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There’s a backlash against sex education in ‘Feminist Canada’

Canada appears progressive on the world stage. But under pressure from the Christian Right, Ontario’s premier scrapped modern sex education

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Doug Ford speaks to supporters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in February 2018 | NurPhoto/SIPA USA/PA Images. All rights reserved

The recent decision in the Canadian province of Ontario to scrap its modern sex education curriculum is “a significant retrogressive step” and “part of the backlash” against sexual and reproductive rights, said Sandeep Prasad, executive director of the NGO Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights.