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Ford says proposed gender
identity policy from party
convention won't go ahead
The PC convention resolution from Tanya Granic Allen sought to remove references to gender
identity from Ontario's sex -education curriculum
THE CANADIAN PRESS Updated: November 19, 2018
LIAM RICHARDS/THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he
will not be moving forward with a proposed policy
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on gender identity introduced at a weekend
convention of his Progressive Conservative party.
A resolution at the convention from parental rights advocate Tanya Granic
Allen declares gender identity a "Liberal ideology" and asks that references
to it be removed from Ontario's sex -education curriculum.
Ford says the resolution came from the convention floor and he won't allow
it to move any further.
Over the weekend, delegates at the convention voted in favour of having the
resolution debated at next year's party gathering.
Earlier Monday, Education Minister Lisa Thompson said the motion was
non-binding and not government policy.
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Critics have called the resolution dangerous and have called on Premier
Doug Ford to denounce it.
Egale Canada, an advocacy group for members of the LGBTQ community,
called it transphobic, saying gender identity is protected in Canada's
Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code.
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