Catherine Burwell
@catherineburwell.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Curriculum
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I keep seeing people say that with the upcoming Alberta law, it’ll be the first invocation of the notwithstanding clause against striking workers.
That’s not true. Ontario did just that back in 2022. And crucially, workers continued the strike and forced the government to repeal the law.
That’s not true. Ontario did just that back in 2022. And crucially, workers continued the strike and forced the government to repeal the law.
October 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I keep seeing people say that with the upcoming Alberta law, it’ll be the first invocation of the notwithstanding clause against striking workers.
That’s not true. Ontario did just that back in 2022. And crucially, workers continued the strike and forced the government to repeal the law.
That’s not true. Ontario did just that back in 2022. And crucially, workers continued the strike and forced the government to repeal the law.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Imagine claiming the Alberta Next Panel is about ensuring respect from Ottawa and ensuring all voices are heard, and then you yell at a young Albertan publicly that he needs to be spanked for asking a fair question and expressing an opinion.
Absolute peak hypocrisy.
Absolute peak hypocrisy.
September 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Imagine claiming the Alberta Next Panel is about ensuring respect from Ottawa and ensuring all voices are heard, and then you yell at a young Albertan publicly that he needs to be spanked for asking a fair question and expressing an opinion.
Absolute peak hypocrisy.
Absolute peak hypocrisy.
Thank you, Evan, for having the courage to speak up. And shame on Bruce McAllister and the UCP.
September 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Thank you, Evan, for having the courage to speak up. And shame on Bruce McAllister and the UCP.
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And not only this. Anyone who saw the Premier try to defend the ban on trans health care the other day heard her say “babies” over and over, as if creating more Albertans should be every youth’s life goal and purpose. The Handmaids Tale was not just a banned book, it’s our reality here now. #abpoli
For anyone not in Alberta or not paying attention, girls playing sports in school now have to prove they were born female to play sports. And can be challenged by anyone at anytime and must prove they are female to keep playing. This doesn’t apply to boys. What a dystopian hellscape
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
And not only this. Anyone who saw the Premier try to defend the ban on trans health care the other day heard her say “babies” over and over, as if creating more Albertans should be every youth’s life goal and purpose. The Handmaids Tale was not just a banned book, it’s our reality here now. #abpoli
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Vicious compliance, malicious compliance, whatever. This book ban is an affront and the incoherence and lack of justification for its underlying premises have been beautifully exposed. On the eve of Calgary Pride, I say you go, Edmonton school board! #abpoli #ableg 🌈
No one could have predicted this.
Actually, my colleague Shaun Fluker did: ablawg.ca/2025/07/15/n... #ableg #cdnpoli
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Actually, my colleague Shaun Fluker did: ablawg.ca/2025/07/15/n... #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Vicious compliance': Alberta premier decries Edmonton Public Schools' banned book list | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith slammed the Edmonton Public School Board Friday morning for its banned book list, which features more than 200 titles.
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August 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Strikes are supposed to be disruptive. Hope that helps! 💕
August 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Strikes are supposed to be disruptive. Hope that helps! 💕
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While Harvard’s PR people have been trying to position it as on the forefront of defending academic freedom, the institution has canceled an entire issue of Harvard Ed Review focused on Palestine. They are literally censoring an entire field of study.
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Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication — Guardian US
As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom
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July 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
While Harvard’s PR people have been trying to position it as on the forefront of defending academic freedom, the institution has canceled an entire issue of Harvard Ed Review focused on Palestine. They are literally censoring an entire field of study.
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New piece: We might not have fascism in Canada, but our response to U.S. threats has been to double down on colonialism + xenophobia. Power is centralizing to expedite extraction and we must fight in broad coalitions to win. Elbows up against the oligarchy!
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Canada said it would stand up to Trump. Instead, it’s taking cues from him | Shiri Pasternak and Dayna Nadine Scott
Federal and provincial governments are ‘flooding the zone’ with damaging corporate giveaways under the guise of resistance
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June 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New piece: We might not have fascism in Canada, but our response to U.S. threats has been to double down on colonialism + xenophobia. Power is centralizing to expedite extraction and we must fight in broad coalitions to win. Elbows up against the oligarchy!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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English media is barely covering Pollievre’s threats, direct from Trumps playbook, to defund universities who “don’t do enough to combat antisemitism.” Threats of deportation. It is a direct threat to higher education and to our students. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215...
Antisémitisme à l’université : le PCC veut des conséquences
Un document rendu public lundi confirme que le parti ne financerait plus les universités accusées de « promouvoir ou de tolérer » l'antisémitisme.
ici.radio-canada.ca
April 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
English media is barely covering Pollievre’s threats, direct from Trumps playbook, to defund universities who “don’t do enough to combat antisemitism.” Threats of deportation. It is a direct threat to higher education and to our students. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215...
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"History indicates that students with disabilities, Black, brown, and Indigenous students, students experiencing homelessness, immigrant children, and low-income families would suffer the most."
Read our latest op-ed here ⤵️
Read our latest op-ed here ⤵️
How Ending the Department of Education Will Impact Kids With Disabilities
As well as kids who are unhoused.
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March 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"History indicates that students with disabilities, Black, brown, and Indigenous students, students experiencing homelessness, immigrant children, and low-income families would suffer the most."
Read our latest op-ed here ⤵️
Read our latest op-ed here ⤵️
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‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs
‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs
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In his first public remarks since…
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March 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs
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‘We have failed to prevent genocide’ – Francesca Albanese
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‘We have failed to prevent genocide’ – Francesca Albanese
We spoke to the UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, for the Fourcast podcast.
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March 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘We have failed to prevent genocide’ – Francesca Albanese
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Latest from the newsletter! Read about how management consultants are influencing universities in really problematic ways. #AcademicSky
Nous: Academic Management Consultant Grifters?
Whether it is disastrous restructuring at the University of Alberta, massive layoffs and program closures at Laurentian, or suspension of academic admissions to programs like Indigenous Studies and ge...
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March 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Latest from the newsletter! Read about how management consultants are influencing universities in really problematic ways. #AcademicSky
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'Any talk of annexing our country - we're here, First Nations have always been here, will continue to be here and Canada is on First Nations land'
Response to tariffs need Indigenous Peoples input say leaders
Leaders in Ottawa say Indigenous Peoples need to be part of the solution to tariffs levied against Canada by the United States.
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March 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
'Any talk of annexing our country - we're here, First Nations have always been here, will continue to be here and Canada is on First Nations land'
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“If Canadians accept the flimsy, speculative pretexts offered by university authorities to crush peaceful protest… we risk the further erosion of our political rights and freedoms.”
@laurieadkin.bsky.social on the crackdown on Palestine solidarity encampments:
@laurieadkin.bsky.social on the crackdown on Palestine solidarity encampments:
University crackdown on Palestine solidarity encampments a grievous violation of Charter freedoms
If Canadians accept the flimsy, speculative pretexts offered by university authorities to crush peaceful protest, we risk the further erosion of our political rights and freedoms. If these rights may ...
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March 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“If Canadians accept the flimsy, speculative pretexts offered by university authorities to crush peaceful protest… we risk the further erosion of our political rights and freedoms.”
@laurieadkin.bsky.social on the crackdown on Palestine solidarity encampments:
@laurieadkin.bsky.social on the crackdown on Palestine solidarity encampments: