Parental Veto & Parental Sovereignty Are At Stake
Alberta is again faced with a squeeze-play on parental rights and duties.
The Parent Veto is an awesome thing and is constantly under attack by usurpers of parental primacy in education. In 2011 when a surge of votes propelled Alison Redford to instant Premiership of Alberta it was claimed that three promises to the teacher establishment were the key to her electoral success. It was easy for her to quickly find $107Million in extra education funding and to scrap Gr 3 & 6 standardized tests. The third demand — abolish the parent veto — was never accomplished due to parent backlash.
These expanded conditions in the new LGBTQ initiatives seem to undermine parental authority and sovereignty over their minor-aged children. There should be more thought and attention paid to the legal implications, especially since the line of responsibility for a child’s education rests first with the parents and then with the state as a backup service to parents.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/calgary/calgary-meeting-lgbtq-cbe-1.3502884#commentwrapper