On September 9, 2026, 90 people attended our very successful teach-in to break down the ten referendum ballots and clarify questions and issues that surround the UCP referendum. Estimated to cost $130M, the referendum betrays the UCP’s separatist impulses.
This panel features Ricardo Acuña, Director, Parkland Institute; Senator Paula Simons, Senate of Canada; Funke Olokude, Interim Co-Executive Director, Multicultural Health Brokers; and Dr. Matthew Wildcat, Native Studies & Political Science, U of Alberta. After 8-10 minute presentations from each speaker, a lively question and answer session explored the issues in dialogue for the following 75 minutes.
Panelists: Ricardo Acuña, Funke Olokude, Paula Simons, Matt Wildcat & Moderator: Janice Williamson The evening sparked intense discussionUrban Green Housing Cooperative
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