Great Albertans & Canadians
Violet King Henry significant trailblazers in Canadian legal history
Born in Calgary Alberta became Canada’s first Black female lawyer
Plus senior leadership roles in the federal Department of Citizenship & Immigration in Ottawa
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Alberta’s Canadian Connection #History
Harold Cardinal (1945–2005) a Cree political leader,lawyer, & author from Sucker Creek First Nation in Alberta.
Fought successfully against 1969 White Paper to do away with Indian & treaty rights.Danielle Smith recently questioned?
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Alberta the start of many Canadian National Political Movements
Many Canadian Conservative movements are well known -yet the CCF (later NDP)began in Alberta
In Calgary in 1932 created what became Canada’s first major social Democratic Party.
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Albertans & Canadians
Chief J. Wilton Littlechild Born Hobbema Alberta residential school survivor
Indigenous treaty on rights & human rights at United Nations & Canada. MP & lawyer, helped create the North American Indigenous games & support World Games
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Alberta’s strong connection with Canada.
James Gladstone (1887–1971) 1st Alberta Indigenous person (Kainai Nation)appointed to Senate in 1958 by PM Diefenbaker & 1st Senate speech in Blackfoot.
Advocated federal voting rights to Status Indians 1960 for 1st time.
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Calgary Mayor spells it out!
Property Tax
“Calgary's increase: 1.2%.
Province's increase: 21% this year, nearly 60% in four years. And another big hike is coming next year.”
#ABDanielleSmith is costing us $. Not Ottawa’s fault!
Back door sales tax?
#JeromyYYC #nenshi #yyc
Not separatists who are the real threat to the country.The federalists?
The point seems less to save Canada from the separatists than to remake Canada on lines they[Smith & Poilievre]prefer;the referendum is merely an advantageous pretext
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theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
UCP Separatist?
UCP in 2017, “loyalty to a united Canada” listed as one of the proposed party’s founding principles in the leaders’ agreement in principle.(Con.&Wild Rose)
Then in 2018 loyalty to United Canada not mentioned by UCP
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