February 7, 2026
The Honorable Everett Hindley
Minster of Education
Dear Sir:
It was very recently brought to the attention of Unified Grassroots that the Provincial Curriculum for Grade 6 Social Studies includes a section on instructing students on white privilege. The specific reference to this instructional direction can be found in the Saskatchewan Curriculum, Social Studies 6, 2009. The versioning history notes changes proposed and made in August 2025 and January 2026, however these changes do not affect the items in question. Within the Grade 6 Social Studies Curriculum, page 30 of 38 under “Indicators”, item c. and d. are the items of interest. These items read as follows:
“c. Investigate the concept of white privilege, and assess the degree to which it exists in Canada and a selection of countries bordering on the Atlantic Ocean.”
“d. Identify the personal and societal impact of white privilege on individuals and groups within Canada and a selection of countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean.”
Having this topic included in the Social Studies Curriculum of any Grade is very objectional, however including it as a topic for discussion for 11- or 12-year-olds is egregious. I would suggest that the existence of “white privilege” is not an accepted fact by very many citizens of Saskatchewan, I for one do not accept that it exists. Undoubtably there would be quite a few graduates of the College of Education, from whose numbers the Ministry hires our teachers, who do believe it. They saw fit to include it in the curriculum. This is a perfect example of where a particular political point of view is considered the only relevant point of view and treated as fact.
The issue of teachers discussing “white privilege” with Grade 6 students was brought to our attention by the parent of a student. The Teacher told the students they have white privilege and described all of the terrible things that go along with being white. He told the students they will get jobs easier than others because of their skin color. The Teacher then went on to say that their town is so full of white privilege that if there were more kids of color, they would see more racism.
This entire issue is so troubling I find it hard to believe that the topic of white privilege has been in the Provincial Curriculum since 2009. Hopefully it has not been there for the last 16 years and it was added at a later date. Just as it can be deleted now. The teachers’ comments present white privilege as a fact of nature, when nothing could be further from the truth. The children in that class are being color shamed by the teacher for being white, when they had no choice in the matter. I would be very interested in knowing what the adult population of Lumsden would think of being labeled as all having white privilege and being a repository of latent racism, waiting only for people of color to move to town in order for their innate racist tendencies to come to the fore.
I would ask for an immediate response from you on this issue, hopefully one that includes a commitment to remove any discussion of white privilege from any / all provincial curriculum, and the censor of teachers who are so biased.
Sincerely
Unified Grassroots Board