Former Alberta Catholic School Trustee to Appeal as Court Upholds Sanctions for Gender Issues Post

A judge has ruled that sanctions imposed on a former Alberta trustee who was made to resign over social media posts criticizing gender issues are “reasonable” and most of them should remain.
The court ruling was issued by Court of King’s Bench Judge Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay on Nov. 14 in Red Deer after former trustee Monique LaGrange asked for a judicial review of sanctions by the Red Deer Regional Catholic Schools (RDCRS) board.
The board acted following a social media post she made in August 2023 criticizing gender issues.
In her decision, Arcand-Kootenay wrote that the school board’s action was reasonable, confirming most of the sanctions imposed on LaGrange, such as ceasing to make public statements related to gender issues and the Holocaust….