A new banner in West Kelowna that questions what children are being taught at school is sparking outrage because of its message and the graphics on it.
A billboard on Highway 97 in West Kelowna shows a cartoon woman, who appears to be a teacher, wearing a mask in front of a rainbow flag with the caption “What are your kids really learning in school? “
An advocate for the gay community was shocked to see the billboard, calling it ‘discriminatory’.
Wilbur Turner, president of Advocacy Canada, said, “This is fueling hate against 2SLGBTQ, against teachers who are supportive and trying to create safe spaces in schools, and discriminating against entire communities. “
The group responsible for the billboard, one of the co-organisers of Get Awake Canada, shared the meaning of the message with Global News.
Part of the statement read, “Billboards are about the political and ideological indoctrination of children in Canadian schools.”
In a phone call, the co-organizer asked to remain anonymous and said that parents involved in the group are concerned that they are losing parental rights to their children, adding that they would like to have a conversation about it. Trying to introduce what the kids are being taught in school.
However, Turner says the billboard’s message is targeted at the gay community and when it comes to children, it is doing more harm than good.
Turner said, “This targeting is really harmful to kids, especially kids who are trans or gender diverse and it sends them the message that it’s not okay for them to be who they are.” “They should not fight for their existence”
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According to Vancouver Criminal Lawyers, even though the billboard appears to target and offend a group of people, nothing about it violates the law, as there is no hate speech on the billboard or on the website GetAwake.ca It is advertised.
Kyla said, “The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects people’s rights to freedom of expression and even when someone has a political opinion that is distasteful, they are entitled to express that opinion.” unless they fall within prohibited grounds such as hate speech.” Lee, attorney at Acumen Law in Vancouver.
At present, it is not known how long the billboard will remain.
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