In a new poll, nearly half of Canadians say they support the notwithstanding clause to ensure that schools tell parents if their child wishes to use a different name or pronoun.

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    single news article or meme on their Facebook feed

    A single article that already conforms to their existing biases is all that it takes. A lot of people already feel like they own their kids, and an article that reframes that as “some people want to rob you of your ownership rights” will seal the deal

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      And some parents would want to know so they can support their kid, but are not answering with the context of other kids who have the opposite of supportive parents.

      Like if my kid revealed something like this to a teacher I would want to know to help be supportive, but sure would not want teachers to be obligated to tell all parents because my wants are not as important as the safety of students with terrible parents.