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The Palestinian flag will be raised at Calgary City Hall on November 30, to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, according to the City of Calgary.
In a post on ‘X’, the Palestinian Community Association in Calgary wrote, “From Turtle Island to Palestine, the Palestinian Community Association of Calgary welcomes the Calgary community to join us in raising the Palestinian Flag at Calgary City Hall. As the first flag-raising for Palestine to be held in Calgary, Alberta, we are honoured to share this moment with our wider community and cultivate a shared message of justice, peace and solidarity.”
“For years we have waved our flags at City Hall, rallying against injustice, occupation and genocide. On November 30, at 9:30 AM, we will raise the flag above these grounds. The flag has deep meaning and symbolizes identity, history and resistance.”
This comes after Canada, along with the United Kingdom and Australia formally recognized Palestine on Sept. 21, 2025, “to protect the viability of a two-state solution and create a path towards lasting peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people.”
The flag raising will not come without controversy.
The city has rules for what flags can be raised at Municipal Plaza, which it says includes (among others) “Temporary (one-day) flag raisings of flags of nations on their national day (recognizing Calgary’s ethnic and cultural diversity), provided they are “official flags recognized by the federal government.”
According to the city, flags that cannot be raised include: Flags of nations with which Canada does not have diplomatic relations; flags which may be considered controversial or divisive; flags of organizations whose undertakings or philosophy espouse violence, hatred or racism, or are contrary to city bylaws or policies, and flags of commercial, religious or partisan nature (i.e., purely political party flags, for example).
Requests to have flags raised are evaluated and approved by city staff when they meet policy criteria, not at the city council.
In the case of raising the Palestinian flag, the city’s policies against flags that are ‘controversial or divisive’ and “are associated with partisan, political, or advocacy activities” must be considered.
Obviously, the Palestinian flag is closely tied to the Israeli/Hamas war in Gaza, with pro- and anti-Palestinian rallies and protests taking place all over the world, including in Calgary last month. Emotions are running high and rationality thrown out the window.
My note to my Council.
Raising the flag of a hugely controversial area, as if it were a legitimate nation (Palestine is NOT a nation), at City Hall is an absolute affront to me. The decision to allow this shows that perhaps this council is not any better than the last. It is completely tone deaf…again!
Until the area called Palestine goes through all the appropriate steps to be deemed a nation, it is not. Just because Mark Carney, private citizen, acknowledges Palestine exists, doesn't’ make it a nation. It has received no such ratification in Parliament nor should it at this time. It has as much validity as a nation as any Hutterite colony in this country.
The City’s own rules should not allow this!
“ According to the city, flags that cannot be raised include: Flags of nations with which Canada does not have diplomatic relations; flags which may be considered controversial or divisive; flags of organizations whose undertakings or philosophy espouse violence, hatred or racism, or are contrary to city bylaws or policies, and flags of commercial, religious or partisan nature (i.e., purely political party flags, for example). “
If this is not controversial or divisive, I’m not sure what’s you’d label it. Until Hamas is completely eradicated from the Gaza area, Palestine cannot be acknowledged as a nation.
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https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/lorne-gunter-liberals-hatred-of-alberta-and-oil-obvious-in-major-projects-snub
“Premier, don’t be naïve, these are Liberals, they hate oil and they hate Alberta.”
“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has got to stop making nice-nice with Carney and the Liberals.
Smith claims she is “still working” with the federal government on approval of a pipeline to the B.C. coast, plus a major carbon-capture project or two.
She also thinks she might convince the Libs to repeal of what she calls the “nine bad laws,” including the emissions cap on oil and gas, a tanker ban off the West Coast and the net-zero electricity mandate.
Those Trudeau-era laws scared away hundreds of billions of dollars in investment to our province.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/theoppositionnewsnetwork/p/mark-carney-seeks-to-replace-fiscal?
“Now the Liberals are racing to replace Jacques. Why? Because he said all of this publicly. Because he didn’t play ball.
Because his office dared to function as it was intended: independently.
They’re looking for someone with “tact and discretion.” That’s what the job listing says. Not independence.
Not integrity.
Tact. Discretion.
In other words: someone who’ll sit down, shut up, and nod politely while Carney and Champagne burn through another $100 billion pretending it’s “investment.”
“Let’s be clear: this isn’t just about replacing a bureaucrat. It’s about neutering the last shred of fiscal oversight left in Ottawa. The Parliamentary Budget Officer is supposed to be a firewall between reckless political ambition and your wallet. But in Carney’s Canada, independence is an inconvenience. So now, instead of extending Jacques’ term, something that would preserve ...
