One of Alberta’s top union leaders – affiliated with the NDP – is being blasted from all sides for comparing the UCP government to Nazis..“Hitler’s propaganda chief, Joseph Goebbels, famously said “always accuse your enemies of what you are doing yourself.” That’s exactly what’s going on with Jason Kenney’s union-busting Bill 32. It’s the UCP & its corporate friends who are gaming the system,” Alberta Federation of Labour head Gil McGowan tweeted..“And, yes, I’m accusing the UCP of adopting tactics pioneered by the Nazis and being implemented right-wing authoritarians today. Hungary, Turkey, Brazil, India, Trump’s America. These are all countries led by authoritarians who Kenney calls friends. This is what we’re up against.”.The tweet on Monday drew immediate condemnation.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“Comparing peaceful enactment of legislation…to strategies of the tyrannical Nazi regime diminishes Nazi crimes & is an insult to Cdn democracy. McGowan owes the Jewish community & all Cdns an apology!” said the Michael Mostyn, head of the Jewish organization B’nai Brith of Canada..The Calgary Jewish Federation also tweeted its disgust..We are aware of recent comments on social media from Gil McGowan comparing the UCP to Nazis,” the tweet read..“We have reached out directly to Gil McGowan’s office to discuss our concerns.”.McGowan’s AFL has designated seats on the Alberta NDP’s Provincial Council..Premier Jason Kenney’s issue’s manager Matt Wolf Monday on Twitter called McGowan “a fool.”.Kenney’s spokesman, Christine Myatt, in a statement to Global, called on McGown to apologize..“It is disappointing but not surprising to see NDP-affiliated union bosses like Gil McGowan stoop so low as to compare government policy (giving union members choice on whether their wages are used for political purposes) to the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis,” said Myatt..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
One of Alberta’s top union leaders – affiliated with the NDP – is being blasted from all sides for comparing the UCP government to Nazis..“Hitler’s propaganda chief, Joseph Goebbels, famously said “always accuse your enemies of what you are doing yourself.” That’s exactly what’s going on with Jason Kenney’s union-busting Bill 32. It’s the UCP & its corporate friends who are gaming the system,” Alberta Federation of Labour head Gil McGowan tweeted..“And, yes, I’m accusing the UCP of adopting tactics pioneered by the Nazis and being implemented right-wing authoritarians today. Hungary, Turkey, Brazil, India, Trump’s America. These are all countries led by authoritarians who Kenney calls friends. This is what we’re up against.”.The tweet on Monday drew immediate condemnation.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“Comparing peaceful enactment of legislation…to strategies of the tyrannical Nazi regime diminishes Nazi crimes & is an insult to Cdn democracy. McGowan owes the Jewish community & all Cdns an apology!” said the Michael Mostyn, head of the Jewish organization B’nai Brith of Canada..The Calgary Jewish Federation also tweeted its disgust..We are aware of recent comments on social media from Gil McGowan comparing the UCP to Nazis,” the tweet read..“We have reached out directly to Gil McGowan’s office to discuss our concerns.”.McGowan’s AFL has designated seats on the Alberta NDP’s Provincial Council..Premier Jason Kenney’s issue’s manager Matt Wolf Monday on Twitter called McGowan “a fool.”.Kenney’s spokesman, Christine Myatt, in a statement to Global, called on McGown to apologize..“It is disappointing but not surprising to see NDP-affiliated union bosses like Gil McGowan stoop so low as to compare government policy (giving union members choice on whether their wages are used for political purposes) to the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis,” said Myatt..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
