Canada's Parliament last week gave
final passage to Bill C-16 (
full text). The bill adds "gender identity or expression" to Canada's
Human Rights Act and to the
Hate Propaganda provision of Canada's Criminal code. The bill
comes into force when it receives Royal Consent.
Christian Post reports on the bill and responses to it. Canada's Justice Minister says:
The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that everyone can live according to their gender identity and express their gender as they choose. It will protect people from discrimination, hate propaganda and hate crimes.
A spokesman for Canada's Campaign Life Coalition, however, contends:
Mark my words, this law will not be used as some sort of 'shield' to defend vulnerable transsexuals, but rather as a weapon with which to bludgeon people of faith and free-thinking Canadians who refuse to deny truth.
