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Colby Cosh: Colorado's progressives probably wish they had a notwithstanding clause right about now
3+ day, 25+ min ago (146+ words) Conversion therapy ban ruled unconstitutional political censorship by U.S. Supreme Court The critics of the clause are innumerable. Is there one among them, even one, who reads the endless howling liberal reportage about the nasty, dreadful U.S. Supreme Court and thinks "Huh,…...
Terry Newman: Finally, Olympic eligibility for female sports will be based on science
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (875+ words) The scientific evidence is clear: biological males have an advantages in sports that rely on strength, power or endurance The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday that participation in the female category in the Olympic Games will be limited…...
Michael Higgins: ‘I could not live with myself,’ teacher refuses to lie to parents about teen gender transition
1+ week, 3+ day ago (693+ words) Teacher goes to court over Quebec policy that demands secrecy over pronoun changes The Montreal high school teacher, known as A.B., has launched a Charter challenge in Quebec Superior Court, which began hearing arguments earlier this month. In 2023, a 14-year-old student…...
Amy Hamm: UBC law school panel frets over trans exclusion from female sport
1+ week, 6+ day ago (266+ words) Panellists dismissed male advantage in sports The University of British Columbia's Allard School of Law, and its'Centre for Feminist Legal Studies,'hosted an event earlier this month titled'More than a game: the fight for gender equality and inclusion in sports....
Michael Higgins: We’re handing women over to predators, says U.S. judge as he denounces ‘woke’ colleagues
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1096+ words) Judge railed against ruling against that female-only spa had discriminated against person with male genitalia who is attracted to women Call him coarse, vulgar, or rude, U.S. judge Lawrence VanDyke has come out swinging with a thunderous defence of women and…...
FIRST READING: Canada one of the world's last holdouts on medically transing children
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1030+ words) U.S., Australia, New Zealand and much of Europe now pulling back on puberty blockers and surgeries for minors As democracies around the world pull back on the tenets of youth gender medicine, Canada is emerging as one of the last countries…...
Julia Malott: Hair salon ruling a threat to the idea of human rights
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (570+ words) Decision in favour of non-binary client complaining about 'man' and 'woman' options erodes trust A quick test for whether our institutions have lost the plot: if a clumsy booking form becomes a human-rights case, something has gone wrong upstream. That…...
The Tumbler Ridge shooter was a trans female. How rare is that?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (660+ words) Five transgender people have previously been implicated in mass shootings, but U.S. organizations say they account for less than one tenth of one per cent of such shootings, despite being a larger proportion of the population RCMP on Wednesday identified the…...
Allan Stratton: 'Heated Rivalry' is a charming love story that isn't preachy
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (278+ words) It's little wonder the Canadian show has become an international success I tuned into "Heated Rivalry," the new Canadian series that has become an international hit, to see if the sex was as graphic as advertised (it is!). But I…...
Transgender teen killer loses bid to stay in Ontario women's prison after threatening inmates and staff
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1471+ words) Michael Williams, who now goes by Michelle Autumn, played 'with her penis and buttocks in a sexually suggestive manner,' during a strip search at Grand Valley Institution for Women A transgender woman convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of…...