The normally sleepy contests for trustee positions have been highly charged this year with faith-based groups, political parties and self-styled 'anti-woke' organizations involved to an unprecedented degree, including providing endorsements, mobilizing volunteers and providing candidates training from U.S. political operatives.
, fewer than one per cent of Canadians born between 1997 and 2006 identify as transgender or non-binary.)On Wednesday, a number of LGBTQ advocacy groups in Ottawa released a statement, saying: "We condemn in the strongest terms possible the transphobic rhetoric being used by Ottawa school board trustee candidates."Groups backing surge of 'anti-woke' candidates
A candidate in the Kawartha Lakes area, Peter Wallace, set up an organization called Blueprint for Canada to assist other candidates in the province who are opposed to gender-inclusive sex education. Liberty Coalition Canada, a Christian group formed last year, announced this summer it had partnered with the Leadership Institute, a well-funded think-tank based in Virginia that is known for training conservative politicians.
On its Facebook page, Parents as First Educators has applauded anti-trans legislation in Virginia and Florida. The organization's website lists trustee candidates it finds "supportable" — that is, candidates it believes will oppose gender-inclusive sex education. It's also playing an active role trying to get them elected.
Transgender students are best placed to determine how and when they come out, said Fae Johnstone, a trans advocate who runs a consulting firm in Ottawa that specializes in gender justice.
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