{"id":15671,"date":"2023-07-30T21:54:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T01:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=15671"},"modified":"2023-08-21T21:59:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:59:32","slug":"about-cbc-and-justin-trudeau-and-students-and-transgenderism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=15671","title":{"rendered":"About CBC and Justin Trudeau, and students and transgenderism"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Niagara Independent, July 28, 2023 \u2013<\/em> Somehow, someway in the past few years, the proper respect for individuals making personal choices about sex has become a debate about what sexual conversations can be had with preadolescent children without their parents\u2019 knowledge. Our \u201cforward thinking\u201d Canadian society has become transfixed with arguments about use of pronouns, gender fluidity, and how young children must be protected from their parents\u2019 hurtful opinions on transgenderism.<\/p>\n

In addition to his infamous blackface poses, Justin Trudeau has become the poster boy for 2SLGBTQIA+, championing their causes at every opportunity. The country\u2019s subsidized legacy media trumpets the PM\u2019s progressivism with state-broadcaster CBC<\/i> acting as a proactive vanguard, espousing enlightened opinions from the front lines in the battle of the (multiple) sexes.<\/p>\n

2SLGBTQIA+ are loud and proud \u2013 and merciless to anyone whose beliefs may differ. Their modus operandi<\/i> is to silence any discussion by labelling and shaming people as a hateful \u201csexist,\u201d \u201cmisogynist,\u201d and\/or \u201ctransphobe,\u201d and then shout down and bully until an individual is \u201ccancelled.\u201d This intimidating tactic has the majority of Canadians keeping their heads down and mouths shut \u2013 that is until it comes to how the progressives\u2019 assault on individuals\u2019 beliefs impacts children. This is the rub<\/i> \u2013 as witnessed through the last couple of months in New Brunswick, at the Toronto District School Board, and with Pride celebrations in schools across the country.<\/p>\n

There have been dozens of CBC<\/i> reports on Pride school celebrations, including this year\u2019s tour de force, the Drag Queen Story Hour for primary students. With its own progressive slant, CBC<\/i> \u201cnews reports\u201d share the many joys of school Pride activities as well as the deplorable agitation of protestors who rally to shut down drag queens\u2019 freedom of expression. It\u2019s been a deluge of CBC<\/i> news: \u201cAdvice from some Halifax drag queens about life, love and confidence,\u201d \u201cJust Ask: Drag Story Time,\u201d and \u201cDrag helped me find myself and talk about gender with my son.\u201d There was also the CBC Radio<\/i> special \u201cThe Power of Drag\u201d that proclaims \u201cDrag is everywhere\u00a0\u2014 and it has\u00a0never been more popular\u201d and then reports on the hate and violence of those protesting story hours for kids.<\/p>\n

The CBC<\/i> has been primus inter pares<\/i> among Canada\u2019s legacy media in reporting on transphobic arguments erupting at school board meetings, odious acts in defense of women competing in sports or feeling safe in their washrooms, school board directives to observe Pride month as a human rights imperative, and how American \u201canti-LGBTQ hate\u201d is tainting the full embrace of transgenderism in our schools.<\/p>\n

From its opinion and anchor desks in Fredericton, CBC<\/i> has reported at length on the stand taken by New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs to amend Policy 713, directing schools to notify parents when students under the age of 16 want to change their name and pronoun choices. First there were the headlines about the \u201cembattled Premier\u201d who had lost faith of his caucus. Then there were detailed reports of the \u201cChristian conservative groups\u201d rallying to turn back the caucus revolt and energize \u201cevangelicals\u201d and \u201cthe religious right.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state-broadcaster presents the evolving New Brunswick news stories as political drama and a black (Christian\/conservative) and white (progressive) issue. With this biased presentation, lost is the context regarding how schools have become the meeting ground of \u201cgender identity\u201d activism, or how parents\u2019 rights in raising their preadolescent children are being challenged and denied. For those contextual considerations regarding the crux of the matter, Canadians must turn to independent journalists and news sources.<\/p>\n

On this last point, it is remarkable to recognize the difference in coverage between legacy and independent news when it comes to reporting on PM Justin Trudeau\u2019s clarion voice for transgender issues. For example, regarding the New Brunswick legislation, legacy media amplified the PM\u2019s observations on the matter: \u201cRight now, trans kids in New Brunswick are being told they don\u2019t have the right to be their true selves, that they need to ask permission. Trans kids need to feel safe, not targeted by politicians. We need to stand against this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The PM waxed eloquently in front of the cameras, \u201cWe\u2019re seeing that angry, hateful rhetoric rise on our continent, particularly targeting trans people. Far-right political actors are trying to outdo themselves with the types of cruelty and isolation they can inflict on these already vulnerable people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, the same media failed to broadcast Premier Higgs\u2019 statements in the legislature when he declared, \u201cParents are the foundation of our society; families are the foundation of our society. And what we\u2019re seeing is that erosion of the family role in children\u2019s upbringing.\u201d Not surprisingly CBC<\/i> did not report on the Premier\u2019s concerns that gender dysphoria is being packaged and presented in schools as \u201cpopular and trendy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another instance on the opposite end of our country, Canadians will be well aware of the PM\u2019s response to Muslim parents who shared their concerns about gender ideology being taught in elementary schools. Again, legacy media was very good at showcasing our woke PM telling parents that they are victims of \u201cmisinformation and disinformation\u201d by the \u201cAmerican right wing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Again, in front of rolling cameras, Trudeau patiently explained, \u201cThese are people on the far right who have consistently stood against Muslim rights and the Muslim community, but they are weaponizing the issue of LGBT, which is something that, yes, Islam has strong opinions on, the same way that the religious right in Canada, the Christian right, has strong opinions against as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

CBC <\/i>was generous in its coverage of this reflective exchange between the PM and parents; much more generous than its coverage of the Muslim families who took to the streets in cities across the country to chant \u201cLeave our children alone.\u201d Again, Canadians needed to search out alternative news sources such as The Post Millennial, True North Media,<\/i> and The Cultural Action Party of Canada<\/i> newsletter to understand the grievances that Muslim groups have against \u201cPM Trudeau\u2019s LGBT Indoctrination Agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canadians will not learn from CBC<\/i> or Toronto Star<\/i> how focused the Trudeau government is to advance the 2SLGBTQI+ cause in the country. Consider these facts that got little to no legacy news coverage:<\/p>\n