Progressive Conservative candidate Sherry Wilson faces backlash for comparing New Brunswick's former gender identity policy to the residential school system.

Sherry Wilson, a Progressive Conservative candidate in New Brunswick, faces backlash for likening the province's former gender identity policy to the residential school system in a Facebook post made on Truth and Reconciliation Day. This comparison drew criticism from Indigenous leaders and opposition party members, calling for her removal from the candidate roster. The government recently altered Policy 713 to require parental consent for students under 16 to change names or pronouns.

October 01, 2024
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