It was
advertised as a protest focused on children and families. But at a rally in
Vancouver, an antisemitic slur was hurled. In Ottawa, a flag with a Nazi
swastika was displayed at a park. And at protests across Canada, protest signs
equated education and advocacy about LGBTQ2S+ issues with pedophilia.
Last week,
protests co-ordinated under the banner of “1 Million March 4 Children” took
place in cities and towns across Canada. In many cities, including Vancouver,
those protests were met and outnumbered by counter-protests supporting the
rights of queer people, especially trans youth.
Parents and
political candidates who oppose sexual orientation and gender identity being
taught in schools have been a vocal part of elections and debates since the
2018 municipal elections in B.C., two years after the province required that
public and independent schools include gender identity and sexual orientation
in their anti-bullying policies.
The 2022 school
board elections saw even more “parents’ rights” candidates running across B.C.;
most were not elected ...
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The BC NDP turning its attention, from BC United, to BC Conservatives was reported over the weekend from a variety of sources. It is the result of the surge in the BC Conservative's polling numbers and the subsequent collapse of BC United. The NDP has largely ignored the BC Conservatives, instead they opt to talk about issues directly or attack their old foes BC United. Practical politics says that parties closer to the centre tend to ultimately prevail over the long haul. They do wane but often make comebacks. A good example is the federal Liberals going from third party to government in 2015. Centrism has a lot of appeal on voting day. The NDP shifting its fire from United to Conservative is a reflection of reality. BC United did buy advertising online and radio over the last few months. Did that shift the polls back to them? Nope. The reality is today, the BC Conservatives are the party of the Opposition, and day by day the Conservatives are looking like a party not ready to fig
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