Wynne defends sex ed plan, says thousands of parents were consulted

TORONTO — Ontario’s premier is defending her Liberal government’s update of the province’s sexual education curriculum, which the newly elected leader of the Progressive Conservatives has said he’ll scrap if he wins the spring election. Kathleen Wynne says criticism that parents weren’t consulted over the changes simply aren’t true. Wynne says approximately 4,000 parents were consulted along with child development professionals to ensure the material was age-appropriate.

The curriculum was implemented in 2015 and was the first update to the lesson plan in over a decade.

It has been a source of anger for social conservatives who want the material changed. Doug Ford, who won the Tory leadership late Saturday, says he plans to repeal the Liberal curriculum and has promised to consult further with parents.