Sex education has been a contentious issue in Canada for nearly a decade as school boards increasingly incorporate gender ideology into their curriculums.
The issue was brought to the forefront by Alberta’s plan to introduce legislation this fall to prevent children from learning about gender identity, sexual orientation, or human sexuality at school without parental consent.
If the legislation passes, Alberta will be the first province in the country to have an opt-in sex education and gender identity policy for schools.
While the specifics of how schools teach sexuality and gender identity varies by school board, many of the remaining provinces have policies in place allowing parents to either request lesson exemptions or an alternate method of learning for sex education….