“[h]is other misogynist and problematic statements reported by Press Progress are also
10).
[35]
The Press Progress article to which Mr. Hansman was referring was
entitled “This Man is Probably The Worst School Trustee in British Columbia” (A.R.,
vol. II, at p. 46). In addition to describing Mr. Neufeld’s campaign against SOGI 123,
the article included screenshots of other past Facebook posts by Mr. Neufeld, including
one in which Mr. Neufeld contended that male seminal fluid is “[o]ne of the most
under-rated natural anti-depressants for women” (p. 49). He claimed that women who
regularly have unprotected sex are happier and less suicidal than women who have
protected sex, sharing a link to an article about a controversial study that had found the
same. The Press Progress article quoted another Facebook post in which Mr. Neufeld
wrote that he and other trustee candidates “are worried about the safety of children who
are being taught silly ideas that they can choose what gender they can be and are being
told that they must approve of gay ‘rainbow’ families” (p. 50). Mr. Neufeld criticized
Christian churches for being “slow to stand up against this evil agenda” and claimed
that more tolerant churches were infected with “Pink Christianity” (p. 50).
[36]
Mr. Neufeld was re-elected to another term on the Chilliwack School
Board. Mr. Hansman was interviewed about the results of the election, where he spoke
about the human rights complaint the BCTF had filed against Mr. Neufeld, and declared
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cause for alarm and not becoming of a school trustee” (ANCC, at para. 42) (Statement
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