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February 24–26 Toronto At the […]

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1978-02-24 – 1978-02-26

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February 24–26 Toronto At the Liberal Party of Canada's biennial policy convention, delegates in a workshop and at the plenary session passed a resolution supporting the guarantee of fundamental human rights, including "sexual preference," in any new Canadian or revised constitution. This was the first time that the Liberal Party of Canada had acknowledged the need for legislation protecting homosexuals.

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Toronto

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Liberal Party of Canada

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Lily Wood, "Federal Liberals Endorse Gay Rights," Body Politic, no. 41 (1978), p. 12."Liberals Support Gays," Peak (Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby), 3 March 1978, p. 2"Liberal Party Approves Rights," Metro Community News 5 (April 1978): 10–12David Garmaise, "Quiet Victory? What Victory?" Body Politic, no. 42 (1978), p. 7John Duggan, "Liberal Party Comes Out," NGRC Forum, 3, no. 2 (Spring 1978): (2)"Appui mitige des Liberaux federaux," GO Info, 5, no. 3 (March 1978): 1