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Ontario government thanks some confused Catholic leaders who support of gay anti-bullying bill

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TORONTO, Ontario , January 19, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Ontario’s Education Minister says she was “so grateful” to have the head of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association at her side as she announced the government’s controversial anti-bullying bill in November. OCSTA President Nancy Kirby (l) with Minister Laurel Broten (r) after Broten's press conference on the anti-bullying bill at Queen's Park. In a video aired at a Jan. 13th gathering of Catholic trustees, Minister Laurel Broten praised OCSTA president Nancy Kirby’s support for the bill, which has been criticized by religious groups and opposition politicians for its strong emphasis on “sexual orientation.” “At Queen’s Park when I announced our comprehensive action plan to tackle bullying, I was so proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Catholic teachers and trustees,” says Broten in a recording obtained by LifeSiteNews.  “Your president, Nancy Kirby, was right there with me. I was so grateful. Thank yo...

Bullying in the name of anti-bullying

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Image via Wikipedia On Nov. 30, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty introduced Bill 13, The Accepting Schools Act. This arrived on the heels of a tragic and much-publicized suicide involving Ottawa teenager, Jamie Hubley. The teen suffered with depression and happened to also be openly gay. The media dutifully painted the picture that Hubley committed suicide primarily due to “homophobic bullying” despite the fact his father, an Ottawa city councilor, admitted the teen struggled with depression for years. EGALE , the powerful gay lobby group that coordinated and funded lawsuits across Canada to abolish the true definition of marriage, fuelled the media frenzy to create a sense of “crisis,” as if gay teens were suddenly killing themselves left and right. Oh, and of course, the insinuation is that it’s because of bullying at school based on sexual orientation, although there’s no proof of that either. In fact, there is evidence that harassment of “gay” teens may neither be as frequent,...

Gay-straight alliances: Promoting “safe schools” or homosexual activism?

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Image via Wikipedia Claiming gay-straight alliance clubs are essential for “safe schools”, homosexual groups have pressured Ontario’s Catholic schools in the last month to jump on the GSA bandwagon. All stakeholders seem to indicate that they want to protect students from bullying. At the same time, many question whether the “safe school” claim is merely a cover for using the schools to promote widespread acceptance of homosexuality. There is substantial evidence to indicate that the charge is probably valid. One clue would be that Canada’s online hotspot for GSAs -  MyGSA.ca - the one such resource linked by the Toronto District School Board , is run by Egale - Canada ’s leading homosexual activist group.  GSAs are also  promoted  by Planned Parenthood’s Canadian Federation for Sexual Health. Egale’s site, which includes a directory of Canada’s GSAs, and resources for teens, parents, and teachers, recommends books to help teens “come out” and get oriented to th...