Liberals condemn Tory MP who criticized outrageous Ontario sex ed curriculum
By Keith Leslie The Canadian Press
WATCH ABOVE: Gallant made the remarks during Members Statements just before Question Period on Thursday.
TORONTO A Tory MPs suggestions that Ontarios updated sex-education curriculum was drafted by a man charged with child pornography and puts children at risk are disgusting, the provinces education minister said Monday.
Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant criticized the curriculum in Parliament last week, repeating claims that Benjamin Levin, a former deputy minister of education who is facing seven child pornography-related charges, may have had a hand in developing the document.
The curriculum was written by someone charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography and arranging for a sexual offence against a child under 16, Gallant said last Thursday. If withdrawal of this Liberal policy can prevent one child from being groomed for exploitation, it really must be withdrawn.
Education Minister Liz Sandals fired back on Monday.
The claims she is making are absolutely outrageous and quite frankly disgusting, Sandals told reporters. How could anybody be so badly informed about the real world?
The first revisions to the provinces sex-ed curriculum since 1998 were released last week, immediately drawing fire from some parents and religious groups concerned that concepts such as masturbation and same-sex relationships were being introduced to kids who were.
The Liberals have denied that Levin, who was also on Premier Kathleen Wynnes transition team when she took office, was involved in the new sex-ed curriculum.
Mr. Levin had absolutely nothing to do with the development of the content of the curriculum, insisted Sandals. So its certainly a red herring that people are trying to feed parents.
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Liberals condemn Tory MP who criticized outrageous Ontario sex ed curriculum