Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda is a minor social conservative provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was founded by Queenie Yu, who also served as its original leader.[1] It is a single issue party with a platform based on being in opposition to the updated sexual education curriculum for Ontario public schools implemented in 2015. Yu has stated on multiple occasions that the goal of the party is not to win seats but rather to encourage others to oppose the curriculum.[2][3][4]
Stop the New sex-Ed agenda | |
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| Active provincial party | |
| Leader | John Kanary[1] |
| President | John Kanary[1] |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | 550 Egllainton Ave. W, PO Box 38002, Toronto ON M5N 1B0[1] |
| Ideology | Social conservatism |
| Seats in Legislature | 0 / 124
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| Website | |
| stopwynnesexed | |
History
editPrior to the foundation of the party, Queenie Yu ran as an independent candidate in the September 1, 2016 byelection in Scarborough—Rouge River,[2] coming in fourth with 582 votes.
Yu and other protesters opposed to the Ontario government's February 2015 update of the Ontario sex education curriculum founded the party in October 2016.[5] It ran one candidate each in the 2016 by-elections in Ottawa—Vanier[2] and Niagara West—Glanbrook.[3] In the 2018 Ontario general election, the party ran a total of three candidates, none of which won their seats.
The party failed to win any seats in the 2022 Ontario general election.[6]
The party achieved its best ever result in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election, receiving 3.29% of the vote.[7]
In 2024, John Kanary became the new leader of the party.[1]
Election results
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa—Vanier | Elizabeth de Viel Castel | 399 | 1.32 | 5/11 | |
| Niagara West—Glanbrook | Queenie Yu | 76 | 0.23 | 8/9 |
| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississauga Centre | Alex Pacis | 890 | 2.04 | 5/7 | |
| Toronto Centre | Theresa Snell | 102 | 0.23 | 8/10 | |
| Spadina—Fort York | Queenie Yu | 86 | 0.17 | 7/7 |
| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University—Rosedale | John Kanary | 140[8] | 0.37 | 6/6 | |
| Toronto Centre | Jennifer Snell | 105[9] | 0.30 | 8/8 | |
| Spadina—Fort York | Jan Osko | 95[10] | 0.28 | 6/6 |
| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough—Guildwood | Tony Walton | 508 | 3.29 | 4/12 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Registered Political Parties in Ontario". www.elections.on.ca. Elections Ontario.
- ^ a b c Cruickhshank, Annie (4 November 2016). "Sex-ed opponents plan to split conservative vote in Ottawa-Vanier". iPolitics. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b Fraser, Don (7 November 2016). "By-election candidates open up in Lincoln". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Werner, Kevin (3 November 2016). "Niagara West-Glanbrook candidate wants to "expose" Tory leader Patrick Brown's sex-education policy". CambridgeTimes.ca. Stoney Creek News. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Jones, Allison (3 November 2016). "Anti-sex-ed curriculum activists form new political party in Ontario". Global News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Powers, Lucas (3 June 2022). "Ontario's Progressive Conservatives sail to 2nd majority, NDP and Liberal leaders say they will resign". CBC News.
- ^ Adler, Mike (27 July 2023). "Scarborough Business Association president Andrea Hazell keeps Scarborough-Guildwood Liberal in provincial byelection". Toronto.com. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "VOTE TOTALS FROM OFFICIAL TABULATION / RAPPORT DU TOTAL DES VOTES DE LA TABULATION OFFICIELLE - University—Rosedale" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 7, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "VOTE TOTALS FROM OFFICIAL TABULATION / RAPPORT DU TOTAL DES VOTES DE LA TABULATION OFFICIELLE - Toronto Centre" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 7, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "VOTE TOTALS FROM OFFICIAL TABULATION / RAPPORT DU TOTAL DES VOTES DE LA TABULATION OFFICIELLE - Spadina—Fort York" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 7, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.