Are we really past “peak woke,” as some think? Perhaps it’s true elsewhere. But recent events suggest the underlying ideology remains deeply entrenched in Canada.
On
June 8, the Standing Committee on Science and Research met to examine
explicit affirmative action hiring practices for women. However, when
Conservative MP Vincent Neil Ho asked a witness — Dr. Mona Nemer, a molecular biologist and Canada’s chief science advisor — to define “woman,” chaos erupted.
“You know a thing or two about X and Y chromosomes,” Ho asked, “so I want to ask you: what is the definition of a woman?”
Immediately, Liberal MP John Paul Danko interrupted on a point of order. “It is Pride Month,” Danforth said, clearly agitated, “and Order 18 prohibits personal attacks, insults and offensive language.” Danko’s interjection kicked off several minutes of acrimonious debate as Ho pressed the question, and his colleague persisted in trying to shut him down. ---More...
Family and Emergency physician Dr. Chris Milburn argues that Canada remains firmly in the grip of woke ideology, pointing to a parliamentary committee where a simple request to define "woman" was treated as offensive. He contends that while countries like the UK, Sweden, Denmark,…
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