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Tag Archives: GSAs
GSAs…Here we go again
Last Thursday Mr and Ms Soapbox joined hundreds of Calgarians protesting Mr Kenney’s plan to out kids who join gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in schools. The question on everyone’s mind was why would the man who says he’s fit to govern … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Politics and Government
Tagged Bill 10, Bill 24, Doug Schweitzer, GSAs, Jason Kenney, LGBTQ2S, RuPaul, Sashay away
16 Comments
Has Jason Kenney Evolved?
The Up Series is an amazing documentary that follows the lives of 14 British children over five decades. The children were interviewed every seven years starting in 1964 when they were seven years old. The next instalment, 63 Up, will … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Justice, Culture, Education, Politics and Government
Tagged AIDS, GSAs, Jason Kenney, Kyle Morrow, LBGTQ, Notwithstanding Clause, The Up Series
49 Comments
The UCP Vote on the GSA Bill: Free Vote or Rubber Stamp?
It started innocently enough… The NDP government introduced Bill 24, an act to prohibit teachers from informing parents their kids had joined a gay-straight alliance (GSA) unless the kids consented. (Note: The Bill does not change a teacher’s general obligation … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Politics and Government, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill 24, GSAs, Jason Kenney, Jason Nixon, Leela Aheer, Mark Smith
11 Comments
The Whole Gay Thing
Recently Brad Trost and Jason Kenney made some troubling comments about the whole gay thing and the progressives just won’t let it go. Trost, a “full spectrum” conservative, believes in all three conservative values: social conservatism, fiscal conservatism, and democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Law, Politics and Government
Tagged Brad Trost, GSAs, Jason Kenny, LBGTQ
14 Comments
What if Prentice Issued an FAQ to Explain Bill 10…?
Premier Prentice likes corporate-speak (“under new management”, “price takers, not price makers”, etc) so let’s apply a corporate communication tool, the FAQ, to explain the government’s rationale for Bill 10. And let’s assume for a wild and crazy moment that … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Politics and Government
Tagged Bill 10, FAQ, Gay-Straight Alliances, GSAs
34 Comments