US EditionKeep Away From Wokeness and DEI, New Minister Warns Municipalities
ALBERTA, JUL 8 – Minister Dan Williams urges Alberta municipalities to prioritize core services and economic growth while avoiding DEI initiatives, emphasizing rural communities’ role in the province’s prosperity.
- Major municipalities should avoid creating drug injection sites, according to Dan Williams, Alberta's municipal affairs minister.
- Williams emphasized that cities must focus on services for taxpayers rather than engaging in controversial issues like DEI policies.
- He stated that rural communities must compete for direct investment and maintain viability alongside urban centers.
- There should be a balance between urban and rural investments to ensure rural communities can compete for growth opportunities.
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Alberta Minister Advises Municipalities Not to Focus on ‘Woke’ and DEI Policies
Focusing on “woke” and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies is “way off base from the responsibility of a municipality,” according to Alberta’s new municipal affairs minister. “I want to make sure that Edmonton and Calgary are doing their jobs,” Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams told The Macleod Gazette. “There’s not a left-wing and a right-wing way to plow a road or deliver water or treat wastewater. These are just the obligatio…
Beyond Local: Keep away from wokeness and DEI, new minister warns municipalities
Using terms like woke and DEI, Dan Williams, the first municipal affairs minister from rural Alberta since January 2021, said municipalities of every size and type should concentrate on services taxpayers deserve and expect.
Keep away from wokeness and DEI, new minister warns municipalities
Major municipalities should steer clear of creating drug injection sites, licensing body rub parlours and banning plastic straws, says the first municipal affairs minister from rural Alberta since January 2021.
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