Poilievre’s office asks Tory MPs to ‘not talk to media’ on ‘gender ideology’ protests – National | 24CA News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s workplace despatched a memo to his MPs to remind them of “mandatory” attendance at a caucus assembly as “gender ideology” protesters gathered outdoors Parliament Wednesday morning.
Global News obtained a replica of the memo, which included Poilievre’s earlier feedback on “parental rights” points and the New Brunswick authorities’s determination to require dad and mom be notified if their baby needs to make use of a most well-liked identify or pronoun whereas in class.
News of the memo was first reported on by The Canadian Press on Wednesday.
The memo opens with a request that Conservative MPs “please do not talk to media or post on social media about this issue.”
“Protestors have legitimate points to make, and they enjoy the freedom of assembly and expression to make them,” the memo learn.
A second supply confirmed the authenticity of the memo Wednesday afternoon.
“On Wednesday mornings, party caucuses meet, requiring the attendance of all MPs. If needed, feel free to use (Poilievre’s) previous two statements to communicate with constituents on the issue of parental rights.”
Protests and counter-protests passed off in a number of cities throughout Canada Wednesday over what protest organizers known as “gender ideology” in Canadian faculties.
Protest organizers had a assorted checklist of grievances however have rallied round opposition to educating college students about sexual orientation and gender id, requests to name individuals by their most well-liked pronouns, and “mixed bathrooms in schools.”
The messages echo steps taken by some Canadian provinces and a number of other U.S. states focusing on the rights of transgender individuals.
Counter-protesters and numerous progressive politicians took a stand Wednesday towards what they view as anti-transgender and anti-LGBTQ2 actions.
“Let me make one thing very clear: Transphobia, homophobia, and biphobia have no place in this country. We strongly condemn this hate and its manifestations, and we stand united in support of 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians across the country,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted on X Wednesday, whereas attending a UN assembly in New York.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh additionally took half in a counter-protest march, and tweeted that “the rise of hate towards the 2SLGBTQI+ community is deeply alarming. All people deserve safety and freedom to be who they are. Today and every day, New Democrats stand with the trans community in solidarity.”
Poilievre and Conservative MPs have been rather more muted of their public feedback on the protests. But the social conservative motion — which has some sway inside the social gathering and contains a number of sitting MPs — has rallied round “parental rights” points within the latest previous.
At the social gathering’s Québec City coverage conference earlier this month, delegates voted overwhelmingly to make it Conservative coverage to limit gender-affirming care to minors. The coverage — which was endorsed by 69 per cent of the grassroots delegates — sought to commit a Conservative authorities to banning “life altering medicinal or surgical interventions” for Canadians underneath the age of 18 experiencing “gender dysphoria and related mental health challenges.”
Delegates additionally voted to affirm assist for “single-sex spaces” and affirming Canadians’ proper to refuse medical remedies like vaccines.
Speaking earlier than the conference usually about coverage resolutions, Poilievre mentioned his workforce would assessment the insurance policies that had been permitted however that he wouldn’t be sure by the votes.
A Conservative supply, who agreed to debate Wednesday’s memo on the situation they not be named, mentioned Poilievre’s workplace routinely points speaking factors to Conservative MPs on outstanding points.
“Every party does this, I’d be shocked if (the Prime Minister’s Office) didn’t issue similar ones,” the supply mentioned.
Included within the memo was Poilievre’s earlier feedback on “parental rights,” saying he “understood it’s about parents that are frustrated with government imposing contrary values on their children.”
“My view is that parents should be the final authority on the values and lessons that should be taught to children,” Poilievre is quoted as saying.
“I believe in parental rights, and parental rights come before the government’s rights.”
— with information from David Baxter.
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