Oil Together Now: Who’s really playing politics in the classroom?
by Erika Shaker and Simon Enoch | December 5, 2019
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange is very concerned that teachers in classrooms across the province are turning students into anti-oil zealots. Her evidence? Two multiple-choice questions from a grade 10 Social Studies test, reportedly sent by a parent, that appear to cast aspersions on oilsands development (the offending options have been helpfully highlighted). In the first, …
Oil Industry Influence in Saskatchewan public schools: Report
by Corporate Mapping Project | December 5, 2019
(Regina) With climate and energy issues dominating much of the political debate, the question of how and what students learn about these issues in our public schools has become an increasingly contentious issue. This is especially the case in Western Canada, where recent comments by conservative politicians and pundits like Alberta Education minister Adriana LaGrange …
Crude Lessons: Fossil Fuel Industry Influence on Environmental Education in Saskatchewan
by Simon Enoch and Emily Eaton | December 5, 2019
With climate and energy issues dominating much of the political debate, the question of how and what students learn about these issues in our public schools has become an increasingly contentious issue. This is especially the case in Western Canada, where recent comments by conservative politicians and pundits like Alberta Education minister Adriana LaGrange and …
Alberta’s Coal Phase-Out: A Just Transition?
by Emma Jackson & Ian Hussey | November 20, 2019
This report evaluates Alberta’s accelerated phase-out of coal-fired electricity against principles and lessons gleaned from the just transition literature. In November 2015, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP government announced its Climate Leadership Plan, which aimed to accelerate the transition away from coal power toward natural gas and renewable electricity generation. The plan also included a …
