Two discriminatory laws are repealed in Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta
1972

1972 was a good year for Canada. We win the Summit Series with the Soviet Union with time to spare - 34 seconds. Even today, we keep watching the replays. Ask your parents where they were in the Fall of 1972 when "The Goal" was scored and I am sure they will be able to tell you.

It is also the year that Alberta repeals two laws that have held back the cause of equality and personal rights - the Communal Property Act and the Sexual Sterilization Act.

It's funny how laws or issues that seem so important can just fade away without anyone really even noticing. In your time - 28 years later - Alberta is still doing fine, and the Hutterites haven't turned the Province into a giant commune.

I suppose that if you are going to consider making laws that limit rights, you should be very sure that they are essential. On the other hand, the first anti-Hutterite law was enacted in 1942 - and it's easy to see such a law as pointless in the relatively secure world of 2000.

If your generation was in the midst of a war, how would it change your point of view?

Déjà vu

Alberta Restricts Land Rights
Half a Loaf
Nature or Nurture?