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| + | The '''University of Alberta''' is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] located in [[Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada. It was founded in 1908 by [[Alexander Cameron Rutherford]],<ref name=Rutherford>"A Gentleman of Strathcona – [[Alexander Cameron Rutherford]]", Douglas R. Babcock, 1989, The [[University of Calgary]] Press, 2500 University Drive NW, [[Calgary]], Alberta, Canada, {{ISBN|0-919813-65-8}}</ref> the first premier of [[Alberta]], and [[Henry Marshall Tory]],<ref name=Tory>"[[Henry Marshall Tory]], A Biography", originally published 1954, current edition January 1992, E.A. Corbett, Toronto: Ryerson Press, {{ISBN|0-88864-250-4}} | ||
| + | </ref> the university's first president. It was enabled through the Post-secondary Learning Act''.''<ref>http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=p19p5.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779737932|</ref> | ||
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| + | The university is a major economic driver in Alberta. Its impact on Alberta's economy is estimated at $12.3 billion annually, or five per cent of the province's gross domestic product.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121009182632/http://www.news.ualberta.ca/article.aspx?id=2CA43617BB3C4D1FAAE2A50D5911279F</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Woke== | ||
| + | In [[2020]], [[Kathleen Lowrey]], an associate professor of [[anthropology]], was informed that her contract for an administrative role would not be renewed. Lowrey a self-described "gender-critical feminist" says she was dismissed over her views that [[transgender]] identity doesn’t trump biological sex for policy decisions, as some segments of the [[LGBTQ]] movement do. She expressed these views in one of her classes.<ref>https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/u-of-a-professor-says-she-was-dismissed-over-views-that-biological-sex-trumps-transgender-identity-for-policy-decisions</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 23 December 2021
 University of Alberta  (University)     | |
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| Motto | Quaecumque vera (Latin) |
| Formation | 1908 |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Type | • Public • Flagship |
| Other names | The Golden Bears (men), The Pandas (women) |
| Canadian university | |
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,[1] the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory,[2] the university's first president. It was enabled through the Post-secondary Learning Act.[3]
The university is a major economic driver in Alberta. Its impact on Alberta's economy is estimated at $12.3 billion annually, or five per cent of the province's gross domestic product.[4]
Woke
In 2020, Kathleen Lowrey, an associate professor of anthropology, was informed that her contract for an administrative role would not be renewed. Lowrey a self-described "gender-critical feminist" says she was dismissed over her views that transgender identity doesn’t trump biological sex for policy decisions, as some segments of the LGBTQ movement do. She expressed these views in one of her classes.[5]
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indira Samarasekera | President and Vice-Chancellor | 1 July 2005 | 30 June 2015 | Attended Bilderberg/2009. |
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bell | 1 July 1952 | Canada UK | Researcher Doctor | Medical researcher who attended the 2013 Bilderberg. Appointed to the UK Vaccine Task Force. Became a center of attention when he stated that COVID-19 vaccines "are unlikely to completely sterilize a population". | |
| Charles Hantho | 1931 | Canada | Businessperson | Canadian Bilderberger chemical industry businessman | |
| Ivan Head | 28 July 1930 | 1 November 2004 | Canada | Lawyer Civil servant Deep state operative | Canadian lawyer dubbed "Canada's Henry Kissinger" who was an "influential foreign policy adviser of" Pierre Trudeau. |
| Peter Lougheed | 26 July 1928 | 13 September 2012 | Canada | Politician Lawyer | Canadian lawyer who attended the 1973 Bilderberg |
| Preston Manning | 10 June 1942 | Canada | Politician | "Father of modern-day Canadian Conservatism", and founder of the green conservative movement. Attended Bilderberg 1998 as Leader of the Opposition. | |
| Jordan Peterson | 12 June 1962 | Canada | Psychologist | ||
| Jim Prentice | 20 July 1956 | 13 October 2016 | Canada | Politician Lawyer | Former Premier of Alberta who died in plane crash |
| Chester Ronning | 13 December 1894 | 31 December 1984 | Canada | Diplomat Politician | Canada's leading expert on China |
| Colin Ross | 14 July 1950 | Author Researcher Academic Psychiatrist | Expert in the field of dissociation and trauma-related disorders | ||
| Theresa Tam | 1965 | Canada | Civil servant Health official | Canadian health official implementing a range of government COVID-19 measures, from destructive and silly to medically highly unethical. | |
| William Thorsell | 6 July 1945 | Canada | Journalist Editor | Canadian journalist/editor | |
| Lana Vandenberghe | Whistleblower | Leaked the truth about the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes. She was later sacked from the IPCC. |
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References
- ↑ "A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexander Cameron Rutherford", Douglas R. Babcock, 1989, The University of Calgary Press, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, ISBN 0-919813-65-8
- ↑ "Henry Marshall Tory, A Biography", originally published 1954, current edition January 1992, E.A. Corbett, Toronto: Ryerson Press, ISBN 0-88864-250-4
- ↑ http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=p19p5.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779737932%7C
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121009182632/http://www.news.ualberta.ca/article.aspx?id=2CA43617BB3C4D1FAAE2A50D5911279F
- ↑ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/u-of-a-professor-says-she-was-dismissed-over-views-that-biological-sex-trumps-transgender-identity-for-policy-decisions
