Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda

Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda
Leader	John Kanary [1]
President	John Kanary [1]
Founder	Queenie Yu
Founded	October 2016
Registered	November 2, 2016
Headquarters	PO Box 11517 RPO The East Mall Etobicoke ON M9B 6L1 [1]
Ideology	Social conservatism
Colors	Red
Seats in Legislature	0 / 124
Website
stopwynnesexed.ca
Politics of Ontario Political parties Elections

Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda is a minor social conservative provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was founded by Queenie Yu, who also served as its original leader. ^[1] It is a single issue party with a platform based on being in opposition to the updated sexual education curriculum for Ontario public schools implemented in 2015. Yu has stated on multiple occasions that the goal of the party is not to win seats but rather to encourage others to oppose the curriculum. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

Prior to the foundation of the party, Queenie Yu ran as an independent candidate in the September 1, 2016 byelection in Scarborough—Rouge River, ^[2] coming in fourth with 582 votes.

Yu and other protesters opposed to the Ontario government's February 2015 update of the Ontario sex education curriculum founded the party in October 2016. ^[5] The party was officially registered with Elections Ontario on November 2, 2016. ^[1]

It ran one candidate each in the 2016 by-elections in Ottawa—Vanier ^[2] and Niagara West—Glanbrook. ^[3] In the 2018 Ontario general election, the party ran a total of three candidates, none of which won their seats.

The party failed to win any seats in the 2022 Ontario general election. ^[6]

The party achieved its best ever result in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election, receiving 3.29% of the vote. ^[7]

On July 2, 2024, it was announced that Queenie Yu was stepping down as leader and John Kanary became the new leader of the party. ^{[1] [8] [9]}

Leaders

Leader	Term of office
Queenie Yu	November 2, 2016	July 2, 2024
John Kanary	July 2, 2024	present

Election results

Ontario provincial by-elections, November 17, 2016

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Votes	%	Rank
Ottawa—Vanier	Elizabeth de Viel Castel		399	1.32	5/11
Niagara West—Glanbrook	Queenie Yu		76	0.23	8/9

2018 Ontario general election

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Votes	%	Rank
Mississauga Centre	Alex Pacis		890	2.04	5/7
Toronto Centre	Theresa Snell		102	0.23	8/10
Spadina—Fort York	Queenie Yu		86	0.17	7/7

2022 Ontario general election

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Votes	%	Rank
University—Rosedale	John Kanary		140 [10]	0.37	6/6
Toronto Centre	Jennifer Snell		105 [11]	0.30	8/8
Spadina—Fort York	Jan Osko		95 [12]	0.28	6/6

2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Votes	%	Rank
Scarborough—Guildwood	Tony Walton		508	3.29	4/12

2025 Ontario general election

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Votes	%	Rank
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ann Gillies		1,006 [13]	2.20	5/8
St. Catharines	Natalia Benoit		347 [14]	0.74	6/8

References

1. "Registered Political Parties in Ontario". www.elections.on.ca. Elections Ontario.
2. Cruickhshank, Annie (4 November 2016). "Sex-ed opponents plan to split conservative vote in Ottawa-Vanier". iPolitics. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
3. Fraser, Don (7 November 2016). "By-election candidates open up in Lincoln". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
4. Werner, Kevin (3 November 2016). "Niagara West-Glanbrook candidate wants to "expose" Tory leader Patrick Brown's sex-education policy". CambridgeTimes.ca. Stoney Creek News. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
5. Jones, Allison (3 November 2016). "Anti-sex-ed curriculum activists form new political party in Ontario". Global News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
6. Powers, Lucas (3 June 2022). "Ontario's Progressive Conservatives sail to 2nd majority, NDP and Liberal leaders say they will resign". CBC News .
7. Adler, Mike (27 July 2023). "Scarborough Business Association president Andrea Hazell keeps Scarborough-Guildwood Liberal in provincial byelection". Toronto.com. Metroland Media Group . Retrieved 19 October 2023.
8. "Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda (STNSEA) has undergone a big change!". Facebook . Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
9. Tuns, Paul (23 July 2024). "Queenie Yu steps down as head of the Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda". The Interim. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
10. "VOTE TOTALS FROM OFFICIAL TABULATION / RAPPORT DU TOTAL DES VOTES DE LA TABULATION OFFICIELLE - University—Rosedale" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 7, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
11. "VOTE TOTALS FROM OFFICIAL TABULATION / RAPPORT DU TOTAL DES VOTES DE LA TABULATION OFFICIELLE - Toronto Centre" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 7, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
12. "VOTE TOTALS FROM OFFICIAL TABULATION / RAPPORT DU TOTAL DES VOTES DE LA TABULATION OFFICIELLE - Spadina—Fort York" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 7, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
13. "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
14. "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.