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Originally Posted by indes
I don't think its necessarily that us having ethical oil is false. It's proclaiming it as a fact (when it really is an opinion) instead of our children coming to those conclusions on their own through actual teaching. It's really no different than saying "God is good" or "UCP is moving Alberta Forward". It's straight up indoctrination, and not curriculum, regardless of if you believe it or not.
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Ya, like a reasonable way to handle it would be "Some say that Alberta produces the most ethical oil in the world. Write a position paper(or have an old fashioned debate!) choosing a side to defend or disprove this statement." But to just say it as fact is not teaching. It's telling.