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We’re really raising a stink about flag-raisings?

To be totally blunt, this “emergency” notice of motion to end the raising of foreign flags at Calgary’s city hall is peak white supremacy.

Yep, I said it. I don’t like to play that card and almost never do but I’m playing it for this one.

It’s also a giant waste of time but it’s the latest topic of faux outrage conjured up by conservative council members so we have to address it.

I can understand why the Jewish community is upset about the Palestinian flag being raised but this idea that it’s going to create further tension between the two communities is completely overblown.

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Lament for the Eau Claire Y

I recently came across a TikTok video where a local influencer giddily took us on a tour of the revamped Eau Claire YMCA. Now a private luxury spa, I quickly became depressed by what it’s turned into and thought wow, here we go again with neoliberalism taking over and ruining our community.

The Y was once a publicly accessible space where everyday citizens could exercise and connect. Becoming a private members-only playground for the wealthy highlights everything wrong with our society and how our governments just don’t care to invest in our community.

Also the ED of the Calgary Downtown Association praising this is just wrong on so many levels. This isn’t something to celebrate. It’s a tragedy!

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