Canada’s House of Commons and Senate each agreed earlier this month to pass Bill C-4 without any debate or discussion. The Bill to ban conversion therapy will come into force January 7, 2022. Iain Provan has written this response. Throughout the…
There has been a chorus of condemnation – or at least serious concern – from a range of Christian groups and others while the House of Commons and the Senate rushed Bill C-4 (banning conversion therapy) through this week. The…
For all sorts of reasons, Christians in Canada (like everyone else) can often take a while to catch up on what is happening in Ottawa, and what the ramifications are going to be for both church and society. As people…
The Liberal government is determined to criminalize conversion therapy, and has come very close to achieving its aim. In November, they received near unanimous support for Bill C-6 in Parliament. But major church bodies and other critics haven’t yet thrown in…
Justice Minister David Lametti introduced Bill C-8 March 9, to add conversion therapy offences to the Criminal Code. The bill defines conversion therapy broadly and includes attempts to modify or reduce sexual behaviour. It creates offences such as receiving a…
The campaign against conversion therapy is gaining momentum, but there is also resistance. Last May, then-Green Party leader Andrew Weaver introduced a bill in the BC Legislature to end the practice of conversion therapy. In December, Canada’s Senate gave first…
A group of concerned citizens has banded together to oppose a Bill opposing conversion therapy. They point out the proposed legislation now before the BC Legislature is poorly drafted, being both too vague and too broad. An explanatory note with…