This time, they’re concerned the province is trying to “erase motherhood” by changing the word “mother” to “birth parent” in myriad laws to ensure LGBTQ equity. “What this bill manages to do is erase motherhood completely,” said Joe Clark, a writer who presented to the committee. This same scene has played out over and over in Ontario in recent years, every time a social issue goes to committee. In 2012, when the anti-bullying bill was in committee, the Ontario Progressive Conservatives tacitly supported some of the religious based opposition. That party’s leader, Patrick Brown, first promised to repeal Ontario’s sex ed during his leadership race and has since backtracked, saying he was wrong and supports LGBTQ rights.

Source: National Post October 19, 2016 02:15 UTC