A school board meeting in Canada’s capital was disrupted by protesters, many of whom opposed a motion over returning to mask mandates in schools. With trustee elections now over in much of the country, many in the far-right continue to focus on school boards.
A teacher was photographed wearing an extremely oversized breast prosthesis during a shop class, prompting a wave of right-wing media reports and protests. Now, the school has received multiple bomb threats making it the latest in a number of institutions targeted.
Appearing in small stacks at select businesses and handed out at protests, Druthers has gone from a pipedream to the COVID-conspiracy pipeline in only two short years.
After determining that he lied about being the man behind the “Red Serge” account, the Law Society Of Ontario is taking action against Everett Field.
Pop culture conspiracy theories can be especially seductive to youth – we’re giving you some background on why that is, what to look out for, and how to talk about it with the young people in your life.
What can the reordering of European conservative politics show Canada about mainstreaming the far-right?
Anti-2SLGBTQ+ flyers were reportedly being handed out to Children in Ontario during trick-or-treating.
In a race where the far-right tried to stack the deck, most candidates we followed did not take office.
Campaign Life Coalition, a reactionary far-right anti-2SLGBTQ+, anti-abortion lobbying group, has formally endorsed seven Catholic school board and two public school board candidates across the Halton region.
Encompassing Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford Counties and the City of London, Thames Valley District School Board is Ontario’s fourth largest district. We took a closer look at what some of the candidates have been saying.
Another Canadian posted “It’s time to purge some groomers.”
One speaker raises fears about kids “presenting gender dysphoria after a friend came out as trans or after being exposed to the idea.”
It is so important to be engaged in these races, as the people elected have a direct influence on the wellbeing of our country's most marginalized youth.
Groups like Halton Parents for Change, Hamilton Students for Justice, Rainbow Ottawa Student Experience, and many more, have all advocated in the school system in favour of justice, equity, and inclusion in the face of both overt hate and systemic oppression. In many cases they have won.
We believe that we can win.
Keep an eye on this space for new stories on school board races important to you, and tools for how to build an inclusive, safe school environment for all youth.
If you have any tips about hate-promoting candidates you think we should know about, send us an email at [email protected]
In a race where the far-right tried to stack the deck, most candidates we followed did not take office.
Campaign Life Coalition, a reactionary far-right anti-2SLGBTQ+, anti-abortion lobbying group, has formally endorsed seven Catholic school board and two public school board candidates across the Halton region.
Encompassing Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford Counties and the City of London, Thames Valley District School Board is Ontario’s fourth largest district. We took a closer look at what some of the candidates have been saying.
Another Canadian posted “It’s time to purge some groomers.”
One speaker raises fears about kids “presenting gender dysphoria after a friend came out as trans or after being exposed to the idea.”
Elections are coming up. From candidates sharing links to an anti-semitic website to railing against education around gender identity, vote to keep hate out of our schools.
The British Columbia local elections were held on October 15th. Most - but not all - of the candidates we covered lost.
Crowdsourcing “anti-woke” candidates from across the country, websites offering information for far-right and transphobic voters aiming to change school boards are preparing for election day.
A group of candidates in Vancouver, British Columbia’s upcoming school board elections, some with connections to far-right politics, are running specifically on the issue of gender.
The Cowichan Valley is just one of many communities to see a slew of candidates running for school board and city council on platforms based on climate denial, anti-vaccine, and anti-2SLGBTQ+ inclusivity in schools.
