In his column for CTVNews.ca, for NDP leader Tom Mulcair calls out senior politicians he accuses of using the issue of gender identity to gain support of certain voters, at the expense of the fundamental right to equality.

If it were an oblique attack against people for who they are in terms of their religion or ethnicity, calling out that prejudice would be a slam dunk. Most segments of our society would denounce it. No serious politician would ever get close to it.

It is no less bigoted and prejudicial to target people for who they are in terms of their gender or sexual orientation. Unfortunately, it’s still possible for some politicians to fan the flames of intolerance on these issues by claiming honourable motives.

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    Saskatchewan is joining New Brunswick in an unseemly political manoeuvre, using the sensitive issue of gender identity to gain the support of certain voters at the expense of the fundamental right to equality.

    The pushback against the pathetic, ham-fisted campaign of New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs by members of his own government was extraordinary and deserves to be congratulated.

    No one who has ever had a friend or family member experience hatred and derision because of their gender identity will ever fall into the trap being set by Premiers Higgs and Moe.

    For that young person, being targeted by their premier as part of a political game adds to the difficulty and stress that they often experience on a daily basis.

    During the recent federal by-election in Portage-Lisgar, Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives waged a no holds-barred battle against their principal opponent, PPC Leader Maxime Bernier.

    Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to delegates at the Global Energy Show in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, June 13, 2023 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh).

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