Only in 2025 could a Harry Potter–themed event in Stanley Park become the latest front in Canada’s culture wars. What began as an ordinary bit of municipal business, namely approving a family-friendly fantasy fair, somehow morphed into a national emergency two weeks ago for National Post pundits Michael Higgins and Adam Pankratz , and manosphere guardian Ben Mulroney.

For the record, my “power” as an elected Park Board Commissioner is modest. The part-time job pays about $19,000 a year. Most of my time is spent hearing public submissions on ball fields, dog parks, and the care of Stanley Park, the finest urban park in North America.

Culture wars are not our usual fare.

But here we are.

After the board approved the Harry Potter event, criticism poured in over its association with J.

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