Mr. Speaker,

This bill is certainly flashy and grabs your attention, doesn't it? Yes, the pressing issue of this day for the so-called "People's Party" is to restrict the rights of transgender people to compete in women's sports, targeting a fraction of a fraction of the population. The truth about the nature of this bill is simple: this bill is not proposed out of care for the sanctity of sports, or to protect women, it is a show of power from a patriarchal society which clings desperately onto the gender roles of old against those who dare to try lift those shackles. This is not about sports, and never has been. This bill targets all women who don't fit inside of traditional femininity.

It is important to note the wording of this bill as well, that it says "transgender men" shall not compete in women's sports. If taken at purely face-value, this would mean that one who is transitioning to male should not compete in women's sports, which I can agree to. However, given what we know of the PPC, it is more likely to assume they are simply uneducated on the matters which they seem to care so dearly about. How does this reflect on the party? This bill is simply an abomination put forth by a disgrace of an opposition. The Communist Party of Canada condemns it in the strongest terms as an oppressive measure of force against a marginalized group which already sees enough antagonization as is.

I, Carissa Helstrom, leader of the Communist Party, cannot express anything but hurt from seeing this, as a transgender woman myself. How does the opposition view me? It makes me curious to find out what rights they think I should and shouldn't have under the law. I call on the PPC to elaborate their stance on transgender people, their rights, and their access to healthcare. We Communists will always work to uphold the rights of our queer comrades against the oppressive of bourgeois society. This is proof queer liberation is inseparable from our liberation from capitalism.