{"id":20571,"date":"2021-12-04T06:55:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T11:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=20571"},"modified":"2021-12-04T06:55:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T11:55:38","slug":"canadian-mps-vote-to-ban-lgbt-conversion-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/12\/04\/canadian-mps-vote-to-ban-lgbt-conversion-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian MPs vote to ban LGBT ‘conversion therapy’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canada’s House of Commons has voted unanimously to ban so-called LGBT conversion therapy.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The legislation would make it illegal to have a child undergo the practice or have anyone unwillingly undergo it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals proposed the measure, though its passage prompted applause on both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The bill must now be approved by the upper chamber of parliament, the Senate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Conversion therapy, which purports to change individuals’ sexuality or gender identity, has been widely discredited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The House passed an earlier version of the bill in June, but it failed to clear the Senate before Mr Trudeau called an election in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In emotional scenes on the House floor on Wednesday, Liberal MPs crossed the aisle to shake hands with and even hug their Conservative counterparts,\u00a0reports CBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole allowed his caucus to have a free vote on the issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But unanimous support for the bill caught the other side by surprise, according to Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault, who is also a special adviser to Mr Trudeau on LGBT issues, said: “No one can consent to torture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It’s a great day for survivors, to know that no-one else is going to go through what they went through.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Several Conservative MPs had expressed concern the wording of the bill could criminalise private conversations about sexuality or gender identity between children and teachers, religious leaders or mental health professionals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But Federal Justice Minister David Lametti said those objections were unfounded.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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