{"id":2379952,"date":"2024-12-13T17:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T22:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-takes-money-from-bank-account-of-canadian-mayor-who-refused-to-celebrate-pride-month\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T17:54:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T22:54:40","slug":"government-takes-money-from-bank-account-of-canadian-mayor-who-refused-to-celebrate-pride-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-takes-money-from-bank-account-of-canadian-mayor-who-refused-to-celebrate-pride-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Takes Money from Bank Account of Canadian Mayor Who Refused to Celebrate &#8216;Pride Month&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgovernment-takes-money-from-bank-account-of-canadian-mayor-who-refused-to-celebrate-pride-month%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Emo Township Mayor Harold mcquaker has been fined $5,000 by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario for refusing to recognize Pride month in his\u200c town. His comments in 2020,which included a comparison between the lack of\u200c Pride flags and \u2062the absence of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">flags representing straight individuals<\/a>,were deemed discriminatory. Along with the\u200c fine, McQuaker was ordered to attend a &#8220;Human rights 101&#8243;\u2062 course, which he has publicly\u200b rejected, describing the fine as extortion and announcing his refusal \u200bto pay it.The ruling was enforced by Borderland Pride,who \u200bhave reportedly garnished his bank account\u2064 in response to\u2062 his noncompliance. The situation has drawn criticism, with some framing it as an example of authoritarian enforcement of societal norms in Canada. Critics argue that the\u200d repercussions faced by McQuaker reflect a broader trend of punishing dissent against progressive ideologies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Canadian mayor is facing the consequences for refusing to bow at the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tractor-supplys-dei-reversal-shows-citizen-activism-works\/\" title=\"Tractor Supply&#039;s DEI Reversal Shows Citizen Activism Works\">pride&#038;rdquo<\/a>; altar.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/local-news\/warmington-mayor-who-stood-up-to-pride-group-has-bank-account-garnished\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toronto Sun reported<\/a> Saturday that Emo Township Mayor Harold McQuaker was fined $5,000 by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario for comments made in 2020 opposing a request for the town council to declare June &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pride-month-goes-whimper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pride month&rdquo;<\/a> in Emo.<\/p>\n<p>His offending comment, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.ctvnews.ca\/northwestern-ontario-town-fined-10k-for-refusing-to-celebrate-pride-month-1.7130540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTV Winnepeg<\/a>, was, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no flag being flown for the other side of the coin &hellip; There&rsquo;s no flags being flown for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-gender-prof-covid-revealed-the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality\/\" title=\"CA Gender Prof: COVID Revealed The \u2018Tragedy Of Heterosexuality\u2019\">straight people<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McQuaker was also ordered to attend a &ldquo;Human Rights 101&rdquo; course, often referred to as a &ldquo;re-education&rdquo; course.<\/p>\n<p>He said he would refuse to comply with either, telling the Sun, &ldquo;I utterly refuse to pay the $5,000 because that&rsquo;s extortion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Canada Proud posted the story on Dec. 3 with a picture of McQuaker standing outside the Emo Municipal Office.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/REPORT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#REPORT<\/a>: Harold McQuaker, the mayor of Emo, Ontario who was recently fined $5,000 and ordered to attend a &ldquo;Human Rights 101&rdquo; training course for refusing to honour pride month, says he will REFUSE to pay the fine or attend the training, describing it as &ldquo;extortion.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6BhRxV6AQm\">pic.twitter.com\/6BhRxV6AQm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canada Proud (@WeAreCanProud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreCanProud\/status\/1863932712748269807?\">December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The winner of the judgment against McQuaker, Borderland Pride, took to bragging about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dnc-union-forced-beg-money-disastrous-election-losses-lead-party-betrayal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">money<\/a> quite literally being taken out of his bank account.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sure, sex is great, but have you ever garnished your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">mayor&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s bank account after he publicly refused to comply with a Tribunal&rsquo;s order to pay damages?&rdquo; a post by the organization asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=566048439380318&amp;set=a.235234279128404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Borderland Pride told the Sun in an , &ldquo;It was apparent he would not voluntarily make payment of the damages ordered. We took immediate action to garnish his bank account.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The organization said, &ldquo;The garnishment was issued by the court and delivered to the CIBC in Emo, which is the only bank in that community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Borderland Pride released an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.borderlandpride.org\/single-post\/township-of-emo-and-mayor-ordered-to-pay-damages-for-bad-faith-discriminatory-refusal-to-make-pri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official statement<\/a> on its website about the ruling and the $5,000 in damages to be paid by McQuaker.<\/p>\n<p>Emo&rsquo;s story has all the hallmarks of the Orwellian nightmares we&rsquo;ve come to expect out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-takes-canada-statehood-rhetoric-new-level-meeting-trudeau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not bow to the mob, you will face punishment and re-education.<\/p>\n<p>McQuaker did not do anything in the sense of taking action against a certain group of people; he simply refused to endorse &ldquo;pride&rdquo; dogma as a government official.<\/p>\n<p>The oppressive nature of authoritarian regimes doesn&rsquo;t just stem from what they keep you from saying, but what they <em>make<\/em> you say.<\/p>\n<p>Reminiscent of Stalinist Russia or Maoist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-china-ignores-biden-harris-administration-engages-massive-military-exercise-sensitive-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>, it is not enough to be silent.<\/p>\n<p>You must cheer the loudest for party doctrine. 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