Mayor Jan Liggett of Cambridge, Ontario, has faced institutional criticism following her intervention during a speech delivered by a nonbinary youth at a municipal Pride flag-raising ceremony.

安大略省劍橋市市長 Jan Liggett 在一次市政驕傲升旗儀式上，干預了一名非二元性別青年的演講，隨後面臨體制性的批評。

The incident occurred when Sophie Mills, aged 17, attempted to reference a January 2025 social media publication by Ward 6 Councilor Adam Cooper. The publication in question, which utilized a meme to critique pronoun usage, had previously been adjudicated by the city's integrity commissioner as a violation of the council's code of conduct, resulting in a mandate for sensitivity training for Councilor Cooper. Upon the speaker's mention of this matter, Mayor Liggett physically displaced the microphone to cease the delivery of the unvetted portion of the address, citing a necessity to prevent personal attacks and maintain a respectful environment.

事件發生於 17 歲的 Sophie Mills 試圖提及第六區議員 Adam Cooper 在 2025 年 1 月發表的一篇社交媒體貼文時。該貼文利用迷因（meme）批評代名詞的使用，先前已被市府誠信專員判定為違反議會行為準則，導致 Cooper 議員被要求接受敏感度培訓。當講者提及此事時，Liggett 市長將麥克風移開，以終止未經審核部分的演講，理由是必須防止人身攻擊並維持尊重的環境。

Discrepancies exist regarding the administrative vetting of the speech. Mayor Liggett asserted that the delivered content deviated from a previously approved version, whereas Mills contended that no formal vetting process was conducted by city personnel. Furthermore, the speaker alleged that the Mayor misgendered them during the event, an occurrence Liggett attributed to a lack of familiarity with non-binary linguistic conventions, though she expressed a commitment to future mindfulness.

關於演講的行政審核過程存在分歧。Liggett 市長聲稱演講內容與先前核准的版本不符，而 Mills 則主張市府人員並未進行正式的審核程序。此外，講者指稱市長在活動中對其性別稱呼錯誤，Liggett 將其歸因於對非二元性別語言慣例不熟悉，但她表示未來會更加留意。

Stakeholder positioning has become increasingly polarized. Grand River Pride, an organization that had previously advocated for a boycott of the event, has formally requested Mayor Liggett's resignation and called for an investigation by the integrity commissioner into potential infringements of freedom of expression. Conversely, the Mayor has characterized the subsequent backlash—which she reports includes death threats against staff and family—as evidence of the volatility of the subject matter, maintaining that her actions were a neutral effort to ensure civic coexistence.

利益相關者的立場日益極端化。先前曾倡導抵制該活動的 Grand River Pride 已正式要求 Liggett 市長辭職，並要求誠信專員調查是否侵犯言論自由。相反地，市長將隨後的反彈——她報告稱包括對員工及家人的死亡威脅——視為該議題波動性的證明，並堅持其行為是為了確保公民共存的中立努力。

The situation remains unresolved, with the Mayor maintaining her position while community advocates seek formal accountability through the integrity commissioner.

情況仍未解決，市長維持其立場，而社區倡導者則尋求透過誠信專員追究正式責任。