The Premier's own video reveals the deception behind his school policies

If you had any second thoughts at all about the real agenda that is driving the anti-bullying legislation of the Liberals, Premier Dalton McGuinty finally reveals the lies they have been spreading. In the video, McGuinty uses the LGBT slogan, "It Gets Better", coined by two men living together in the United States. It's an Internet campaign to fight bullying based on sexual orientation. The men claim they are responding to teenager suicides that have resulted from bullying because the teens were either gay or others thought they were. The project began late last year to encourage coming out to express one's sexual orientation, moving beyond bullying and telling others that the homosexual lifestyle is normal and needs to be promoted. These are not the issues on which the Liberals were elected.

Mr. Premier the goal should not be to just focus and single out the prevention of suicide among LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) youth. It should be about preventing suicide among all students. Mr. Premier we ought to be creating schools where bullying against every student is eradicated and stop placing a special emphasis on any particular group. The lives of teenagers is not going to change because you release a video or try to pass legislation to protect and promote the lifestyle of certain students while risking to alienate the majority you need to reach.

A truly "inclusive and equitable" policy has to be comprehensive and thus not exclude anyone. If you want to create safe, caring and supportive learning environments where all students can succeed and feel welcome, you need to begin as a government by telling parents the truth about the school policies and legislation you wish to implement. The video reveals in your own words, or at least with language you borrow from the gay activists, that you and the Ministry of Education have been practising the politics of deception with your "Safer Schools" initiatives. It's time to tell the truth.

Allan Hubley, the father and councillor from Kanata South, who recently lost his son to suicide says it best in his article, Teens' clubs don't need politicians' labels, in the Ottawa Cicizen, "Support for student-led initiatives is the key to giving kids the ability to help each other. My son Jamie wanted to start a club where every child who felt out of place could join and gain peer support. He talked about tall, short, thin, fat, and kids with freckles who would benefit from a safe place to be and the acceptance by others. My son said that this club would help kids learn to accept the differences in each other." In other words, schools, parents and the government should do all that they possibly can to try to help all students from discrimination and harassment of any kind. Why single out sexual orientation or a particular lifestyle?

We are all in support of an anti-bullying policy based on respect for the dignity of the person. However, many of us want the policy to complement Catholic/Christian teaching, not reject it. All students should be free from bullying of any kind. The Commandment to love one's neighbour has neither a category nor a qualification. The Premier needs to stop playing the politics of correctness and deception. This is why Bill 13 must be withdrawn or amended and MPPs like Randy Hillier who has spoken against it need our support. The Premier represents the people of Ontario not a list of sexual orientations. Please do watch the video and do make an effort to let the Premier and your MPP know that they have a responsibility to the truth and to build the common good both in our schools and the province they're privileged to govern.