In Canada, one of the most powerful conduits for this global ideological agenda is found within our own labour movement: the teachers’ unions who have become the domestic arm pushing Marxist ideology under the banner of education reform and social justice. As we are witnessing, when activism replaces advocacy, education becomes indoctrination.

Christopher Oldcorn of the Western Standard recently published a hard-hitting article exposing how Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) President, Gil McGowan, has turned what should have been a collective bargaining issue into what he calls “a class war.” Oldcorn’s piece shines a light on the growing politicization of the teachers’ union, but the reality goes even deeper.

What we are witnessing right now in Alberta is not merely a wage dispute. It’s an ideological movement that mirrors the Marxist playbook—weaponizing the education system to advance social activism, attack parental authority, and undermine Alberta’s elected leadership. The current strike, coupled with the recall effort targeting Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides, fits squarely into this pattern.

Nicolaides’ leadership has directly challenged the radical educational agenda by ordering the removal of pornographic and sexually explicit materials from Alberta school libraries. Unsurprisingly, this has sparked outrage from those entrenched in the ideological control of education.

Laura Winton, past president of the Library Association of Alberta, condemned the policy change, saying, “Titles will be removed from school libraries. That is censorship.” (Richmond News, Oct 2025). The Alberta Teachers’ Association likewise warned that the new standards “could potentially lead to the prioritization of special interest groups.” (CityNews Calgary).

These statements reveal where the unions’ loyalties lie—not with parents or the protection of children, but with preserving ideological influence over what children are exposed to in schools. The question Albertans must now ask is this: are these unions truly fighting for teachers—or are they fighting to protect their political power and globalist partnerships at the expense of our children’s wellbeing?