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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@cxiao/116140922602989098

I also think that the Alberta NDP has been great in consistently standing up for trans rights, and it's not a new stance for them at all; I remember very clearly them standing completely firm on students' rights to live as their gender identity in school (as well as on students' rights to form gay-straight alliance groups at school), all the way back in 2016 when they were in government: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-education-gender-lgbtq-gsa-guidelines-1.3402300

I genuinely wish some of the federal NDP leadership candidates were better at highlighting the good work that the Alberta NDP did, during the years when they were in government. They were able to take some very important steps towards economic diversification and climate protection and workers rights, while standing firm on protecting LGBTQ people, all during a really bad recession. Even McPherson from Alberta doesn't spotlight the work enough, I think.

I think one of the most important things for the federal NDP leader, whoever wins, is to make sure that the relationship with the Alberta NDP is good, and to make sure that they win the provincial election next year. It's not just important for Alberta, but for all of Canada who cares about trans rights, protecting healthcare, labour rights, decarbonization, judicial independence, immigrants rights, etc. etc. Every one of these is an NDP value. The Alberta government is pushing to the extreme right in all these directions and is trying to import MAGA-style policies for tearing down all of these things, to Canada, and the speed at which they are doing it is devastating. It's not just an Alberta thing, it should concern all of us.

#cdnpoli #canada #ndpleadership #ndp #AlbertaNDP #alberta

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@cxiao/116140922602989098

I also think that the Alberta NDP has been great in consistently standing up for trans rights, and it's not a new stance for them at all; I remember very clearly them standing completely firm on students' rights to live as their gender identity in school (as well as on students' rights to form gay-straight alliance groups at school), all the way back in 2016 when they were in government: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-education-gender-lgbtq-gsa-guidelines-1.3402300

I genuinely wish some of the federal NDP leadership candidates were better at highlighting the good work that the Alberta NDP did, during the years when they were in government. They were able to take some very important steps towards economic diversification and climate protection and workers rights, while standing firm on protecting LGBTQ people, all during a really bad recession. Even McPherson from Alberta doesn't spotlight the work enough, I think.

I think one of the most important things for the federal NDP leader, whoever wins, is to make sure that the relationship with the Alberta NDP is good, and to make sure that they win the provincial election next year. It's not just important for Alberta, but for all of Canada who cares about trans rights, protecting healthcare, labour rights, decarbonization, judicial independence, immigrants rights, etc. etc. Every one of these is an NDP value. The Alberta government is pushing to the extreme right in all these directions and is trying to import MAGA-style policies for tearing down all of these things, to Canada, and the speed at which they are doing it is devastating. It's not just an Alberta thing, it should concern all of us.

#cdnpoli #canada #ndpleadership #ndp #AlbertaNDP #alberta