Action4Canada - January 23, 2026


Amazing A4C Leaders

Hosted by
Tanya Gaw
Mentioned
Soji Gail Suri
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Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

162.34

Word count

379

Sentence count

24


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In this episode, I sit down with Action for Canada (ACDC) Chapters President, Gail Johnson, to talk about the importance of being courageous in the face of fear and pain. Gail talks about her journey with A4C, her passion for SOGI, and how she became a chapter leader.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 I joined A4C for my family, actually my grandmother, just a week after her job she died,
00:00:07.440 and also my little sister, she's 20 years old right now, and almost half of her friends,
00:00:14.640 they are on puberty blockers. When Soji popped up on the scene nine years ago,
00:00:20.160 the wolves were coming for our children. How can you be silent? That's what we're called to do,
00:00:26.240 to be watchmen on the wall. Our chapter recently started a sexually explicit book club
00:00:34.640 to look at inappropriate books in our school libraries. One action that we took was standing
00:00:40.160 outside a school to let parents know about the inappropriate book called It's Perfectly Normal.
00:00:45.440 In January, a member of our chapter set up a meeting with the principal of that school
00:00:49.920 to discuss the book It's Perfectly Normal, and a couple days later the principal called to say that
00:00:54.880 they didn't need to meet because it was decided that this book would be removed.
00:01:00.960 I didn't like what was happening. COVID stuff started. Someone had mentioned,
00:01:04.720 have you seen what Action for Canada is doing? They're really, you know, doing a lot as far as
00:01:12.000 these notices of liability. And so I went home, did my research, and I decided I'm going to get
00:01:18.880 involved with them because I want to be a chapter leader. As a chapter leader, my role is to educate,
00:01:27.760 equip, and mobilize citizens to take charge of what's happening in their cities.
00:01:33.440 Don't be afraid. Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the strength to move forward in the face of fear
00:01:40.160 or pain. And so, you know, we just need to be courageous and step out in faith knowing that
00:01:48.320 God has a work for us to do. We are called to be salt and light in the world. So shine the light of
00:01:54.560 truth where you are planted. It's never too late to do the right thing.
00:01:59.040 The highlights for me have been our Monday meetings and listening to the amazing things that people
00:02:06.160 do. Oh, you know, Gail and Suri visited, I think it's 120 schools, informing people about SOGI. I
00:02:12.800 consider Action for Canada family, and there's just so many amazing leaders. I'm so glad I did it.