Grade 9 Socials
Homework and Announcements
Alberta Elections Resources
Find your constituency: https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/constituencies
Find your Candidates: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-election-2023-all-candidates-list-electoral-maps-1.6820824
Alberta vote compass: https://youth.votecompass.com/ab/
9-4 --- (class ID: bd28ea)
9-2 --- (class ID: 962dfc)
Debate: Historical Figures + Statues
Links to get you started:
Historic Statue Removal - Top 3 Pros and Cons: https://www.procon.org/headlines/historic-statue-removal-top-3-pros-cons/
Washington Post article "Destroying Confederate monuments isn't erasing history--it's learning from it": https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/19/destroying-confederate-monuments-isnt-erasing-history-its-learning-it/
Specific article arguing for changing Sir Wilfird Laurier name: https://thecord.ca/ryerson-is-changing-the-name-of-their-university-laurier-should-too/
Opinion--"Don't take down confederate monuments, here's why" : https://www.nbcnews.com/think/news/opinion-why-i-feel-confederate-monuments-should-stay-ncna767221
Pros + Con list (US context) : https://www.britannica.com/story/pro-and-con-historic-statue-removal-in-the-united-states
Terry Fox Fundraising Link: https://schools.terryfox.ca/SirWilfridLaurier
Link to immigration points calculator: https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp