Education
Surrey parent backs off bible club in sons school
Surrey parent Paul Jubenvill has withdrawn his human rights complaint over an elementary school’s refusal to provide space for a Bible study group. Jubenvill said Wednesday he was taken aback by the storm of controversy over his plans to hold voluntary meetings on Christianity at Colebrook Elementary School. “It turned into a war. It’s not [...]
the evolution of so called “parental rights”
From Terahertz
Alberta is set to enact “parental rights” into law today, at the expense of their children’s more fundamental right to education, with Bill 44, the amendments to the Alberta Human Rights Act.
But where did these notions come from? The Alberta Conservatives are not known for being creative with respect to policy, preferring incremental steps [...]
Family “Coalition” Strikes Out in Alberta
Terrible Depths comments on new developments in Alberta:
Remember when that bogus coalition tried to smack down Beverley McLachlan for her alleged role in getting Henry Morgentaler his Order of Canada? Well, it looks like the religious right is back playing that game again. The subject du jour is the Albertan “parental rights” legislation, which I’ve [...]
News Roundup: Education Edition
Two religious battles over education now appear to be shaping up in this country: one over religious education in Québec, and the other over new parental rights legislation in Alberta.
The Albertan controversy, which has been discussed previously on this site as well as at other blogs, is being covered regularly by Big City Lib, who [...]
