Trudeau Accuses American Right-Wing of Interfering with LGBTQ Education

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed the "American right-wing" for the opposition of Canadian Muslims to gender ideology and LGBTQ curriculum in K-12 education. Trudeau's comments came after protests against gender ideology in schools and audio of a teacher berating Muslim students for avoiding pride events surfaced. Trudeau claimed that misinformation spread by the American right-wing was fueling the opposition and driving a wedge between the Muslim community. Left-wing commentators in the US have also stoked fear about an alliance between Christians and Muslims on education, while Muslim activists have criticized attempts to portray them as lacking agency or intelligence.