Hate Crimes Bill Hands Activists a Weapon for Local Elections

Bill C-9 hands a small number of activists the power to silence political opponents at the time they are most vulnerable: school board election season.

Parents walk their children to school in North Vancouver in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

Commentary

Imagine a school board candidate in the 2026 Ontario elections. Her campaign literature says that parents are the first educators of their children—and that teachers should not keep gender transitions of children secret from parents. She quotes the Bible.