Canadians march against gender ideology in schools

Canadians united across the country this month to march in peaceful protest against teaching gender ideology and sexual deviance in K-12 schools.  These curriculum changes are euphemistically called “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” (SOGI) programs.

The “1 Million March 4 Children” took place on Wednesday, September 20, when concerned citizens gathered at parliament and legislative buildings to raise "a collective voice to send the essential message, ‘Leave Our Kids Alone.’”

Passionate supporters turned out in key locations across the country, including Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, and Montreal. Displaying signs with messages such as, “Stop brainwashing my innocent children. Let them be children," “Keep politics out of schools,” and chanting, “Leave our kids alone,” protestors expressed their desire to protect children from SOGI messaging in schools.

In Calgary, march organizer Mahmoud Mourra was pleased to see a turnout of hundreds of supporters. Counter-protesters were present, too, as in many of the other march locations. 

Mourra comments,

We should leave our kids, and their (the counter-protesters’) kids alone until they are adults and mature enough to determine what they want out of this life. I cannot press my Islamic ideology into someone’s life. I don’t want them pressing their ideology into my kids’ life.

Mourra claims that the media's frequent depiction of people who oppose SOGI curriculum as “haters” is untrue. "I have all the love and respect for the other party which I consider brothers and sisters in humanity," said Mourra.

Edmonton's march coordinator Benita Pedersen explains protesters' concerns over what their children are experiencing in school:

Parents are concerned about the secrecy in schools. There are times when teachers aren’t sharing with parents what’s going on with their children.

For some reason, the schools are planting seeds in the minds of young children to start thinking about transgenderism and that’s not right.

Pedersen echoes Mourra's sentiments about the marches having nothing to do with hate, saying, “We’re not opposed to people who identify as a certain community. What we’re opposed to is introducing young children to adult concepts.”

Those unable to attend the central marches in each province were encouraged to organize local protests and keep their children home from school that day in a “walk out” demonstration.