Canadian Education Minister Says Parents Have No Rights Over Their Children

Canadian Education Minister Says Parents Have No Rights Over Their Children Canada is losing its collective mind. During a recent debate in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Education Minister Brendan Maguire (Progressive Conservative MLA for Halifax Atlantic) responded angrily to concerns about school policies on gender transitioning (without parental notification in many cases) and provincial funding for gender-related medical interventions for minors.

His argument? Parental rights are not a factor and, essentially, do not exist in the eyes of the Canadian government. The debate was sparked by concerns raised by another MLA about provincial funding for gender-reassignment surgeries for minors, school policies on social transitioning without parental notification, and reporting by groups...