thePodcast: The women's sports bill the Eby NDP refused to debate

May 19, 2024 00:35:45
thePodcast: The women's sports bill the Eby NDP refused to debate
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thePodcast: The women's sports bill the Eby NDP refused to debate

May 19 2024 | 00:35:45

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Show Notes

For the week of May 19, 2024: Should athletes who were born male be allowed to compete in women’s sports against women? What is more important in sport: inclusivity or safety and a level playing field? In 2023, World Athletics, the track and field governing body, chose the latter. It banned “male-to-female transgender athletes who have been through male puberty.” On April 30, John Rustad, the leader of the Conservative Party of B.C.,  tabled the Fairness in Women’s and Girls’ Sports Bill in the B.C. Legislature.  While private member’s bills rarely get passed in B.C.’s whipped Legislature, the governing party […]

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