In response to this nascent parents-rights movement, no fewer than four of Canada’s

premiers recently signalled that they would forbid schools from keeping gender

changes under wraps. This is a significant development—as, until just a few months ago,

even the country’s conservative politicians had generally avoided the gender file,

lest they be smeared as bigots by Canada’s clubby, left-leaning media.

Clearly, the political winds have shifted: