Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Cabinet approved a taxpayer-funded booklet for schoolchildren Wednesday that calls the Red Ensign flag a hate symbol and identifies the Conservative Party by name as a target of “infiltration” by racists..It also warns children to beware of classmates who speak in favour of Donald Trump..“This new resource will be delivered through workshops in schools across the country and it will help raise awareness with students,” Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen told reporters. The toolkit would help “teach core values to our kids,” he said..According to Blacklock's Reporter, Hussen approved a $268,400 grant to fund the guide Confronting And Preventing Hate In Canadian Schools. The guide was written by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, a federally subsidized group that earlier received an identical $268,400 federal grant to operate its website. It is “an organization that I respect very much,” said Hussen..The minister did not comment on the contents of the toolkit for children. “We can give them the tools to make the right decisions when they react to real life situations,” said Hussen..The toolkit in a chapter on “hate-promoting symbols” named the Red Ensign flag as offensive, despite it being Canada’s national symbol until 1965..“Its usage denotes a desire to return to Canada’s demographics before 1967 when it was predominantly white,” said the toolkit. “Not to be confused with provincial flags.”.The toolkit also twice identifies the Conservative Party by name as a group whose members included bigots and “groypers” defined as “a loose collection of young white nationalists.”.“They sometimes attempt to infiltrate mainstream Conservative political parties,” said the guide..“In 2020, McMaster University Conservatives were scrutinized by allowing members with overly bigoted beliefs and ties,” wrote the Anti-Hate Network. The Network cited its own website as a source. Generic “conservative campus groups” were also named..The toolkit also instructed schoolchildren to challenge fellow students who speak in favour of “problematic” public office holders. “Sometimes educators and students will find themselves in the position of requiring an immediate response to a student in class who invokes a bigoted ideology,” it said..“While these situations should be treated carefully, they need to be addressed as they happen,” it said. “These incidents can range from mild to severe and each will require its own approach depending on the situation. Examples: A student argues in favour of a problematic politician or policy, e.g., Trump’s wall, in a classroom discussion.”.Children should also beware of classmates who invoke “a free speech issue” in political discussions. Invoking free speech was among “common defences of hate propaganda,” said the toolkit..Bernie Farber, chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, yesterday said the toolkit would spearhead an entire campaign to educate young people. “It represents the next stage of our work to fight and win against hate,” said Farber..“The point of this free toolkit is to help parents, educators and the community identify and intervene when a young person is being groomed and recruited by a white supremacist movement before it is too late,” said Farber. “It’s not just a free toolkit. The Canadian Anti-Hate Network is launching a whole education program.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Cabinet approved a taxpayer-funded booklet for schoolchildren Wednesday that calls the Red Ensign flag a hate symbol and identifies the Conservative Party by name as a target of “infiltration” by racists..It also warns children to beware of classmates who speak in favour of Donald Trump..“This new resource will be delivered through workshops in schools across the country and it will help raise awareness with students,” Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen told reporters. The toolkit would help “teach core values to our kids,” he said..According to Blacklock's Reporter, Hussen approved a $268,400 grant to fund the guide Confronting And Preventing Hate In Canadian Schools. The guide was written by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, a federally subsidized group that earlier received an identical $268,400 federal grant to operate its website. It is “an organization that I respect very much,” said Hussen..The minister did not comment on the contents of the toolkit for children. “We can give them the tools to make the right decisions when they react to real life situations,” said Hussen..The toolkit in a chapter on “hate-promoting symbols” named the Red Ensign flag as offensive, despite it being Canada’s national symbol until 1965..“Its usage denotes a desire to return to Canada’s demographics before 1967 when it was predominantly white,” said the toolkit. “Not to be confused with provincial flags.”.The toolkit also twice identifies the Conservative Party by name as a group whose members included bigots and “groypers” defined as “a loose collection of young white nationalists.”.“They sometimes attempt to infiltrate mainstream Conservative political parties,” said the guide..“In 2020, McMaster University Conservatives were scrutinized by allowing members with overly bigoted beliefs and ties,” wrote the Anti-Hate Network. The Network cited its own website as a source. Generic “conservative campus groups” were also named..The toolkit also instructed schoolchildren to challenge fellow students who speak in favour of “problematic” public office holders. “Sometimes educators and students will find themselves in the position of requiring an immediate response to a student in class who invokes a bigoted ideology,” it said..“While these situations should be treated carefully, they need to be addressed as they happen,” it said. “These incidents can range from mild to severe and each will require its own approach depending on the situation. Examples: A student argues in favour of a problematic politician or policy, e.g., Trump’s wall, in a classroom discussion.”.Children should also beware of classmates who invoke “a free speech issue” in political discussions. Invoking free speech was among “common defences of hate propaganda,” said the toolkit..Bernie Farber, chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, yesterday said the toolkit would spearhead an entire campaign to educate young people. “It represents the next stage of our work to fight and win against hate,” said Farber..“The point of this free toolkit is to help parents, educators and the community identify and intervene when a young person is being groomed and recruited by a white supremacist movement before it is too late,” said Farber. “It’s not just a free toolkit. The Canadian Anti-Hate Network is launching a whole education program.”
