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Canadian town fined for refusing to celebrate Pride Month, fly rainbow flag
Fox News ^ | December 1, 2024 | Michael Lee

Posted on 12/01/2024 12:20:04 PM PST by ebb tide

Canadian town fined for refusing to celebrate Pride Month, fly rainbow flag

Emo, Ontario's mayor was also fined $5,000

A Canadian town is facing a fine of $10,000 for refusing to participate in Pride Month and fly the "LGBTQ2 rainbow flag" outside its municipal building.

The town of Emo, Ontario, which has a population of about 1,300 and is situated near the border with Minnesota, was found to have violated the Ontario Human Rights Code by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario for refusing to proclaim June as Pride Month, according to a report from the National Post.

The town was also issued a citation for its failure to fly "an LGBTQ2 rainbow flag," the report notes, despite Emo not having an official flag pole.

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TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: cananada; homos; policestate
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1 posted on 12/01/2024 12:20:04 PM PST by ebb tide
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2 posted on 12/01/2024 12:20:37 PM PST by ebb tide ("The Spirit of Vatican II" is nothing more than a wicked "ideology" of the modernists.)
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To: ebb tide

Leave it to a town named Emo to be all moody and rebellious.


3 posted on 12/01/2024 12:21:42 PM PST by LukeL
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The town should have flown the U.S. flag instead


4 posted on 12/01/2024 12:28:17 PM PST by Gene Eric
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To: ebb tide

Straight conversion therapy will become compulsive. Practice your kegal exercises to firm up for the “fun.”


5 posted on 12/01/2024 12:31:15 PM PST by wildcard_redneck
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To: Gene Eric

“The town should have flown the U.S. flag instead”

Not a bad idea. Imagine the Canadian freak out over that.


6 posted on 12/01/2024 12:32:01 PM PST by wildcard_redneck
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To: ebb tide

How very tolerant of them.


7 posted on 12/01/2024 12:36:42 PM PST by lp boonie (Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment)
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To: ebb tide; All

Whoever issued the fine should be stripped, tarred, feathered and staked to an ant hill… just sayin. 😁


8 posted on 12/01/2024 12:47:55 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: ebb tide

Idiot Canadians. I used to love Canada till they went full on socialist/commie. Kick that PM soy boy out and get yourself a real man like we did with President Trump.


9 posted on 12/01/2024 12:49:45 PM PST by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021? )
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To: ebb tide
The town was also issued a citation for its failure to fly "an LGBTQ2 rainbow flag," the report notes, despite Emo not having an official flag pole.

My response if I were their mayor:

You did not send us a LGBTQ2 rainbow flag to fly.

We did not have it in our budget to purchase said flag.

We are a village of 1300 souls and with petty cash on hand of 2 Loonies, we can not buy a flag.

In the future if your government is to make such silly mandates please supply the necessary tangible goods to fulfill these mandates.

As you have not done so in this instance we will not be remitting your fine.

10 posted on 12/01/2024 12:55:47 PM PST by Pontiac (esse welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac

That is excellent


11 posted on 12/01/2024 12:58:02 PM PST by BigEdLB ( Let’s go Brandon)
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To: ebb tide
From the piece...

Mayor Harold McQuaker argued there was "no flag being flown for the other side of the coin… there’s no flags being flown for the straight people."

There actually is a "straight" flag, it's a repeating pattern of black and white alternating horizontal stripes. The design needs some work I think, but it'll do to make a statement.

12 posted on 12/01/2024 1:08:17 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: ebb tide

Who doesn’t want to wear the ribbon? You MUST wear the ribbon!


13 posted on 12/01/2024 1:11:39 PM PST by fhayek
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To: ebb tide

A Canadian town is facing a fine of $10,000


and most likely that fine is paid to the pervert who turned the town in.

That was my experience in this crap.


14 posted on 12/01/2024 1:13:56 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are not longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: ebb tide
The request was defeated by a 3-2 vote at a later Emo township council meeting, where Mayor Harold McQuaker argued there was "no flag being flown for the other side of the coin… there’s no flags being flown for the straight people."

I would say that the mistake made is that there should have been no debate on the matter. Just an up or down vote.

If an explanation was deemed necessary I would have said that it is not within the purview of this council to express the community's views or opinion on sexuality.

15 posted on 12/01/2024 1:19:20 PM PST by Pontiac (esse welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: ebb tide

How far down can Canada fall?
It’s sordid enough to penalize folks or towns from stating truth - that there are only two sexes and those with gender problems should be handled with mental, not medical care.

It’s another thing entirelly to fine a town for not complying with a law that - if complied with - is proof that Canadian leadership is even more corrupt and vile than our present DemocRAT party. (Yes, Canada, we (appear) to have voted for, Mr Pedo Turd, so we aren’t exactly talkin’ from a higher plane.). But, at least, we gained some sanity and threw that Pedo Turd right outta office.


16 posted on 12/01/2024 1:30:59 PM PST by Da Coyote (H)
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To: ebb tide

Forced progressive idiocy?


17 posted on 12/01/2024 1:34:28 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( @whoisourPresident)
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To: ebb tide
The more they attempt to SHOVE the GAY MOVEMENT into the face of the PUBLIC the MORE RESISTANCE they GAY movement will meet with.


18 posted on 12/01/2024 1:43:38 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: ebb tide
The more they attempt to SHOVE the GAY MOVEMENT into the face of the PUBLIC the MORE RESISTANCE the GAY movement will meet with.


19 posted on 12/01/2024 1:46:41 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: ebb tide

They should simply refuse to pay the fine.


20 posted on 12/01/2024 1:48:32 PM PST by Fzob (“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential)
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