For the past few months, a former Toronto District School Board principal named Richard Bilkszto, who in 2021 encountered shocking harassment by a DEI trainer, has been embroiled in a legal dispute over the cancellation and fallout he received from the incident. It’s a story many of us have been following since the lawsuit was filed. Last week, that principal committed suicide. Richard Bilkszto spent 24...
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We so desperately need to remove the identity politics lens for just a moment and agree that maintaining dignity and respect for all goes so far in preventing situations like this from occurring.
Alotta Thoughts with Julia Malott explores the nuances of our political discussions around gender identity and gender ideology. During short video segments, Julia tackles hot-topic items that simply do not get the nuance that they deserve.
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This summer has been a whirlwind of crazy news articles. And today, I came across another one that I just can’t resist commenting upon. It’s a headline on the CBC, titled, “I shouldn’t have to look non-binary for my identity to be respected.” That’s cringey, but the tagline further reads: “I like my feminine name and wearing the occasional dress. But that doesn’t define me”. And, finally, the image...