The Ford government should speak up to defend inclusive school cultures

"Still in 2023, LGBTQ2S+ students are at much higher risk of suicide and mental-health challenges than the rest of the population. The hate spewed at the YCDSB demonstrates that while our society has come a long way over the past 50 years, there is still work to be done.

Part of that work is for elected leaders, school trustees, MPPs and ministers to enforce their own codes of conduct, policies and laws. Children, their teachers and all communities need to know that decision-makers have their backs."

- Kathleen Wynne, Former premier of Ontario from 2013 to 2018 and education minister from 2006 to 2010.