebuilding book culture for Canadian children, by senior fellow Dr. Paul W. Bennett, to learn more.
aristotlefoundation.org/stud…
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Rebuilding school libraries requires putting Great Books back at the heart of Canadian schools and reaffirming their importance as sources of knowledge that foster curiosity, deepen understanding, and inspire new insights among students.
Read our new study by Dr. Paul W. Bennett to learn more: aristotlefoundation.org/stud…
Mark Milke retweeted
If he keeps saying things like that, it will become impossible for Canadians to pay for their own drinks in any bar in the democratic world.
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. ambassador warns Canada could shoulder blame if midterms go against Trump ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tari…
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"One of the reasons many First Nations reserves don't prosper is because of collectivism."
@MarkMilke on the Indian Act debate, and why Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chrétien wanted to scrap it back in 1969.
"In theory, good idea. Details matter."
My thoughts on Alberta's announcement on DEI, and why proponents of DEI may be sincere but misguided in their assumptions.
"The government is coming to you telling you that we think your primary identity is how you look... Says who?" @MarkMilke of the Aristotle Foundation on DEI, on today's Buffalo Roundtable.
Another take on the DEI legislation in Alberta.
AM I A DEI HIRE?
What a terrible question to have hanging over someone’s career simply because of the colour of their skin.
Imagine spending years studying, working hard, making sacrifices and earning your qualifications, only to have someone quietly wonder whether you got the job because of your abilities, or you are another DEI hire?”
Think about how insulting that is. Years of hard work and achievement reduced to race. And here’s the cruel irony: policies intended to empower minorities can sometimes leave them having to defend the very success they worked so hard to achieve.
Let’s be clear. Racism and discrimination exist everywhere you go in the world. And for sure, civilized societies must confront them. And I believe many people who support DEI genuinely want to create a fairer society. But good intentions don’t always produce good outcomes, and we should be willing to question whether our approach is helping or hurting.
I want an Alberta where every child can grow up believing something simple: If I work hard, develop my abilities and earn my qualifications, I will have a fair opportunity to succeed.
Not because someone owes me a position. Not because an institution needs someone who looks like me. And certainly not because my background should define what others expect of me. But because I have something valuable to contribute.
That’s what true inclusion should mean. Creating a fair opportunity for people to enter the room, contribute, succeed and be respected without anyone questioning why they’re there.
That is why I wholeheartedly welcome Premier Danielle Smith’s government decision to introduce legislation aimed at putting merit and qualifications at the centre of public-sector hiring. Credit where credit is due!
The Premier is bringing an important debate about merit, fairness and individual dignity into the open.
We should NOT lower the bar but definitely remove the barriers. That’s exactly what this legislation is going to fix.
DEI is nothing but replace discrimination with another form of unfairness. And don’t reduce anyone’s achievements to their race.
Your skin colour is part of who you are. It should never be the explanation for what you’ve achieved.
That’s the Alberta I believe in.
And that’s why I support Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed public-sector hiring reforms. I admire her courage in tackling an issue that too often gets buried under political correctness and fear of controversy. Whether people agree with every detail or not, this is a debate worth having.
Leadership sometimes means having the courage to challenge conventional thinking, ask uncomfortable questions and stand up for what you believe is right, even when it isn’t politically convenient.
That’s the kind of courage I respect in Premier Smith. And that’s why I support her.
Mark Milke retweeted
The BC teachers union president issued this statement today 🥴
"I recognize that with the outcome of a Conservative government, many of us may be feeling disappointed, scared, or deeply concerned about what might come next.
I know these results may be particularly concerning for Indigenous, racialized, and 2SLGBTQIA+ members. You are not alone."
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Replying to @MarkMilke @AristotleFdn
Hope this means @UCalgary will be forced to remove the explicit DEI preferences that they put on every single job. White men not welcome to apply and won’t be considered.
This is positive. At the @AristotleFdn , we have published a plethora of work since 2023 on the anti-merit, anti-individual, illiberal nature of DEI which focuses, wrongly, on unchangeable characteristics instead of individual skills and atttributes. The Alberta government is doing the right thing.
The best person for the job should get the job. Period.
Today we tabled legislation that would ensure hiring and promotion decisions in the public sector are based on merit, not DEI policies. Mandatory workplace training will be relevant to the roles and responsibilities of the employee, instead of mandatory DEI sessions.
Every Albertan deserves a fair shot, and fairness means everyone competes on the same terms.
And another example of crazy rhetoric.
This "journalist" is telling Brad Bradford, the runner-up for Toronto mayor, to end his life.
She writes for several publications, including @nytimes and @globeandmail.
Remember when major outlets would cut ties with journos over vile slop like this? Now they hire them.
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It is not a declaration of war.
I’m not sure when both the right and the left decided to start throwing these terms around but it’s irresponsible, dangerous, and not productive in the least.
I watched @TheRealKeean talk about going to war, now I’m seeing Grand Chief Stewart Phillip do the same.
This is legislation, and it must reflect the expectations of voters - that’s how democracy works. British Columbians voted for the BC Conservatives and part of their campaign was to repeal it, and citizens voted for it.
If after an election, you don’t like the result and the policies - you shouldn’t start viewing that as a declaration of war.
It’s democracy in action.
If my members voted for a new Chief, with a different vision, I don’t get to call that an act an act of war - I respect the results and seek to work with the new leader on their path.
B.C. First Nations chief warns ripping up DRIPA is a ‘declaration of war’
globalnews.ca/news/12121663/…
Irresponsible rhetoric by Stewart Phillip. Canada's 600+ First Nations benefit from the framework of Canada that exists. Arguing that small governments should have large powers akin to the provinces and federal government is a recipe for more regulatory hurdles, decreased investment, and more poverty for all. DRIPA leads directly to that.
I have to wonder if people like who re-tweet support for October 7th actually grasp what a massacre is. That's in addition to understanding that when faced with men who will murder you because they don't accept your existence, a country has no choice but to war in Gaza against Hamas.
See some photos from the Nova festival music site. I was there at the end of September. See the bar manager, a young woman, murdered and likely at the site of the "Coca-Cola" stand. The bodies, including hers, were obviously removed. That's who Dr Rahmeh Aladwan and re-tweeters are celebrating the deaths of, by men that would massacre again given the chance.
Jeissy So is the Supply Chain Manager for @RiekerCanada, a established Swiss shoe brand founded in 1874.
Jeissy So is a supporter of the foreign designated terrorist group Hamas & does not condemn the October 7th terrorist attacks that murdered the most Jews in a single day since the Holocaust.
During the 4th anniversary of the October 7thterrorist attacks, Jeissy So posted a solidarity photo of a woman flashing the Hamas inverted triangle sign with the caption “Long Live The Resistance”, an ode to Hamas.
Jeissy So condemns “the existence of Israel”, which includes posting videos of its flag burning & compares Hamas to Americans fighting ICE immigration officers.
This is a Notice of Public Interest to the Jewish community of Toronto regarding this radical supporter of a foreign designated terrorist groups known to murder Jews.
Further we suggest a boycott of Reiker shoes given they are most likely aware of Jeissy So’s radical support of terrorism.
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