The health of school childrenĪ rigorous sex-ed and LGBTQ inclusive education was implemented into Ontario’s elementary and secondary curriculum by the Liberal government in 2015.
For those of us in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) community, this is a nightmare scenario as far as politics goes.Īmong concerns about what right-wing austerity measures might mean for social services, environmental protection and access to healthcare, there is also the pressing concern about inclusivity and diversity within our educational institutions. I felt awful, and so did my friends and colleagues who began to send despairing messages over Facebook and Twitter when the announcement was broadcasted across the province. The Ontario New Democratic Party may have become a strong opposition, but a majority government still means a blank cheque in the realm of lawmaking. With all the tension around social justice issues lately, such as the anti-LGBTQ protests targeting Pride marches across the province, it’s clear that bigoted populist politics are on the rise in both Canada and the U.S. It was not surprising to me that Doug Ford won the Ontario election.
