Mayor Don Scott said he supports the invitation adding he invited provincial and federal cabinets in the past.
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Alberta Senator Doug Black invited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold a cabinet meeting in the province.
In his letter, Black urged Trudeau to bring his cabinet to see first-hand what the senator calls the devastation caused by federal government policies.
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Mayor Scott said our region is welcome to more of a presence by both branches of government.
“We have the benefit of having a fair number of [provincial] cabinet ministers visit this region, but very rarely do we see the federal government in this region, so this is a real opportunity I think for the federal government.”
He said he would meet with RMWB Council on Jan. 14 to discuss inviting the cabinet of the new Liberal minority government to Wood Buffalo.
“We’re the economic engine of Canada. They should come and see what’s happening up here, and make sure they’re attending to the needs up here. There has been a lack of federal investment in this region; they can see it first-hand when they come up here.”
In the 2019 federal election, Alberta and Saskatchewan elected no Liberals to the federal government.
Senator Black suggested Fort McMurray or Grande Prairie as ideal locations where the energy industry plays a large role economically.
“If this government is going to work for all Canadians, it should come to see the negative effects of their policies on those very same citizens and, if they come to Alberta, they will see not all Canadians have been treated fairly.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited in spring of 2018, and Mayor Scott said he’s optimistic what another visit would bring.
However, he added the lack of presence by the federal government is a real challenge.
“We’re producing all this wealth that every Canadian benefit from, but at the same time we’re not seeing the federal government re-invest back, not only in Alberta but in this region in particular. There [are] so many potential projects that could benefit all Canadians if we open up more resources.”
He added he is also open to welcoming individual cabinet ministers to address TMX, the East Clearwater Highway, and the state of Indigenous communities in rural hamlets.
Mayor Don Scott said visits count when it’s time to make decisions.
Council meets on Jan. 14, 2020, at the Syncrude Athletic Park Clubhouse.
A very interesting article in Bitch Magazine talks about race in the popular Nickelodeon series Doug. The producers reveal in the book Slimed that there was somewhat of a racial agenda in the show. The writers and producers wanted to show diversity but because they were all white they didn’t feel like they could give characters real races.
According to Bitch the show’s executive producer Doug Campbell explains the unique coloring decision: “Look, we’re not black people, we’re not Mexican, but we want the cartoon to speak to all groups. How do we get past the barrier or ethnicity? And Jim (the show’s creator) said, ‘Let’s try coloring them all different colors.’”
I am sort of sick of hearing some white writers/producers say they can’t write about non-white people because they are white (or just hire non-white people, what?). Shonda Rhymes (Scandal, Greys Anatomy), Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story) and David Simon (The Wire, Treme) to name a few, never seem to have this problem. Like, of course there are certain experiences that come with being non-white but at the end of the day we all have the same emotions and ordinary problems. Racial issues aren’t addressed in most shows certainly not cartoons so why not just write whatever character you are going write and cast whoever is the best actor instead of making race a requirement in casting?
Would Friends have been any different if Monica or Joey happened to be Asian or Latino? Probably not.
A Note From Doug Blackburn
Anyway, the folks at Doug did have good intentions and Doug was a great show. They ended up making everyone colorful as a symbol towards diversity. However, there was the decision to make Doug’s family white. In the ’90s most families who had cable happened to be middle-class white families, in order to appeal to that demographic they made him white instead of magenta or whatever.
Another interesting tidbit is that Skeeter, although blue, is generally accepted to be black. This weirds me out. I have been told countless times by friends that Skeeter is the “black” one. I never once felt that way watching the show because I didn’t see anyone as having a race. It was not the intention of the show’s writers or producers to make Skeeter black either. It is just how people perceived him.
The creator Jim Jinkins said, “It’s pretty common knowledge that Skeeter was African-American. And I love that, because I did not consciously set out for that to be the case; I just thought he looked good blue.”
This freaks me out because I don’t understand what racial signifiers or actions suggest that he is black. Do people just see goofy guys who say “honk honk” as black? Or is it because he was “dumb”? I am seriously confuzzled! Did you know?
Bitch notes, “Good multiracial representation on television is still hard to come by today: GLAAD’s most recent “Where Are We on TV” report shows 78 percent of series regulars on broadcast TV are white.”`
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