Alberta education minister says PC leader’s comments set back cause of gay youth
EDMONTON — Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says Progressive Conservative leader Jason Kenney is setting back the cause of LGBTQ youth with recent comments on gay-straight alliances.
“Jason Kenney has shown that once you scratch the paint off a little bit, you find the extremist that he actually is,” David Eggen said Wednesday.
Kenney says school officials should let parents know when their child joins a gay-straight alliance if they feel it’s in the best interests of the child.
Eggen said the alliances are social clubs like any other but serve an important purpose.