The Alberta government is removing a reference in a textbook that praised some of the work Nazis did in Germany..The change came after it was pointed out by the Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre (FSWC)..“If a video details war atrocities committed by the Nazis, does it also point out that before World War II, German government policies substantially strengthened the country’s economy?” reads the document..The comment was made in a 1984 course called “Guidelines for Recognizing Diversity and Promoting Respect” that promotes both positive and negative behaviours of various groups..“In what world could collaboration or cooperation have taken place between Nazis and the groups they targeted for complete annihilation?” said Michael Levitt, president and CEO of FSWC in a statement, referring to the Holocaust that killed six million people..“The fact that Alberta students could have possibly been fed such an outrageous proposition is extremely troubling. We expect the Ministry of Education to address this issue immediately.”.The UCP government did exactly that..“This morning it was brought to my attention that there was an Alberta Education document entitled, ‘Guidelines for Recognizing Diversity and Promoting Respect’, which contains extremely concerning and completely unacceptable views,” tweeted Education Minister Adriana LaGrange Friday morning..“This was the first time that I or anyone in my office had seen this document, and I immediately instructed my department to remove it from all Alberta Education publications..“To be clear, this document has nothing to do with the curriculum process and the content dates back to some years ago. Under no circumstances would my office approve horrendous content like this being taught to Alberta students.”
