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Canada to introduce new laws against transgender discrimination
Source: The Guardian
Canada to introduce new laws against transgender discrimination
Prime minister Justin Trudeau says country must set example to
rest of the world that hate speech and transphobia are ‘simply
unacceptable’
Ashifa Kassam in Toronto
Tuesday 17 May 2016 01.03 BST
The Canadian government will introduce legislation to protect transgender Canadians from discrimination and violence, taking a firm stance on an issue that has sparked a political firestorm in the United States.
On Monday, Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, announced his government would table legislation to ensure “the full protection” of transgender people, following up on a promise made during the fall election campaign.
“We must continue to demand true equality,” Trudeau said in Montreal. “We must carry on the legacy of those who fought for justice by being bold and ambitious in our actions and we must work diligently to close the gap between our principles and our reality.”
The legislation, set to be introduced in the House of Commons on Tuesday, is expected to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity in the Canadian Human Rights Act, adding it to a list of characteristics such as race, religion and sexual orientation. Hate speech provisions in the country’s criminal code are also expected to be extended to transgender people.
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Prime minister Justin Trudeau says country must set example to
rest of the world that hate speech and transphobia are ‘simply
unacceptable’
Ashifa Kassam in Toronto
Tuesday 17 May 2016 01.03 BST
The Canadian government will introduce legislation to protect transgender Canadians from discrimination and violence, taking a firm stance on an issue that has sparked a political firestorm in the United States.
On Monday, Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, announced his government would table legislation to ensure “the full protection” of transgender people, following up on a promise made during the fall election campaign.
“We must continue to demand true equality,” Trudeau said in Montreal. “We must carry on the legacy of those who fought for justice by being bold and ambitious in our actions and we must work diligently to close the gap between our principles and our reality.”
The legislation, set to be introduced in the House of Commons on Tuesday, is expected to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity in the Canadian Human Rights Act, adding it to a list of characteristics such as race, religion and sexual orientation. Hate speech provisions in the country’s criminal code are also expected to be extended to transgender people.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/17/canada-new-laws-transgender-discrimination
