Our grandies!

The Ottawa kids had a busy day on the weekend, Oct. 21st! Isabelle has been taking weekly private art lessons. Her class had an end of session art show. Papa went with her. 

Papa did an excellent interview! Izzy explained her work. She is very thoughtful. We are so proud.

 

An eggistential crisis from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Jos participated in a trivia competition in Ottawa at Lisgar Collegiate. There was a planned demonstration and counter demonstration in Ottawa, a block away from City Hall close to parking for Caitlin. Apparently called 'Save the Children.' 

Right in between two protest groups. One protest group is unhappy with the 'woke' curriculum in which gender issues are discussed.  The counterprotest group was south of Lisgar at the Human Rights Monument. 

I checked my online sources, and found some intel from my Ottawa contacts! 

"Super heavy duty police presence downtown. Metcalfe is blocked off. Lots of parking at city hall if needed!"

I texted Caitlin, who was driving at that point. Then texted Josephine, and told them their plan was good, to park at City Hall. 

All went well. We are so proud. I blurred the other students faces, as I do not have permission to post them. The teachers and Jos have lovely smiling faces, however!

'Save the Children'

I checked in on the protests online, as I said. The Million March was canceled, but people from other groups still went. 

Welcome to Ottawa! There is a massive @OttawaPolice presence downtown for a canceled March. pic.twitter.com/fUOfawXvvw

— Dacey Media (@chrisdacey) October 21, 2023

Chris Dacey is one player in this conflict. So is the other dude. The funny thing is that the second dude spent most of his time complaining that someone stole his t-shirt design. The good news is that there is much infighting within these groups. 

The Casselman camp is pretty bad. Many are fighting colds and flu. Someone has left the group, another man has been kicked out! 

 

The same thing went on in various cities across Canada. In Calgary, the counter protestors drowned out the Save the Children crowd! In Toronto, they had someone live streaming. They seem to like to live stream, although the video has been used against some, as in the Ottawa trial of Lich and Barber over the "Freedom Convoy." 

I am really surprised at the ignorant claims of teachers grooming kids to be gay, or trans. As the statistics show, it is primarily middle-aged white male men who prey on kids. When teachers in Ottawa DSB begin to teach the health education curriculum, they send a letter home and tell parents who have their kids pulled from class. The older kids are sent to the library to study. Teachers cannot convert kids to be LGBTQ+. All we need to do is teach people to respect one another. To accept our kids as they are. The counter protesters sent a message to those who are misinformed.