Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda

Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda is a minor social conservative provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was founded by Queenie Yu, who also serves as its leader.[1] It is a single issue party with a platform based on being in opposition to the updated sexual education curriculum for Ontario public schools implemented in 2015. Yu has stated on multiple occasions that the goal of the party is not to win seats, but rather to encourage others to oppose the curriculum.[2][3][4]

Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda
Active provincial party
LeaderQueenie Yu[1]
PresidentQueenie Yu[1]
Founded2016 (2016)
Headquarters550 Eglinton Ave. W, PO Box 38002, Toronto ON M5N 1B0[1]
IdeologySocial conservatism
Seats in Legislature
0 / 124
Website
www.stopwynnesexed.ca

History

Prior to the foundation of the party, Queenie Yu ran as an independent candidate in the September 1, 2016 byelection in Scarborough—Rouge River,[2] coming in fourth with 582 votes.

Yu and other protesters opposed to the Ontario government's February 2015 update of the Ontario sex education curriculum founded the party in October 2016.[5] It ran one candidate each in the 2016 by-elections in Ottawa—Vanier[2] and Niagara West—Glanbrook.[3] In the 2018 Ontario general election, the party ran a total of three candidates, none of which won their seats.

Election results
Ontario provincial by-elections, November 17, 2016
Riding Candidate's Name Notes Votes % Rank
Ottawa—Vanier Elizabeth de Viel Castel 399 1.32 5/11
Niagara West—Glanbrook Queenie Yu 76 0.23 8/9
2018 Ontario general election
Riding Candidate's Name Notes Votes % Rank
Mississauga Centre Alex Pacis 8902.045/7
Toronto Centre Theresa Snell 1020.238/10
Spadina—Fort York Queenie Yu 860.177/7
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References
  1. "Registered Political Parties in Ontario". www.elections.on.ca. Elections Ontario.
  2. Cruickhshank, Annie (4 November 2016). "Sex-ed opponents plan to split conservative vote in Ottawa-Vanier". iPolitics. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. Fraser, Don (7 November 2016). "By-election candidates open up in Lincoln". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. Werner, Kevin (3 November 2016). "Niagara West-Glanbrook candidate wants to "expose" Tory leader Patrick Brown's sex-education policy". CambridgeTimes.ca. Stoney Creek News. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. Jones, Allison (3 November 2016). "Anti-sex-ed curriculum activists form new political party in Ontario". Global News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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