Thoughts on BC Politics and More

Often a commentary or editorial like this begins with ... there's a rule in politics... There are in fact many rules in politics those elected to public office need to follow. There are lots that say you should do this and many more that say never do that. Recently BC Conservative MLA Heather Maahs invited ARPA Canada to the BC Legislature for an event to promote their organization. From their webpage here is how they describe themselves. The Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Canada is a grassroots Christian political advocacy organization. The mission of ARPA Canada is to educate, equip, and encourage Reformed Christians to political action, and to bring a biblical perspective to our civil authorities. ARPA Canada believes that Jesus Christ is sovereign over all, including all civil governments. However, we also uphold the separation of the institutions of church and state. They are a right wing organization that oppose marriage equality, abortion righ...

Mike Bernier stating references to sexual orientation and gender identity are being added to the policies that school districts and independent schools are required to have in place “ All of B.C.’s schools need to be welcoming and safe places free of bullying. We owe it to our children to make sure they know that there are no reasons they should be bullied – and including sexual orientation and gender identity in anti-bullying policies makes that crystal clear .”  ~~ statement by Mike Bernier, former Minister of Education, on September 8 th , 2016.   All of BC’s provincial education partners for K-12 schools are committed to ensuring every school — both public and independent — is a place where students feel safe, accepted, respected and welcome … stay tuned; more on that in a moment. I don’t know about you … however I will admit I am confused.  WHAT IS the difference between SOGI, and SOGI 123?  Oh, you didn’t know there was a difference?  We...