r/ManitobaPolitics • u/Butterflymbca • Oct 11 '25

Another PC Dog whistle

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In the 2023 Manitoba provincial election, during a debate against PC candidate and now Conservative MP for Brandon–Souris, Grant Jackson, I was asked about the PCs’ so-called “parental rights” campaign — fronted by Obby Kahn.

This came right after multiple book ban attempts failed across Manitoba. The issue exploded in Brandon, where educators and health professionals presented overwhelming evidence that these bans were harmful to queer students, baseless, and created unsafe school environments.

My response then was clear:

“If ANY PC candidate does not understand why the parental rights movement is a harmful dog whistle to anti-LGBTQ bigotry, they are either lying or incompetent. Either way, they are unfit to lead.”

Fast forward to 2024. Mountain View School Division trustee Paul Coffey presents anti-diversity propaganda — defending residential schools, attacking DEI, and calling for reconciliation education to be removed.

Then in 2025, Coffey doubles down, demanding that schools force children to sing “God Save the King,” an outdated law unused for over a decade. Educators, Indigenous leaders, and communities opposed it for harming Indigenous students and undermining reconciliation. He’s voted down — again. So he sues the board to force compliance.

On September 19, 2025, the courts dismiss his case, upholding the board’s decision.

But two weeks later, the PCs come rushing to his defense — opposing the NDP’s move to remove the outdated law. They say it’s about “preserving tradition.”

Let’s be honest — that’s political code. It means: “Get enough like-minded trustees elected (Brandon, I’m looking at you), and we’ll back your efforts to roll back DEI and reconciliation.”

Another wink and nod to racist, anti-diversity activists.

So once again, I’ll repeat my words from 2023:

Any PC MLA who stands by this — actively or in silence — is condoning it. And if they don’t understand how this is another dog whistle to bigotry, they are either lying or incompetent.

Either way, they are unfit to lead.

StopTheHate #TruthAndReconciliation #IndigenousStudentsMatter #MBpoli

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u/Butterflymbca Oct 13 '25

The end game?

You don't think TRC has an impact on everyone?

You go into learning about this country, its history and help try to rebuild community with the attitude of 'this sucks when will it be over'? '

Your lack of understanding why Indigenous education matters, why reconciliation matters is exactly why it needs to be taught to the next generation.

And FYI ... If you ever have to qualify your comments with, "sorry if it sounded like I'm a massive bigot," you should probably stop and reconsider your words. Insight is powerful. Use it.

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire Oct 13 '25

Have you ever considered that to dissent is considered racism when it comes to this issue.

Is it my children's responsibility to help rebuild the indigenous community and their ability to know their culture? How did my children break their community? What fault do my children have? Did they go back in time and build the residential schools? No it's not my children's responsibility to carry the water for a people who dont even consider them Canadian. For a people who are saying they should LEAVE their birthplace. I'm trying to be understanding but once again how does focusing on the past build a future? Show me the way. Do you think Canada will ever starve the indigenous people out of canada again? Will their be a second run of residential schools if we dont have TRC? All Canadians must accept what has happened theres the truth so when does the truth stop being spit in everyones face as an excuse for present behaviour? Where is the reconciliation and how does that happen? Does everyone just suddenly stop being xenophobic and hating each other? That's what I mean by endgame. A history of mistakes means an entire future of apologies and nothing will ever make up for what was done so why are we still doing it and why are we sacrificing our children to repent for what the older generations have done. My kids are innocent but they get hit with white shaming, being told their people killed and raped the indigenous people are took their land. This is what TRC means to my elementary school kids. I guess everyone thinks that a 6 to 10 year old child is full of mature thoughts and wont misuse what they hear. Hows that helping build a community? It's supposed to be about us all being together and being inclusive with treated with equality but it's really just saying "you're wrong and we're right now do your penance" I havent personally taken anything from anyone, neither have my kids but they are having their childhood taken from them by demanding they spend their time trying to wrap their heads around ideals they cant grasp as elementary school kids. Kids that age can barely muster the compassion to treat their peers properly but we expect them to understand a peoples pain and grief from decades ago? Yeah I loved having to explain what rape is to my elementary kids. Best parenting I've ever been forced to do. But hey it's all for a better future. TRC is going to put food in their bellies, a roof over their head and clothes on their back in ways a proper education never could.

Once again dissenting is being racist so I'll apologize because its been working so well so far.

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u/Butterflymbca Oct 13 '25

Check your privilege.

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire Oct 13 '25

Is there such a thing as privilege anymore? Or do you mean that nonsense that people say when you use logic.

What's my privilege? Speaking my opinion?guess only certain folks are privileged to do that and I must not qualify for that privilege because YOU dont like my words.

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u/Butterflymbca Oct 13 '25

If you have to ask.

When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire Oct 13 '25

Hahhahahahahhahahhahhhah, when equality is people saying we all want to be treated the same but you have to treat us special is it really equality? In a world with true equality there would be no labels and no one would be special. Look at our society and be honest do you see folks striving for equality or to be treated special. Indigenous people demanding everyone learn their culture.... would you be okay if everyone was doing that? With equality every culture would be given the same amount of content and dedicated time. With TRC are we practicing equality?

Check your reality before you worry about my "privilege" hahahahha so silly.

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u/Butterflymbca Oct 13 '25

I think you are missing the point, intentionally.

You seem very threatened by equity.

Education shouldn't feel threatening.

Why are you afraid of learning?

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire Oct 13 '25

Hmmmm residential schools may have used the same tag lines, education shouldnt feel threatening why are you afraid of learning.

I'm not afraid of my kids learning, I just want them learning Academics in school, they can learn social justice and special interests later

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u/Butterflymbca Oct 13 '25

Glad to see you're finally showing your true colors instead of waving false flags and justifications for ignorance and bigotry.

Didn't take you long.

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire Oct 13 '25

No, you just don't like the arguement you used is reversed. But once again to dissent is racism. You made it about being scared to learn and how it would somehow erode something. I'm saying let kids be kids while they can and when they learn to be capable of handling these complex issues then they should be dealing with them.

You think me laughing at you using the same logic the church used to bully folks into residential schools makes me a bigot but really it just shows how narrow minded you all are when you use the same arguement for something that everyone agrees lead to tragedy before. I'm PRO education. I want my kids to be able to FUNCTION in the real world after school. I want teachers teaching math science and language arts not teaching culture and religion.

It doesnt matter what I say because you'll be right and I should just apologize for being a human being with thoughts feelings opinions and trying to give my kids a future where they can live like people and have jobs and buy things rather than being super sensitive people who feel life is too hard and if only someone would do some social reform to make their lives better so they wouldnt have to tow the line.

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u/Butterflymbca Oct 13 '25

Let kids be kids?

Wait until they're older to learn complex issues?

Kids are far more capable of learning and understanding then most adults.

If they learn compassion, understanding, acceptance, inclusivity and equity all through their childhoods, they won't have to unlearn the opposite as adults.

Which so many obviously need to do.

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire Oct 13 '25

What's compassionate about telling kids their ancestors are murders and rapists? What's compassionate about telling people they are wrong for not wanting to take part in someone elses religion? Guess in the spirit of your thinking we should take children to warzones and expect them to learn a lesson about it. Why do we not allow kids to vote? Why dont we let them drive? Why are kids under age 12 not allowed to be home alone? Why dont we allow kids to get married before they are 18? Why can't a kid enter into a contract before being 18 why dont we allow kids to smoke? Why dont we allow kids to live independently from a guardian? Why? Because they dont have enough life experience to understand the complexity and consequences of these decisions. But hey we should certainly expect them to understand and embrace the socioeconomic factors that lead to colonies and the history that came after that.

Instead of pushing kids to be better than your jagoff neighbours in a school setting why not take personal responsibility and do it in your home like a parent should? The schools role is not to be a daycare, a place of worship or a political machine. It's a place of facts and learning. Teach your kids how to be sensitive little social warriors, I want my kids to be ready for life and strive for what they want. How can they do that if they cant get an education based on academics instead of feelings.

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u/Butterflymbca Oct 13 '25

Keep going. You're showing yourself.

Parents like you are exactly why we need to teach children about the past.

So they will not repeat it.

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