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 https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/059/612/552/327/519/original/2a53635196bfd39e.png
Addendum 15 Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe ready to use notwithstanding clause to protect new school pronoun and name rule Clause would allow provincial government to pass laws that override certain Charter rights for up to 5 years Notwithstanding clause: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_33_of_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms https://persagen.com >> search: Scott Moe" https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/064/492/100/097/559/original/76c9d63ef1938f27.png
Addendum 16 Idiots: no body is claiming this. Classic wedge tactic / attack. Next they'll push the "litter box" anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theory! 🤨 🤬 Litter boxes in schools hoax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litter_boxes_in_schools_hoax Saskatchewan school division says it's not letting students identify as furries https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-school-division-says-it-s-not-letting-students-identify-as-furries-1.6562115 Furry fandom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry_fandom #Canada #populism #Saskatchewan #ScottMoe #FarRight #education #CultureWars #transphobia #Action4Canada #SOGI #ChristianRight
Addendum 17 Saskatchewan Child Advocate: Pronoun policy could run contrary to human rights laws, needs changes https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-child-advocate-pronoun-policy-could-run-contrary-to-human-rights-laws-needs-changes-1.6563883 * Sask. Child Advocate says prov. gov.'s new policy regarding use of different pronouns in schools could violate human rights * policy req. students <16 y.o. to seek parental consent before changing pronouns or preferred first names #Canada #populism #Saskatchewan #ScottMoe #FarRight #education #transphobia #Action4Canada #SOGI #ChristianRight #HumanRights
Addendum 18 Far-Right Activists Planning Anti-Sex-Ed Convoy Targeting Alberta Teachers https://pressprogress.ca/far-right-activists-are-planning-an-anti-sex-ed-convoy-targeting-alberta-teachers-association-building * Alta. teachers targeted by planned convoy in latest wave of far-right protests targeting schools, educators * leading event is Benita Pedersen, fam. to Alta.’s far-right * key organizer, Take Back Alberta >> search: "Benita Pedersen" OR "take back alberta" #Canada #populism #Saskatchewan #ScottMoe #FarRight #education #transphobia #Action4Canada #SOGI #ChristianRight #HumanRights https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/072/491/190/137/085/original/0e954a38a7da3fa8.png
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’s Gov. Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce hit w. friendly fire in 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