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  2. An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the ...

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    The bill was introduced on 17 May 2016 by Justin Trudeau's Liberal government as Bill C-16 of the first session of the 42nd Parliament. [1] It passed in the House of Commons by 248–40 votes and in the Senate by 67–11 votes with three abstentions. [2] [3] The bill became law upon receiving royal assent on 19 June 2017, coming into force ...

  3. Transgender rights in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In May 2016, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (C-16) was introduced to the House of Commons of Canada, to add and include "gender identity or expression" in the Canadian Human Rights Act. [78] In June 2017, the Parliament of Canada passed bill C-16 and received royal assent a week later. The law went into ...

  4. LGBTQ rights in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canadian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights are some of the most extensive in the world. [5] [6] [7] Same-sex sexual activity, in private between consenting adults, was decriminalized in Canada on June 27, 1969, when the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69 (also known as Bill C-150) was brought into force upon royal assent. [1]

  5. Discrimination against non-binary people - Wikipedia

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    In 2017, Canada passed Bill C-16 which formally recognized non-binary gender people and granted them protection under the law towards discrimination on the grounds of "gender identity" and "gender expression."

  6. Parents' Bill of Rights - Wikipedia

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    The Parents' Bill of Rights stipulates that a parent has a right to be the primary decision-maker with respect to their child's education, including the right to withdraw their child from sexual health education and the right to withhold consent for the use of gender-related names or pronouns if the child is under 16 years of age. The bill also ...

  7. Legal status of transgender people - Wikipedia

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    An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (Bill C-16) [45] Passed: Passed: Signed Yes Belgium: July 2017: Gender identity law (abolishing sterilization) [46] [47] — Passed: Signed Yes Greece: December 2017 Gender identity law (abolishing sterilization) [48] [49] — 171 114 Signed Yes Pakistan: May 2018

  8. FACT CHECK: Did AOC Recently Remove Her Pronouns From Her X Bio?

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    A viral post shared on X claims New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently removed her preferred pronouns from her bio on the platform. Verdict: False An archived screenshot of ...

  9. Jordan Peterson - Wikipedia

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    In February 2017, Maxime Bernier, then candidate for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, stated that he had shifted his position on Bill C-16, from support to opposition, after meeting with Peterson and discussing it. [135] Peterson's analysis of the bill was also frequently cited by senators who were opposed to its passage. [136]