Transgender State Kidnappers in Ontario
The following story is one I find inconceivable. It is just too far over the line.
TORONTO, June 1, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Ontario’s Kathleen Wynne Liberals have passed what critics describe as “totalitarian” Bill 89 by a vote of 63 to 23 on the last day before Queen’s Park adjourns for the summer.Pro-family advocates warn Bill 89 gives the state more power to seize children from families that oppose the LGBTQI and gender ideology agenda, and allows government agencies to effectively ban couples who disagree with that agenda from fostering or adopting children.
Bill 89, or the Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017, repeals and replaces the former Child and Family Services Act that governs child protection services, and adoption and foster care services.
It adds “gender identity” and “gender expression” as factors to be considered “in the best interests of the child.”
At the same time, it deletes the religious faith in which the parents are raising the child as a factor to be considered, and mandates child protection services consider only the child’s own “creed” or “religion” when assessing the best interests of the child.
“With the passage of Bill 89, we’ve entered an era of totalitarian power by the state, such as never witnessed before in Canada’s history,” says Jack Fonseca, senior political strategist for Campaign Life Coalition.
“Make no mistake, Bill 89 is a grave threat to Christians and all people of faith who have children, or who hope to grow their family through adoption.”
The bill was proposed by Minister of Child and Family Services Michael Coteau.
Coteau, who introduced the bill, told QP Briefing he sees questioning teenagers’ self-identification as LGBTQI or telling them to change as abuse.“I would consider that a form of abuse, when a child identifies one way and a caregiver is saying no, you need to do this differently,” he said.
“If it’s abuse, and if it’s within the definition, a child can be removed from that environment and placed into protection where the abuse stops.”
Children’s Aid agencies now have “a type of police power to bust down your door, and seize your biological children if you are known to oppose LGBT ideology and the fraudulent theory of ‘gender identity', if for instance, some claim is made that your child may be same-sex attracted or confused about their ‘gender,’” according to Fonseca.
“We already see similar tyranny happening in other jurisdictions, such as Norway, where the main child protection service there, Barnevernet, has been involved in numerous high profile seizures of children from traditionally-principled families,” he added.
Fonseca pointed out the Liberal bill gives legal cover for government workers to discriminate against Christians who want to adopt or foster children.
“Even before Bill 89 was passed, but immediately after its introduction in December, I learned of several Christian couples who were turned down for adoption on account of their deeply held religious beliefs about traditional marriage and human sexuality,” he told LifeSiteNews.
This reveals the “stunning hypocrisy and anti-Christian bigotry” of the left, Fonseca said. . . .
The story is here.
I predict the following. First, there will not be a political uprising by Christians in Ontario. Second, there will not be an immediate exodus from the public schools led by Christians in Ontario. Third, Christians will not immediately seek homeschool materials for use in the home schools that they will set up no later than tomorrow.
Every family could go to the Ron Paul Curriculum this afternoon and adopt that curriculum for their children. They could do the same with the Khan Academy, which is free. But they won't.
I don't think any legislature south of the Mason-Dixon line could get away with something like this. I don't think any legislature would attempt it. In California, it might work. I think it would be difficult to sell this idea to the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church. There may be individual bishops who would favor it, but only in private. I think the Catholics would mobilize against this. But Protestants north of the Mason-Dixon line probably would not.
In Canada, there aren't many Catholics. Anyway, outside of Québec, there aren't. Politicians deal with watered-down Protestantism and lovey-dovey Protestant evangelicals who don't want to cause trouble. If they roll over and accept this in a prone position, they will get everything they deserve.
This is a test case for Christianity in Canada. If Ontario gets away with this, then it will be tested in other provinces. If Canada gets away with it generally, this will give new hope to the Left in the United States. But I still don't think we are this far gone.
Those of us on the Right always ask this question: "What's next?" This is next. We ask: "How far can this go?" It can go this far. We like the comfort ourselves: "It can't happen here." Yes, it can. If we roll over, it will.
State bureaucrats do not want parents to have any say in the education of their children. This is universally true. There is no more fundamental principle of state education than this one. They want parents out of the picture.
In the United States, parents still have the right to educate their children. This, along with the jury system and the right to keep and bear arms, is fundamental to American liberty. I hope it will not be surrendered. I hope it can't happen here. But there is no question regarding the limits of what the Left is willing to do in the name of toleration. It will not tolerate Christianity.
There is no neutrality. Do not get sucked in by that liberal myth. That myth is the foundation of the public school system. We can see where that is headed. Ontario has shown us the future.