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In This Book, I Argue That A Set Of Recent Events Has Increased White Albertans' Awareness Of Whiteness, And In Many Cases This Has Sparked Greater Discussion And Introspection Among White People: The 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests, The Unmarked Graves Of Indigenous Children At Defunct Residential School Sites In 2021 (jago, 2022), And The So-called Freedom Convoy And Rallies Of 2022, Which Brought Thousands Of Edmontonians Into Public Spaces To Protest Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates. These Events Received Unusually Intense Media Attention. In Addition To These Public Events, There Has Been A Growing Populist Movement Focused On Canadian Ideals Of Individualism, Meritocracy, And Freedom Of Speech, Which Features A Larger Critique Of Equity Policies And Practices. From 2019 To 2022, These Events And Politicized Discussions Dialed Up The Focus On Whiteness, White Racial Identity, And White Racial Advantage. Just As Bell Found In His Research (2020), Being White Was Something That My Interlocutors Could No Longer Ignore-- Provided By Publisher.