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Media Coverage for PVBC

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New party targeting B.C. school boards raises eyebrows

• WATCH: It’s called ParentsVoice BC and some of the members have far-right-wing views. Critics worry about a takeover that could see things like SOGI and health mandates. The organization insists it stands for promoting community values and giving parents more power over their children’s education.
• Global News: Sarah MacDonald & Simon Little – October 7th

Parent-focused BC organization fields 28 school district candidates

• True North News: Cosmin Dzsurdzsa – October 6th

ParentsVoiceBC defends pro-parent mission following CBC hit piece

• In an interview with The Post Millennial, campaign manager Fritz Radandt called the CBC piece “fairly typical,” and pointed out that many outlets went after ParentsVoice BC even before the organization had sent out press releases.
• The Post Millennial: Jarryd Jaeger – October 6th

Political brand shakes up Central Okanagan school board election

• ParentVoice BC is a candidate slate movement
• Kelowna Capital News: Barry  Gerding – September 16th

New B.C. party pushing school board candidates with anti-vax and conspiratorial views

• ParentsVoice B.C. backing 29 candidates, many of whom aren’t promoting — or have obscured — political beliefs
• CBC: Chris Walker – September 28th

New province-wide school board brand running four candidates in the Tri-Cities

• Tri-Cities dispatch: Jeremy Shepherd – September 15th

Not Exactly As Advertised – How An Antivaxx/Conservative Alliance Is Organizing To Take Over B.C. School Boards

• Unmasking the Right: Anonymous – September 13th

Mysterious slate of right-wing school board candidates on Vernon, Kelowna ballots

• Infonews.ca: Ben Bulmer – September 15th

ParentsVoice BC to run slate of candidates in Kelowna wanting to ‘take back our schools’

• Kelowna Global News: Kathy Michaels – September 16th

ParentsVoice BC aims to elect school board candidates in 10 B.C. districts

• It insists that parents are the “true political party when it comes to their children’s education and upbringing”
• Georgia Straight: Charlie Smith – September 11th

New parents slate backs ‘family-first’ trustee candidates in Coquitlam, Port Moody

• A new slate to elect school board candidates in Port Moody and Coquitlam has links to the Conservative Party of Canada. Group says school boards run for the “benefit of the employees, government bureaucrats and special interest groups.”
• Tri-Cities News: Diane Strandberg – September 14th

New B.C. school trustee slate has ‘freedom fighters’ and pro-SOGI candidates: Founder

• Parents Voice BC says parents have been shut out of policy-making decisions as school boards’ powers erode from the top
• Vancouver is Awesome (Glacier Media): Graeme Wood – September 20th

Christian Nationalists Are Organizing Against LGBTQ Education Resources in Schools

• Far-right group Action4Canada says its mission is to “make Canada great again.”
• Gaw also applauded the efforts of another group, ParentsVoiceBC, a group helping organize anti-SOGI school trustee candidates across BC.
• Press Progress: Rumneek Johal – September 26th

Elliott Friesen jumps into Chilliwack school board race

• The local realtor is the 11th candidate to declare, with the election set for Oct. 15
• Chilliwack Progress: Eric Welsh – August 25th

The Showdown for Control of the Chilliwack school board

• Fraser Valley Current: Grace Kennedy – October 4th