Ontario young people need a brand of sex education that is responsive to current realities and pressures, so they can get the most comprehensive and contemporary information about the issues that they will face and are facing in making decisions about relationships and sexual activity. Yet value-laden debates have recently resurfaced on the Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum, with attention focused on sex-ed. Political parties with opposing arguments often zoom in on cultural, moral, religious and family values, but for our children and youth, the stakes are much higher.