MP Derek Sloan ousted from CPC

Kingston City Council passes ban on ‘conversion therapy’

Kingston City Council to discuss motion to denounce conversion therapy

Gerretsen: Local church has gone down ‘very wrong and concerning path’

Soapbox: Loyalist Councillor speaks out about MP Sloan

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments abortion rights, conservative leader, Conservative Party of Canada, conversion therapy, CPC, Erin O'Toole, expelled from the caucus, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, independent MP, Kingston, MP Derek Sloan, neo-nazi, ousted, Paul Fromm, white supremacy

After the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) voted by secret ballot on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, Derek Sloan, MPP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington, has been expelled from the Conservative caucus. The vote came after it was determined that Sloan had accepted a donation from Paul Fromm, a well-known Canadian white

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January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Ben Rogers, Bill C-6, Bridget Doherty, City Council meeting, conversion therapy, conversion therapy ban, delegations, Gary Oosterhof, Jeff McLaren, Jim Neill, Kingston City Council, LGBTQ2S+, Lisa Osanic, Mary Rita Holland, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Derek Sloan, Peter Stroud, Robert Kiley, Simon Chapelle, Third Day Worship Centre, Wayne Hill

Kingston City Council has passed a motion to ban the practice of conversion therapy within the municipality. “I think in June, when we see the pedestrian crossing [outside City Hall] painted the colours of the rainbow, I think we can with pride know that we’ve really earned that privilege,” said

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January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Ben Rogers, Bridget Doherty, City of Kingston, conversion therapy, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Criminal Code, Kingston City Council, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), LGBTQ2S+, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Ottawa city council, Third Day Worship Centre

At their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, City Council will discuss a motion to denounce the practice of conversion therapy throughout the City of Kingston. The new motion, brought forward by Councillor Bridget Doherty, seeks to support the federal bill to criminalize the practice, Bill C-6, An Act to

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December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments anti-LGBTQ+, anti-Muslim, Apostle Francis Armstrong, autonomous church, church governance, conspiracy theories, conversion therapy, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Edith Armstrong, email to parishioners, gay rights, homophobia, independent church, Kingston, Kingston Islamic Centre, Kingston Muslim community, microchipping, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, outbreak, Pastor Francis Armstrong, T.J. Malcangi, Third Day Fellowship of Canada, Third Day Worship Centre, vaccinations

After more coverage of the questionable practices at Third Day Worship Centre come to light, MP Mark Gerretsen has decided to take a public stance on the autonomous church and its sole leader, Pastor “Apostle” Francis Armstrong. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, the federal representative for Kingston and the Islands

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June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Community Soapbox 2 Comments Bill C-8, Conservative Party of Canada, conversion therapy, Councillor Nathan Townend, federal government, gender diversity, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, Kingston, Loyalist Township Council, MP Derek Sloan, opinion, sexuality

Editorial note: The following is a submitted op/ed piece by Councillor Nathan Townend and does not necessarily reflect the views and beliefs of Kingstonist. I feel compelled as a municipal councillor, for the second time in less than 3 months, to speak out against recent comments made by the Member