Chloe Desilets

My thoughts on recent calls from Canada's Indigenous community to criminalize residential school denialism as hate speech, and on residential school denialism.

Sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/afn-aga-resolution-residential-school-denialism-9.7271197
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residential_school_denialism
https://beyond.ubc.ca/8-ways-to-confront-residential-school-denialism/ 
https://nctr.ca/uncategorized/residential-school-denialism-doesnt-stand-up-to-reality/
https://globalnews.ca/news/11967115/first-nations-residential-school-denialism/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/residential-schools-denialism-criminal-code-north-9.7277609

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Recent events prompted this musing on trickle-down economics, and the effects subscribing to this way of thinking has had on society under capitalism.

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I comment on the Government of British Columbia's recent decision to suspend its affordable-housing fund, and how its budget--like all budgets--reflect its choices and priorities.

Sources:

https://vicnews.com/2026/02/18/b-c-quietly-suspends-major-affordable-housing-fund-leaving-proponents-holding-the-bag/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/affordable-rental-scrap-projects-housing-fund-b-c-9.7096640

https://globalnews.ca/video/11020608/b-c-premier-talks-tariffs-and-cancelling-grocery-rebate

https://www.biv.com/news/commentary/rob-shaw-eby-leaves-bc-families-famished-for-relief-as-trade-war-looms-10091167

https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMaySGI

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A (frankly disjointed)  recounting of what I've learned (so far) about anarchism.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism

https://www.britannica.com/topic/anarchism

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/anarchism/

https://philosophynow.org/issues/128/A_Brief_Explanation_of_Anarchism

https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/54132/do-anarchists-want-to-eliminate-all-the-power-or-only-juridical-one#:~:text=So%20the%20power%20that%20anarchism,purpose%20of%20preserving%20said%20authority.

-https://usa.anarchistlibraries.net/library/crimethinc-frequently-asked-questions-about-anarchism

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I talk about kyriarchy, the origins of the term and theory, and its effect on society.

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/sep/10/kyriarchy-and-patriarchy

https://stayconfused.substack.com/p/intersectionality-and-kyriarchy?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

https://medium.com/@annaleo_/hierarchy-requires-constant-maintenance-not-equality-the-myth-of-inevitability-in-power-cdea269611c9

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Elisabeth_Schussler_Fiorenza

https://www.britannica.com/topic/intersectionality

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I put in my two cents' worth about DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) and the backlash against it.

Sources:

https://thewalrus.ca/dei-was-always-flawed-but-the-backlash-is-truly-alarming

https://theconversation.com/understanding-the-backlash-against-corporate-dei-and-how-to-move-forward

https://www.catalyst.org/insights/2024/dei-backlash-causes

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20240304-us-corporate-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-programme-controversy

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Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party under his leadership want to abolish DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs, and bring back what they call 'the merit principle; I discuss, from my point of view, exactly what that entails.

Sources:


https://vernonmorningstar.com/2025/10/17/the-turner-files-poilievres-war-on-dei-isnt-about-merits-its-about-power/

https://people.acciona.com/organizational-culture/meritocracy-organisations-paradox#:~:text=Implementing%20meritocracy%20requires%20a%20facelift,they%20call%20%E2%80%9Cmoral%20credentials%E2%80%9D.

https://www.noemamag.com/the-dark-side-of-meritocracy/

https://press.princeton.edu/ideas/a-belief-in-meritocracy-is-not-only-false-its-bad-for-you?srsltid=AfmBOorefTcqxRgpG1MR-i_55BExqXC9Pvyg0lNryaW0MwDoOZgDkEEa

https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/10/21/20897021/meritocracy-economic-mobility-daniel-markovits

https://deconch30.medium.com/the-myth-of-meritocracy-30229d316dcb

https://archive.discoversociety.org/2018/10/02/meritocracy-as-neoliberal-mantra/

https://citizen-network.org/library/the-rise-of-the-meritocracy.html

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I discuss the Protestant work ethic, its long-standing effects on society and those in power, and how we need a better attitude towards, and a healthier relationship with work.

Sources:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P40sJOkxnac

https://www.thegazelle.org/issue/246/romanticization-hustle-culture

https://partably.com/protestant-work-ethic/

https://morganpaulett.substack.com/p/get-your-fing-ass-up-and-work-hustle?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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My thoughts on learning about the circumstances surrounding two public elementrary schools in Vancouver, how they reflect the priorities of the powers that be, and my hopes that the final decisions about these schools will favour students and not people with money to burn.

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Exactly as the title suggests--with help from the articles I sourced.

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