Political candidate Michelle Lindsay got more than she bargained—or rather barbered—for after attending the 1 Million March 4 Children, when she was canceled by her hair salon for supporting the parental rights movement. 

“I started receiving dings on my phone that my appointments with my hairstylist were canceled. There were also a series of messages that said we didn’t see eye to eye on some issues, such as the 1 Million March 4 Children and the freedom convoy,” explains Lindsay. 

Lindsay, a Nova Scotia business operator and PPC (People’s Party of Canada) candidate in the 2021 election, had been a faithful customer of the salon for five years before being asked to never return. She tells GWU! that the root of the problem was that her stylist had received complaints from woke employees and customers who had attended the counter protest and saw Lindsay briefly speak on behalf of the heroic parents. “They said they wouldn’t feel respected if I was in the space, despite never having said anything to them in the salon.”

A Cut Above the Rest

The bubbly blonde, who takes pride in her hair, says that she had always booked her regular hair appointments at the salon months in advance and felt shocked at the news. Despite this, she is quick to defend the undoubtedly blue-haired gossips who canceled her by not naming the salon for fear of reprisal and lost business for her associates in her closely knit community.

“I do understand it though,” she nobly empathizes with her style assassins. “The whole environment is contentious now because the last three years is something no one has ever experienced in their life.” She also went through having a friend stop talking to her for months after she attended the Freedom Rally in Ottawa.

Woke Need to Accept Perms and Conditions

The proud PPC organizer for Atlantic Canada says that some people, including her style jury, have their perception of the 1 Million March 4 Children all wrong.

“The counter protest incorrectly believed it [the march] was against trans children and the LGBTQ community. But actually it was against preventing sexually explicit material in schools and confusion for children who are constantly asked about their pronouns. There are principals in my area that are trying to eliminate the use of the words male and female in schools and affirm the idea that children are born in the wrong bodies.” 

Lindsay, who has three grown children of her own and has nieces and nephews in the school system says she has no issue with adults deciding on complex gender issues and living as they choose. What she is against is the ‘gender agenda’ being pushed on children as young as 5-years-old.

“Parents just want schools to produce confident and able citizens by focusing on reading, writing and arithmetic and not gender issues.” 

Hate Has No Comb Here

The 700 people plus strong protest was attended by all genders and ethnicities speaking up for both children’s and parents’ rights, argues Lindsay. “It’s important to remember their [Pride Progress] flag has black and brown lines on it representing diversity, but there were no diverse people on their side of the march.” 

Despite being cut loose by her hairdresser, Lindsay is undaunted in her defense of children. “Children have rights to be protected by their parents, we were there for that,” she says, adding that she intends to run again for political office for the PPC in the next federal election. 

When asked if she would ever consider returning to the salon that canceled her, she tells GWU! that’s a firm pass.

“I wouldn’t want to go back and have someone ruining my hair, anyway.”

Lindsay has found a new stylist who respects her beliefs and is interested in snipping hair, not tongues.