BC Conservatives would remove sexual orientation, gender identity teaching resources from schools, party says

A Conservative government in British Columbia would remove sexual orientation and gender identity teaching resources from the province’s schools, as well as any materials that could “instill guilt” based on ethnicity, nationality or religion, the party says.In an initial news release Sunday, the Conservatives said they would replace the teaching resources, called SOGI123, with anti-bullying programs, and remove the guilt-inducing materials, which the party did not provide details on, to focus instead on “uplifting students and helping them thrive.” They would also ensure that parents are informed of any “significant ideations” expressed by their child.But in a second news release hours later, the party replaced the language around guilt-inducing materials in favour of “ideological neutrality” of materials, and “significant ideations” with “suicidal ideations.”