The Ontario PC Party has passed a resolution to debate whether or not the party should recognize gender identity.
The resolution says gender identity theory is “A highly controversial, unscientific ‘liberal ideology’; and, as such, that an Ontario PC Government will remove the teaching and promotion of ‘gender identity theory’ from Ontario schools and its curriculum.”.
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Earlier in the day, it was believed that the vote would be adopted as party policy, but after Global News broke the story, the PC Party clarified its position.
Tanya Granic Allen, a former Ontario PC candidate who introduced the resolution, responded to the initial reports that it was passed by tweeting, “True story!”.
WATCH: Ontario MPP Marit Stiles expressed concern Saturday that a resolution to not recognize gender identity put forward by Tanya Granic Allen and passed by the PC party could trample on human rights.
Allen was an Ontario PC candidate for the recent general provincial election in June but was ousted as a candidate before election day. »