Treasury Board scrambled for talking points after pronouns video mockery

An exclusive access to information request into the Treasury Board Secretariat details the agency's response to public criticism of a video posted to the agency's social media accounts on the proper protocol when adding personal pronouns to emails and what to do when someone doesn't make their preferred pronouns clear.

The pronouns lecture from the bureaucrats tasked with making sure MP's spend tax dollars responsibly resulted in backlash and teasing across all platforms and prompted prepared media lines after a True North article on the video.

TBS bureaucrats were sensitive about True North's article, saying the independent news company “could not find an effective way to criticize the post” and that “diversity and inclusion is a priority for the government.”

Subsequent posts that were of similar content were then subject to extra review before posting.

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Sheila Gunn Reid

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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.

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