QUEEN’S PARK— Today, in the provincial Legislature, the Ontario PC Caucus asked Dalton McGuinty why families should believe he won’t try again to sneak in changes to the Ontario elementary school curriculum and proceed with his plan to teach sex courses to six year-olds after the election. In the Legislature, McGuinty failed to assure Ontario families that sex-ed for six year olds is off the table for good.
Tomorrow marks one year since pressure from Ontario families and the Ontario PC Caucus forced Dalton McGuinty to backtrack on his new sex-ed curriculum. Last year, within 54 hours of introducing these changes to the curriculum, McGuinty reversed course on his two-years-in-the-making plan and promised to consult parents on a new curriculum. To date, no new proposals have been put forward and parents have still not been consulted.
In the next election, Ontario families will have a clear choice between the McGuinty Liberals who meddle with family decisions and whose out-of-touch priorities include sex-ed for six year olds, and Tim Hudak and the Ontario PC Caucus who will give Ontario parents the respect they deserve when it comes to decisions that affect their families.
QUOTES:
“One year ago, the McGuinty Liberals gave a vigorous defence of why they were pressing ahead with sex-ed for six year olds only to find that hours later, McGuinty backtracked confessing they hadn’t really consulted parents and they would do so. Now, a year later—why is there still no indication that they will consult parents?” -- Lisa MacLeod, MPP Nepean-Carleton, PC Revenue and Government Accountability Critic
“Dalton McGuinty promised to consult parents on changes to the sex education curriculum that they viewed as a fait accompli last year. Today, there is still no schedule of consultations, and parents see no sign that anything will change. Why shouldn’t parent believe that the Liberals are waiting until after the next election to bring back sex classes for six year olds if they’re given the chance?” -- Lisa MacLeod, MPP Nepean-Carleton, PC Revenue and Government Accountability Critic
QUICK FACTS:
Dalton McGuinty supported the new curriculum when he was first asked about it on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Within 54 hours, following a public backlash, McGuinty reversed course and promised to consult parents on a new curriculum.
Today, in the legislature, the Ontario PCs asked McGuinty why families should believe that he will not bring back sex ed for six year olds. The McGuinty Liberals failed to assure parents that the curriculum was off the table for good.
Minister of Education Leona Dombrowski admitted that the Liberal sex-ed plan was a deliberate scheme over two years in the making, while falsely claiming that parents were widely consulted on the plan.
CONTACT:
Christine Bujold |
christine.bujold@pc.ola.org
