A United Conservative Party (UCP) candidate from Alberta on Wednesday apologized for comparing transgender youth to a “teaspoon of poo in a cookie recipe,” in what was one of the “worst” transphobic comments by a political candidate.
“This is an extremely sensitive topic for so many people and I need to do a much better job of communicating my concerns and goals in a respectful manner to teachers, parents and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community,” Jennifer Johnson reportedly said in a statement reported by The Globe and Mail .
The election candidate reportedly spoke to the Western Unity Group in Stettler in September 2022 to express her concerns about the problem of transgender children in schools, which would tarnish the image of Alberta’s education system. , in his words.
“These kids who identify as cats – and the teacher puts a litter in the class for them,” she would have argued, adding, “We may be in the top 3%, but that small amount of poop is what destroys.” .” [l’accomplissement]”, according to the English media.
She would have likened the situation in schools to a cookie recipe with feces added to ask if the food still has the same appeal.
The contestant also reportedly continued her winning streak by worrying about young girls who are no longer girls after undergoing double mastectomies and being “chemically sterilized” before they were even legal drinking age.
These would be “some of the worst and most homophobic and transphobic comments ever made by a political candidate,” reacted Kristopher Wells of the Canada Research Chair in the Public Understanding of Sexual Minority Youth and Art at The Globe and Post.
As Alberta’s May 29 general election drew near, opposing party candidates were demanding that the Lacombe-Ponoka nominee be withdrawn by their party leader, current Prime Minister Danielle Smith.
“The Prime Minister said it herself: don’t judge me by what I say, but by what I do. Here is Danielle Smith’s opportunity to take action,” NDP candidate David Shepherd said.