A Canadian mayor is facing the consequences for refusing to bow at the “pride” altar.
The Toronto Sun reported Saturday that Emo Township Mayor Harold McQuaker was fined $5,000 by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario for comments made in 2020 opposing a request for the town council to declare June “pride month” in Emo.
His offending comment, according to CTV Winnepeg, was, “There’s no flag being flown for the other side of the coin … There’s no flags being flown for the straight people.”
McQuaker was also ordered to attend a “Human Rights 101” course, often referred to as a “re-education” course.
He said he would refuse to comply with either, telling the Sun, “I utterly refuse to pay the $5,000 because that’s extortion.”
Borderland Pride told the Sun in an email, “It was apparent he would not voluntarily make payment of the damages ordered. We took immediate action to garnish his bank account.”
The organization said, “The garnishment was issued by the court and delivered to the CIBC in Emo, which is the only bank in that community.”