cont'd

* students under 16 now need to get parents' permission to have teachers & staff use their chosen names & pronouns
* Higgs defended the change, saying information about a child should not be hidden f. parents
* 6 ministers, 2 backbench MLAs refused to attend sitting of legislature to express their disappointment in a lack of process & transparency
* 1 of the 6 ministers subsequently resigned f. Higgs' cabinet

#BlaineHiggs #Policy713 #transgender #CultureWars #transphobia #lgbt #SOGI

Previously:

(2023-06-09) Minister broke promise to not roll back LGBTQ rights, advocates say
Changes to Policy 713 announced after controversial review by provincial government
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-713-policy-trans-children-1.6866934

(2023-06-16) Former minister says N.B. premier's response to her resignation 'says it all'
Dorothy Shephard says she reached an expiration point, could no longer do any good in cabinet
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-politics-blaine-higgs-leader-1.6878791

Policy 713: Policy_713
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy_713#2023_Review

Addendae 1

N.B. child advocate: changes to schools LGBTQ policy violates Charter rights of kids
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-b-child-advocate-says-lgbtq-policy-in-schools-violates-charter-rights-of-kids-1.6519952

* Kelly Lamrock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Lamrock
* changes to New Brunswick's policy on sexual orientation & gender identity (SOGI) in schools violates Charter rights of children
* N.B. did not consider legality of changes to Policy 713

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60340d12be1db058065cdc10/t/646393b3a39d3e26e3d9f8a0/1684247476892/Policy+713+-+Findings+and+Recommendations.pdf

#Canada #BlaineHiggs #Policy713 #education #transgender #CultureWars #transphobia #lgbt #SOGI #neoconservatism #HumanRights

Addendae 1 cont'd

N.B.'s gender-identity policy violates children's rights
Kelly Lamrock held consultations on controversial Policy 713 for N.B. schools
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-policy-713-review-advocate-1.6935967

* Kelly Lamrock: lawyer; former education minister
* revised policy grants parents an veto on their child's identity until they're 16
* violates children's rights to privacy, equality & accommodation

#Canada #BlaineHiggs #Policy713 #education #transgender #transphobia #lgbt #SOGI #neoconservatism #HumanRights

Addendae 2

Saskatchewan says parental consent needed for name, pronoun change of students
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/saskatchewan-says-parental-consent-needed-for-name-pronoun-change-of-students-1.6530242

* Saskatchewan education minister Dustin Duncan says teachers must start seeking parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns
* harmful to LGBTQ students
* mirrors recent populist, neoconservative actions in N.B.

Dustin Duncan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Duncan

#Canada #Saskatchewan #education #transphobia #SOGI #neoconservatism #CultureWars #DustinDuncan

Addendae 2 cont'd

Sask. education ministry says schools must get parental permission for pronoun changes under 16
Province also banning outside groups f. giving sex-ed presentations in schools
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/new-education-policies-sex-education-pronoun-use-1.6943641

* parents must be informed about sexual health education curriculum offered in their children's schools & have the opportunity to opt out of their children receiving those lessons

#Canada #Saskatchewan #education #transphobia #SOGI #neoconservatism #CultureWars #DustinDuncan

Addendae 2 cont'd 2/

Saskatchewan school boards request pause on 'sudden' pronoun policy change
https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-school-boards-request-pause-on-sudden-pronoun-policy-change-1.6534814

* Sask.'s education minister Dustin Duncan announced policy changes req. students <16 to seek parental consent to change preferred names, pronouns at school
* Sask. Advocate for Children & Youth announced immediate review
* said potential impact "deeply troubling"

#Canada #Saskatchewan #education #transphobia #SOGI #neoconservatism #CultureWars #DustinDuncan

Addendum 4

Sask. trans students outed to peers by tech company error 🤨
Edsby apologizes for error that affected students in 8 school divisions 👎️
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/students-outed-edsby-error-tech-1.6947983

Edsby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsby
* educational technology company HQ Toronto
* developer, publisher of web-based K-12 learning management system

#Canada #Saskatchewan #education #surveillance #privacy #transphobia #capitalism #neoconservatism #CultureWars #DustinDuncan #Edsby

Addendum 5

Trans & gender-diverse people in Saskatchewan need better access to primary care
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110543751133568551

New Brunswick’s LGBTQ+ safe schools debate makes false opponents of parents & teachers
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110578932606076442

#Canada #Saskatchewan #education #transphobia #neoconservatism #CultureWars #Ontario

Addendum 6

'Parents must be fully involved' in student's decision to change pronouns: Ontario education minister
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/parents-must-be-fully-involved-in-student-s-decision-to-change-pronouns-ontario-education-minister-says-1.6537959

* Stephen Lecce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Lecce
* changes at Ontario schools
* Saskatchewan, New Brunswick adopted gender, pronoun policy legislating parental consent for students <16 who want to change given names, pronouns

#Canada #NewBrunswick #Ontario #Saskatchewan #education #transphobia #neoconservatism #StephenLecce #ConservativeParty #CultureWars #FarRight

Addendum 7

See also:

[thread] Pierre Poilievre | Canada, far right, populism
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110970121516907014

Poilievre says schools should leave LGBTQ issues to parents
His comments come as Conservatives prepare to debate surgery ban for trans children and teens
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-lgbtq-pronouns-schools-1.6950029
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110970137233159155

#putz https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putz

#Canada #PierrePoilievre #populism #FarRight #ConspiracyTheories #CultureWars #ConservativeParty #neoconservatism #transphobia

Addendum 8

"Protected right:" Saskatchewan teacher, non-binary child speak out over pronoun & name changes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-teacher-student-pronoun-name-education-school-policy-1.6950422

Conservative politicians claim they're protecting kids; they're making victims of them
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/politicians-who-fan-the-flames-of-intolerance-on-gender-identity-while-claiming-honourable-motives-1.6539100

Mi'kmaw lawyer accuses Blaine Higgs of fearmongering & "deeply racist attitude'"
N.B. premier's move to rework Wolastoqey title claim misrepresents law
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/aboriginal-title-request-palmater-1.6949963

#Canada #populism #BlaineHiggs #FarRight #education #CultureWars #transphobia

Addendum 9

Legal action filed against Sask. government over new school pronoun rules
Parental consent needed wh. student <16 wants different names/pronouns at school
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-school-pronoun-policy-legal-court-1.6954046

* community org. representing LGBTQ people in Regina filed legal action vs. Saskatchewan gov. over pronoun policy
* UR Pride Centre for Sexuality & Gender Diversity requested judge to strike down changes

#Canada #populism #Saskatchewan #FarRight #education #CultureWars #transphobia

Addendum 10

Community response to broadly unpopular, politician-fabricated culture war issues

100s rally in Regina against new pronoun/name policy in Saskatchewan schools
Critics say policy will harm trans, two-spirit, non-binary youth
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/hundreds-rally-in-regina-against-new-sask-school-pronoun-and-name-policy-1.6955866

* 100s outside Saskatchewan Legislative Building
* protesting Sask. policy requiring parental consent when children <16 want diff. names/pronouns at school

#Canada #populism #Saskatchewan #FarRight #education #CultureWars #transphobia

Addendum 10 cont'd

Poll Shows Massive Public Backlash To Anti-LGBTQ School Policies
Numbers show GOP policies like book bans, sports discrimination, Don’t Say Gay bills wildly unpopular
https://truthout.org/articles/new-poll-shows-massive-public-backlash-to-anti-lgbtq-school-policies

* Navigator Research survey reveals sig. public backlash against GOP stance on LGBTQ+ issues in schools

Education: Guide for Advocates
https://navigatorresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Navigator-Education-08.30.2023.pdf

#USA #Canada #populism #FarRight #education #CultureWars #transphobia #neofascism #ChristianRight #ConservativeParty #GOP

Addendum11

CCLA lawsuit asks court to quash parental consent in N.B.'s gender-identity policy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-gender-identity-policy-713-ccla-1.6960466

* Policy 713 changes sparked protests f. LGBTQ
* N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs, Education Minister Bill Hogan: changes needed to protect parents' rights

* Canadian Civil Liberties Association lawsuit: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23945035/fm-76-23.pdf

https://persagen.com >> search: "Canadian Civil Liberties Association"
"policy 713"

#BlaineHiggs #BillHogan #Policy713 #populism #transphobia #SOGI #CCLA

Addendum 12

Christian group infl. Saskatchewan gov. over pronoun rules
https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/christian-group-says-it-influenced-saskatchewan-government-over-pronoun-rules-1.6553468

* Tanya Gaw, founder of Christian organization Action4Canada
* influenced Saskatchewan Party to adopt pronoun, sex ed policies
* urged bans on Planned Parenthood & sexual health resource SOGI123

https://persagen.com >> search: action4canada
"tanya gaw"
action4canada AND "freedom convoy"

#populism #Saskatchewan #FarRight #education #CultureWars #transphobia #Action4Canada #SOGI #ChristianRight

Addendum 13
See also Addendum 10

🇨🇦 CANADA! 🤬

"Empty shelves w. absolutely no books." Students, parents question school board's library weeding process
Confusion around new equity-based process
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/peel-school-board-library-book-weeding-1.6964332

* "confusion" | "equity-based" 🤨
* Harry Potter | Hunger Games | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - examples of books no longer found in Mississauga public high school library

#Canada #education #BookBans #populism #Ontario #FarRight #CultureWars #transphobia #SOGI #ChristianRight

Addendum 13 cont'd

* 2023-05: secondary school shelves full of books; grad. started to disappear
* 2023-09: rows of empty shelves w. no books: ~50% books gone
* new process intended to ensure library books are inclusive
* led schools to remove 1,000s books pub. in 2008/earlier
* weeding by date not normal, erases important history
* parents/students looking for answers f. school board

#Canada #education #BookBans #populism #Ontario #FarRight #CultureWars #transphobia #SOGI #ChristianRight

Addendum 14

Ontario teachers union slams Ford gov. for harmful comments on gender expression
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/teachers-union-slams-ford-government-for-harmful-comments-on-gender-expression-in-schools-1.6559975

* Premier Doug Ford, Education Minister Stephen Lecce suggested public educators trying to “indoctrinate” kids who decide to use different pronouns

https://persagen.com >> search: doug ford" AND transphob*
("doug ford" OR "stephen lecce") AND transphob*

Doug Ford: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Ford
Stephen Lecce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Lecce

#Ontario #education #transphobia #DougFord

Addendum 19

Comment: populist troll wars. Poilievre seeks whole enchilada (all things). Don't be fooled

Pierre Poilievre Rails Against Authoritarian Wokeism in Response to Policy f. Doug Ford Gov.
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce hit w. friendly fire
Poilievre’s latest right-wing culture war crusade
https://pressprogress.ca/pierre-poilievre-rails-against-authoritarian-wokeism-in-response-to-policy-from-doug-fords-government

#Canada #Ontario #education #transphobia #DougFord #PierrePoilievre #duplicity #ConservativeParty #neoconservatism #populism #CultureWars #FarRight #ChristianRight

Addendum 20

Canada: Transgender rights deeply divide voters - most believe only 2 genders
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/transgender-rights-in-canada-deeply-divide-voters-as-study-suggests-most-still-believe-in-only-two-genders-1.6567231

Canada & Culture Wars: On gender, >1/2 say person is M/F, but 1/3 say that’s too limiting
https://angusreid.org/canada-culture-wars-gender-and-trans-issues

* Most accepting of child who wished change gender identity hesitant on hormone therapy

https://persagen.com >> Action4Canada
canada AND transphob*

#Canada #transphobia #TransLivesMatter #TLM #CultureWars #neoconservatism #FarRight #ChristianRight #Action4Canada

Addendum 21
1MillionMarch4Children

[see subthread] 1MillionMarch4Children
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111098482732182775

B.C. human rights commissioner slams hate-fuelled anti-LGBTQ2S+ rallies planned across Canada
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-human-rights-commissioner-slams-hate-fuelled-anti-lgbtq2s-rallies-planned-across-canada-1.6568405

#Canada #transphobia #1MillionMarch4Children #TransLivesMatter #TLM #CultureWars #FarRight #ChristianRight #education #SOGI