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The  Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms  is representing a Chilliwack School District trustee as he defends himself against a human rights complaint for criticizing teaching materials denying the biological reality of the two genders. The Chilliwack School District trustee is Barry Neufeld, against whom a human rights complaint was filed by a union of local School District staff.  Mr. Neufeld has publicly criticized the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI 123) curriculum supplements that BC teachers are encouraged to use. SOGI 123 materials promote, among other things, the belief that gender is fluid, that there are more than two genders, and that gender is not determined by biological sex. The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 2016 amended the BC  Human Rights Code  to include protection for “ gender expression ” and “gender identity”. Subsequently, the then-Liberal education minister worked with the Vancouver-based ...

The Trump administration will create a new conscience and religious freedom division within the Health and Human Services Department to ease the way for doctors, nurses and other medical professionals to opt out of providing services that violate their moral or religious beliefs. Specific details are scheduled to be announced Thursday. But the new policy appears to be broad and aimed at protecting health-care workers who cite those reasons for refusing to take part in abortions, treat transgender patients or participate in other types of care. Conservative groups praised the move Wednesday as upholding providers’ right to religious liberty. “We think the Trump administration should set an example in enforcing the multiple conscience laws that have been passed since the 1970s to prevent the government from punishing people who have objections to participating in abortions,” said David Christensen , vice president of government affairs at the Family Research Council . But a very s...