Manitoba PC leadership candidate alleges there's porn in school libraries
CBC
A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says there are books describing bestiality and incest in school libraries.
At a leadership debate in Brandon on Wednesday, Wally Daudrich claimed there's "pornography in schools," and alleged his rival in the PC leadership race, Fort Whyte MLA Obby Khan, was told about the books as a government minister but failed to remove them.
"You were approached by some of the mothers in Manitoba about pornography in the schools — pornography so egregious that it actually describes to 13, 14, 15-year-olds … how to have sex with an animal and how to have sex with your parents," said Daudrich, a Churchill hotelier and ecotourism operator.
Khan responded that Daudrich's comments are "factually incorrect."
After the debate, Daudrich said he's seen the books, and bestiality is "what they're promoting and that's part of what the book tells."
He didn't say where the purported books are located.
An audience member approached CBC News later in the evening to show a copy of Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationship, and Being a Human, a graphic novel with sketches that include depictions of genitals, intercourse and masturbation.
The book was taken from South Central Regional Library, which has five branches in southern Manitoba but none in schools.
Daudrich didn't specify if this is one of the books he was talking about. CBC News couldn't immediately confirm if the book described bestiality and incest in any way.
Khan said it is up to municipalities or school divisions to decide which books belong in their libraries.
As the former minister of sport, culture and heritage, Khan said he recommended books about sensitive topics be moved into age-appropriate areas of libraries.
He told CBC News after the debate the former PC government was trying to develop these rules but they weren't finalized before the Tories were defeated in the 2023 election by the NDP.
During the hour-long debate, attended by nearly 100 people and live-streamed online, Daudrich continued to characterize homelessness as a lifestyle people choose.
Living on the streets, Daudrich said, is a "compilation of choices in our life," and people should "take some responsibility for our actions."
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