Service Canada's gender neutral directive is 'confusing' and 'will be corrected' says minister

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ^ | Mar 21, 2018 8:38 AM ET | Catharine Tunney, Peter Zimonjic

[Olog-hai]

A federal cabinet minister says a directive to Service Canada agents telling them to use gender-neutral language — such as “parent” instead of “mother” or “father” — when speaking to the public was badly worded and will be corrected.

The directive, obtained by Radio Canada, the French-language arm of CBC, instructs Service Canada employees who interact with the public to stay away from terms such as Mr., Mrs., father and mother, and to “use gender-neutral language or gender-inclusive language.”

“This avoids portraying a perceived bias toward a particular sex or gender,” says a copy of speaking notes prepared for managers and team leaders. “It is important that Service Canada, as an organization, reflects Canada’s diverse population and ensures that the views and interests of Canadians are taken into account when we develop policies, programs, services and initiatives.”

The move was quickly mocked by the Conservative opposition, who suggested Father’s Day and Mother’s Day would be renamed to be gender-neutral. […]

The uncorrected guidelines rule out using terms such as mother and father because they are “gender specific” and say the neutral word “parent” should be used instead.

The same goes for honorifics such as Mr., Mrs., and Ms., and in both languages. Instead, the guidelines instruct employees to address customers by their full names, or to ask them what they want to be called. …

[Verginius Rufus]

Do they celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in Canada? Or do they have Parent #1 Day and Parent #2 Day?

[elpadre]

I believe this directive offends most Canadians and therefore should be repealed.IMHO

[hanamizu]

I believe this directive offends most Canadians

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I do not believe, under current political correctness ideology, that what offends ‘most Canadians’ is even considered. Language must change to suit the minuscule number of people who are ‘gender contrary’.

[Truthoverpower]

Liberalism is a clear mental disorder
It’ makes one focus constantly on sex
And trying to screw up nature and 1000s of years of history
And the nuclear family

[PrairieLady2]

This dangerous philosophy of so-called gender neutrality dehumanizes all people in general. Mom’s tend to be proud of being called Mom, and dad’s relish in their pride of being dad’s, too. This stupid philosophy is insulting to them. Most men and women are proud of who they are. To deny one’s own sexuality is to deny one’s own humanity.

If you aren’t happy with yourself, then get whatever help you need to deal with it, but forcing that dissatisfaction on the world is wrong.

Finally, the only way this crap can take hold is if people consent to it, and participate in it.

[aquila48]

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[rjsimmon]

“This avoids portraying a perceived bias toward a particular sex or gender,”

Negative, Ghost Rider. There is no bias in fact. The "perceived" portion is a leftist notion that also has no basis in fact but is agenda driven in order to desensitize the gentry. They simply cannot find anyone who is truly 'damaged' by being identified as mom or dad.

[NetAddicted]

Focus constantly on sex? Now I know this is part of the plan of the Homosexual Agenda.