(LifeSiteNews) — A Canadian woman who is being targeted by a human rights tribunal after sharing flyers opposing so-called “pride” crosswalks now has the help of one of Canada’s top constitutional groups to help her stave off attacks from the LGBT lobby.

Benita Pedersen of Westlock, Alberta, is now under fire for distributing flyers opposing a proposed rainbow crosswalk in her town.

According to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), in a press release sent to LifeSiteNews, its lawyers will help defend “Ms. Pedersen’s right to participate in peaceful democratic debate on matters of public concern.”

“Albertans should be free to express their opinions on controversial topics without being accused of hatred,” said constitutional lawyer Allison Pejovic.

Pedersen works as a DJ, kids entertainer, and workshop coordinator. In June of 2023, after she heard that her town had planned to paint a rainbow crosswalk, the colors of which are related to the LGBT movement, she took action.

She created and then distributed her own flyers, which encourage locals to call their elected officials in opposition to the planned crosswalk.

The JCCF noted that Pedersen’s flyer had the message, “Cancel the rainbow crosswalk.”

According to Pedersen, she distributed the flyer to bring to attention issues affecting kids and families.

“Based on my personal experiences in interacting with parents and children, I have learned that the practice of ‘gender affirmation’ harms kids more than it helps,” she said.

“When I composed the flyer, one of my objectives was to warn parents about the potential consequences of children pursuing the pathway of transgenderism.”

Pedersen added, “The way we solve problems is by having open communication. Accusations of ‘incitement of hatred’ shut down the conversation and therefore hinder the ability to solve problems.”

Because of this, in June of 2023, a woman, Laurie Hodge, who was then a private citizen but is now a member of the town council, filed a complaint under the “Alberta Human Rights Act” against Pedersen. She alleged that the flyer had discriminated on the “basis of gender, gender identity, and gender expression,” said the JCCF.

Pedersen to face tribunal this fall

As reported by LifeSiteNews, residents in Westlock, Alberta, passed a bylaw last year that bans all non-governmental flags from municipal buildings and mandates that crosswalks only be painted in a standard white-striped pattern.

Despite this, on October 7, 2025, the director of the Alberta Human Rights Commission said that the complaint against Pedersen was sent to a tribunal for a hearing, after concluding that there was a basis to consider “whether section 3 of the Alberta Human Rights Act had been violated.”

According to the JCCF, Section 3 prohibits publications “that indicate discrimination or an intention to discriminate, or that are likely to expose a person or class of persons to hatred or contempt on protected grounds, including gender, gender identity, and gender expression.”

Because of this, a two-week hearing against Pedersen has been scheduled for September 2026.

The JCCF noted that the Human Rights Commission director wants to ban many of Ms. Pedersen’s proposed witnesses from the hearing, “on the basis that their evidence is irrelevant.”

Both parties have until May 6, 2026, to let the tribunal know of any objections to each other’s witnesses, says the JCCF.

Other towns across Canada have put in place similar crosswalk bans.

As reported by LifeSiteNews, the Canadian town of Didsbury, located just north of Calgary, Alberta, is the latest to enact a law that, in essence, bans so-called “pride” flags at government buildings as well as “pride” crosswalks.

Other Alberta towns, such as Barrhead, enacted laws a few years ago banning flags other than Canadian or Alberta flags from flying on town buildings.

Across Canada, there has also been an ongoing issue with so-called “pride” flags being raised at schools and city buildings.

Barrhead, Didsbury, and Westlock are not the only Canadian towns fighting back against LGBT indoctrination. A human right tribunal took aim at Emo, a small town in Ontario, for rejecting a 2020 motion to proclaim June as “pride” month and fly the LGBT “pride” flag.