In this episode, we talk about Groundhog Day, climate change, gender identity, and why we should all be thankful for early spring. Plus, we introduce a new segment called Friday Rant, where we live stream the newsiest news stories of the week.
00:17:15.800But flash forward from 2014, when those studies were published, flash forward to now, that is a
00:17:20.900completely different baseline than who, which kids are seeking these types of treatments and care now.
00:17:27.100These are kids who are sometimes all of a sudden deciding that they are born in the wrong body.
00:17:32.900And a lot of them, as we've known, as has been proven, as is science, are struggling with mental health issues.
00:17:39.720So it's not even the same playing field that's happening here.
00:17:43.280So that's just one of the things I'm noticing.
00:17:45.840Yeah, we can't ignore the comorbidities that exist clinically with those who struggle with things like gender dysphoria.
00:17:52.760And the fact that we're teaching children that they could be born in the wrong bodies, and they aren't perfect just the way they are, whether they're, you know, a little bit strange, or they're not fitting in with your shoebox definition of a girl or a boy, or a boy wants to paint his nails, because his sisters have their nails painted.
00:18:10.240That this, just teaching children to love themselves, and that we love them for who they are, whoever they're going to be, because they don't even know who they are.
00:18:20.820This is, it's just absurd to me to think, to think that children and teenagers know anything about who they actually are as people, because their brain is literally still developing.
00:18:30.520And so that's what I kind of go back to, is just the neurological development and the complexities of identity that anyone struggles with while they're growing up and reaching maturity.
00:18:42.520And now to know how radical these ideologies can proliferate in something like a school system, again, unbeknownst to parents, is really concerning as a parent.
00:18:54.560I don't know, I don't know, I have a little bit of an idea what it's like in British Columbia, but here in Ontario, that question is very relevant, because our Ontario curriculum actually stipulates things like SOGI be ingrained into almost every segment of the curriculum.
00:19:09.940So when that reporter asks, you know, oh, now everybody's going to have to vet everything they say in all their third party materials, that would be a reality here in Ontario, because SOGI, sexual orientation and gender identity is ingrained into the entire curriculum.
00:19:25.140It's no longer just health and safety.
00:19:27.260It's in math, it's in science, it is in everything.
00:19:39.580And I was just looking up Alberta's interprovincial immigration reports, and there's an article here from the Calgary Herald.
00:19:46.940We don't need to pull it up, but it says the Alberta experienced the fastest year-over-year demographic growth of all provinces and territories at just over 4% last year.
00:20:01.420For policies just like this, common sense, rational, balanced policies that parents want.
00:20:06.880As the left goes into complete meltdown over something like this, the proof is in the pudding that people want it.
00:20:12.540They're literally flocking to Alberta because of stuff like this.
00:20:17.080So as the province continues to be successful, grows their demographic with hardworking, dedicated citizens, I think, again, the proof will be in the pudding.
00:20:27.360And meanwhile, we have, I think she's former NDP leader now, Rachel Notley.
00:20:33.040But we have a clip here of her where she calls this an extremist, sorry, she accuses Smith of using extremist politics and calls this pandering to the most extreme elements of her party,
00:20:48.820which apparently is the vast majority of Canadians who agree that parents should be told things like if their kid wants to socially transition at school.
00:20:57.660Yeah, so extreme, if their child has a completely different identity.
00:21:01.880I'm very troubled by what they're talking about.
00:21:07.940You know, there are complex issues in there, but they have reached in to an area that is broad and complicated around ensuring that a whole range of medical interventions are managed in a way on a sport-by-sport basis that ensures competitiveness.
00:21:27.980They've reached in and pulled out one example and lifted it up as the dog whistle that this is really meant to be.
00:21:38.240And the starting point for me is that a trans woman is a woman and a trans man is a man.
00:21:46.540And this is an issue that Danielle Smith is pursuing because of extremist politics, not because there's a massive call for it amongst Albertans right now, I can tell you that.
00:22:04.000I really believe that this push is, the approach to the sports issue is, as I said, it's not even broad-based and thoughtful.
00:22:14.040It is very targeted and irrational in its targeting.
00:23:17.340We're talking about changes that are irreversible.
00:23:19.860We're talking about changes that are being made before children, as we mentioned before, understand who they are.
00:23:24.840But even understand what sexual experiences they might have in the future and what they need to do that.
00:23:31.920They don't understand that they might not get their voice back when they go on these treatments.
00:23:35.940And certainly, how are they able to really comprehend and understand some of the side effects, whether it be the heart issues that are associated with cross-sex hormones or whether it be sterility, things like that.
00:23:48.500So, it is completely reckless and unloving.
00:23:52.600That's one of the posts that I've said in response to a city councillor out in Alberta who's losing their mind.
00:23:59.200I think they're probably going by they.
00:24:01.900You know, it's that this is the loving, the trans community.
00:24:05.000And that's what I hate about this message that's pushing back against us.
00:24:08.440It's that they keep telling trans kids that people don't love them, that people hate them, that these policies are in place to hate them when it's the complete opposite.
00:24:16.420We care about you so much that we want to make sure when you make this decision, it's the right decision for you and the rest of your life.
00:24:27.820And it's so backwards to come against it, really.
00:24:31.340Yeah, and it all comes back to informed consent, right?
00:24:33.980And the more often I hear about some of these stories, and especially the detransitioning stories, is that these children were not given true informed consent.
00:24:44.260They were never told the repercussions of these therapies, whether that be hormone replacement, puberty blockers.
00:24:50.700And then, of course, later on, if they go so far, these top and bottom surgeries and gender reassignment surgeries.
00:24:58.960And so they never knew, as they became mature adults, with their frontal lobe fully developed, that this was the potential fallout of those decisions.
00:25:10.580And they are not reversible, as they were led to believe.
00:25:16.080And I think this is obviously a way to actually protect youth from potentially lifelong damaging effects of doing things like this.
00:25:24.500But our new novel therapies, I mean, we're living the experiment.
00:25:28.860We are starting to see the fallout of it, but this is all new and exploratory.
00:25:34.120So I suppose stay tuned in the next five to ten years, because I imagine there's only going to be more detransitioning stories, the heartbreaking detransitioning stories to hear from.
00:25:45.740Well, I was just going to say the UK is almost a little bit ahead of us with this.
00:25:49.940So we saw out of their number one gender clinic that got shot down, the Tavistock Clinic, that close to a thousand families started suing them.
00:25:59.360And there's ongoing lawsuits with that.
00:26:01.120And that's part of why they shut down.
00:26:05.460And we're going to have to wait and see.
00:26:06.440Yeah, and Tavistock is a great example in the UK of the legalities around some of the fallout of these decisions, and I would call them misleadings of children and their families.
00:26:20.500We do have another clip, but I just want to touch on some of these super chats that we have because they're relevant here.
00:26:32.340Yeah, I mean, I think this is the first step to restoring balance and common sense into school policies, and certainly critical race theory, I would think is kind of next on the radar.
00:26:47.880I feel like this one is more, it's more obvious.
00:26:51.040It's more obvious that there needs to be some guidelines in place to keep the kids safe, again, in sort of an irreversible thing that they could, that they might do.
00:27:00.300So this is the starting point, but it certainly does open up the door for more to be changed.
00:27:06.560And it's showing that they are able to make changes to the school system.
00:27:11.140One thing I noticed out here in BC, you know, I keep, you know, refreshing to see is, you know, Premier Evie going to come out and say something.
00:27:18.960In the past, he's condemned parental rights protesters who've been concerned about this issue in BC.
00:27:28.200Also, Pierre Poiliev is silent, too, last time I checked on it.
00:27:32.480So I think people are watching and looking and seeing how is this going to be received.
00:27:37.040I think there's overwhelming support for Albertans.
00:27:40.100And, and let's not forget what happened in Saskatchewan and stuff.
00:27:43.700So this is, this is an upper onto that.
00:27:46.120So I think this is good news and maybe critical race areas to come.
00:27:50.500Yeah, one can only hope and put the pressure on, right?
00:27:54.280This came from pressure of parents and the exposure of what this, these ideologies really look like and how they're really being implemented on the ground level in the school.
00:28:05.020Because here in Ontario, at least, and I gather as much happens also in British Columbia, is that this is really open to the interpretation of the teacher.
00:28:13.260So these curriculums and these, these implementations are so ambiguously worded that they're open to the interpretation of whoever is going to be teaching them.
00:28:24.100And so a lot really hinges on who you're going to get at any given year in terms of your teachers and your support staff.
00:28:30.280And that is a really terrifying thought as well as, as a parent with children who are in the, you know, conventional school system, as well as in alternative schools, is that there's no continue, there's no continuum of education where it's consistent, reliable, you know what to expect.
00:28:51.600It's open to change every year, depending on the kind of teacher that you have.
00:28:56.020And this next super chat kind of relates to that.
00:29:00.820It's a story from, from Calgary, JCMN84 gives $25.
00:29:07.700Went to Calgary Science Centre last summer with our seven-year-old, young school-age kids running around, staff members wearing pride super capes, and a whole exhibit on contraception IUD slash pills slash condoms.
00:29:47.800So it is so good to have that stipulation.
00:29:50.600And also, I was just reminded when you were just talking about in Edmonton, and I think it happened in Ontario too, where Muslim students were berated after students were like, I'm not going to class during all this pride nonsense.
00:30:04.800If a teacher decides to go rogue and start shaming kids who don't want to be part of sex activism at school, they're going to, I guess, have to have a talk with the parents first and get their consent before they bring it up.
00:30:16.320So this is just getting us back to, none of this was controversial, like what, I don't know, five years ago, six years ago.
00:30:24.600So it's just getting back to the basics, really.
00:32:06.480Constor 11, sorry, 111 gives $5 and says,
00:32:10.220If Smith was sincere, she could remove it all by abolishing any programs initiated at the UN, WEF, and WHO.
00:32:19.440The source of all of our suffering is the UN, the United Nations.
00:32:23.260It can all be removed with the stroke of a pen.
00:32:28.400I don't think so, though, because Smith is provincial.
00:32:32.440And so our ties to those globalist entities are really on the federal level, from what I gather.
00:32:40.220Maybe that's something that she's looking into, though, because we've seen her do other legislative things that uphold the sovereignty of Alberta
00:32:47.700and their best interests in defiance of what the federal government would like them to do.
00:32:53.340So maybe there's something there that she can look into further to facilitate that.
00:32:58.260But as far as I know, that's more of a federal government thing, and then it kind of trickles down from there.
00:33:17.380He calls Smith's announcement our NATO moment as an LGBTQ community, and he needs our allies and champions to stand up against it, of course.
00:33:31.720This isn't a question about parental rights.
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00:44:36.200All right, so now we get a trigger warning.
00:44:48.260We're about to see the Prime Minister react to Daniel Smith.
00:44:54.200Will you invite Daniel Smith to meet while she's in Ottawa next week and directly raise your concerns about her gender policy proposals?
00:45:06.320Canadian parents love their kids and we want the very best for them and we want them to be kept safe.
00:45:18.720LGBT youth across this country are among the most vulnerable to homelessness, to suicide, to a range of things that can harm them.
00:58:54.120And this was originally this stipulation where mental illness is the only condition needed to, to, to get on the list and, and be applicable for made again, government sanctioned euthanasia was supposed to roll out in the next couple of months.
00:59:13.120It was supposed to be ready by early 2022.
00:59:16.120So this year, and because of the pushback, and I think, especially because medical professionals pushed back and said, Oh, whoa, whoa, like what, there is no clear guidelines on this.
00:59:34.120As I've kind of mentioned already throughout this stream, the liberal way there's throw out some sort of ambiguously worded thing and hope that somewhere along the wall, it sticks.
00:59:43.120And so I think it was the collaborative efforts by Canadians who are concerned, but also medical professionals who said, we're not ready to start doing this.
00:59:51.120This is going, this is going to be a mess.
00:59:53.120And that shows you that when people push back in that capacity, that works.
00:59:58.120And so, so they're listening to some extent, it seems, and will at least be so, so they're saying pausing this policy, I think there will be a change of government before anything like this moves forward, which may be intentional.
01:00:15.120So, yeah, it's good news for the Canadians who would otherwise be seeking this kind of care.
01:00:23.120And if anybody wants to learn anything more about this, Sheila has really taken on the breadth of this kind of reporting.
01:00:30.120We have a documentary currently ongoing.
01:00:33.120They're filming called MAID, so Medical Assistance in Dying the Dark Side of Canadian Compassion, right?
01:00:39.120Because this is all being done under the guise of compassion and care.
01:00:44.120This is all done under the guise of compassionate care.
01:00:47.120And so I can't remember, I think it's just maidedocumentary.com is the URL that we're using.
01:00:53.120But anyway, if you just go to our site, you can find out more there about it.
01:00:56.120And if you want to support it, and of course, be kept in the loop as it develops, you can do that at the website there.
01:01:03.120And I just want to point out one important thing about, you know, sharing that trailer around with other people is that I know a lot of medical professionals who don't even know.
01:01:13.120And mental health professionals that don't even know that this is on the table.
01:01:30.120And, you know, the other thing, and we're up against the clock again here, but another thing that I want to mention here about compassionate care is also the idea of harm reduction and safe supply.
01:01:41.120And we'll just maybe touch on, you know, one or two of these.
01:01:45.120Maybe we'll show this clip, actually, of Melissa Lantzman, where the Minister of Mental Health and Addiction was silent when pressed about, that's Yara Sachs here in Ontario, was pressed about this idea, or this policy rather, of giving fentanyl to minors, children.
01:02:09.120And this is happening in British Columbia primarily, but without their parents' knowledge or consent.
01:02:15.120So we'll just sort of this quick clip.
01:02:17.120We'll talk about it for a minute, and then we'll wrap this up, I think.
01:02:20.120The Canada.ca website says very clearly, a few grains can kill you.
01:02:26.120So, Mr. Chair, my colleague did ask this question before, and I believe we've already tabled all the proofs on safer supply, and I'll be happy to table them again for further reference.
01:02:35.120That's not the question, Minister. My question is, do you think you should be giving an incredibly potent synthetic opioid, of which a few grains can kill you, to children?
01:07:51.120And of course, the Conservative Party of British Columbia are both really pushing back on these policies and saying, like, enough is enough.
01:08:02.120And the more I've started to look into this and dig into it, it sounds like Narcan is no longer strong enough because these chemical, these synthetic drugs keep getting stronger and more potent and stronger and more potent.
01:08:15.120And Narcan no longer has the capability to counteract the effects of these increasingly potent drugs.
01:08:26.120And, you know, all of this kind of to wrap up the live stream and something I also keep going back to in some of these reports, whether it be on the COVID narrative, the injections, the trans madness, the MAID program, this idea of harm reduction and safe supply.
01:08:44.120Do you know who benefits the most out of all, off of all of this, out of all of this?
01:08:54.120They are benefiting the harm reduction and safer supply on both sides of the coin.
01:08:58.120They're doing the Narcan and they get to manufacture the drugs, the synthetic ones that are meant to be safer.
01:09:05.120And the trans, the surgeries, they're profiting through the medications and also the continued medications that are needed post-surgery and post-hormone treatment and these sorts of things.
01:09:24.120And so all of these things really tie in together when you look at who's profiting at the end of the day, and it is big pharma, it's consultancy firms, it's by way of connection, some of these government officials.
01:09:37.120And so that's something to keep in mind moving forward is who's truly benefiting from what is being implemented here.
01:09:55.120It's not a depressing note because you should be informed, you know, be skeptical, be aware, get informed, look at who some of the players are and just think about that.
01:10:23.120It's always a pleasure to, to be live with you and discuss some of this stuff.
01:10:27.120I think that we have, have good conversation around it, similar views.
01:10:32.120And, um, it's always a good time to be on the live stream, but also joined by you.
01:10:37.120Thanks to everybody at home who sent us a rumble rants or super chats, whatever they're called these days.
01:10:42.120And for supporting our work and our efforts on, on the ground, you know, obviously none of this would be possible without our viewers and the generosity of you at home.
01:10:52.120Thanks to everybody in the back background here, super producers, Olivia and Efron, our web team that gets all of the links ready for us and the verbiage up on the website and on various social media platforms, post this stuff.
01:11:05.120We're the kind of the face here, but there is a whole team behind us working diligently as well to make sure that this gets out to you, the viewer.
01:11:12.120Um, with that, have a great weekend and we will see you next Friday, same place and time.
01:11:21.120The decision to pause the maid expansion, uh, yesterday, the CEO of CMHA Waterloo Wellington told us, uh, that there is not equal access to mental health care here.
01:11:31.120Over 3,400 people are waiting for care in our area and they need a fair shot at this treatment before making a decision on maid.
01:11:38.120Uh, so just wondering what your thoughts on those comments are.
01:11:43.120We need to make sure we're delivering better quality mental health care across this country, uh, for people who are, uh, facing very, very real challenges.
01:11:53.120We've seen an increase, uh, in the challenges faced by Canadians around mental health and that's why we're going to continue to be there.
01:11:59.120We just announced $200 billion, uh, for the provinces, uh, over the next 10 years on health care with a focus on three areas.
01:12:08.120A focus on, uh, more primary care practitioners, a focus on better support for health care workers across the country and a significant focus on better mental health care across the country.
01:12:21.120And we're making sure that provinces actually deliver on those things and deliver results for Canadians with a level of accountability and data shared with Canadians that's going to transform the results, uh, for, uh, for, uh, for Canadians and communities across the country.
01:12:38.120So we will continue to be there to step up, uh, for Canadians, particularly around mental health, because we know how important it is.