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An apology from the National Post

National Post Staff  Sep 30, 2011 – 2:59 PM ET | Last Updated: Sep 30, 2011 6:33 PM ET|Retrieved from the Internet on October 4, 2011 by SJ

http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/30/an-apology-from-the-national-post/

Earlier this week the National Post ran an advertisement that has caused some controversy. The ad, bought by the Institute for Canadian Values, argued against aspects of the Ontario school curriculum that include instruction about certain aspects of human sexuality. Specifically, it objected to teaching young children — those between junior kindergarten and Grade 3 — about transsexual/transgender/intersexed/two-spirited issues.

The National Post has procedures in place for vetting the content of advertising, especially advocacy advertising. The procedures are intended to ensure that such ads meet a standard of tone and respect that is consistent with furthering constructive dialogue about important public policy issues.