April 20 Regina Bill 94, new […]
When
1979-04-20
Description
April 20 Regina Bill 94, new legislation amending the provincial human rights code, was introduced in the Saskatchewan legislature but omitted protection based on sexual orientation. Reports suggested that the NDP government had been deterred by public opposition and by a fear that it would be seen as protecting one of its own after the Collver gay cabinet member accusations. In response, the SGC organized a protest demonstration at the Legislature on May 5. The seventy protesters were met by MLA Bill Allen, who tried to defend the government's position and referred to homosexuality as a "moral issue."
All Events
November 18–19 Regina Delegates at […]All Places
Saskatchewan LegislatureReginaAll People
Bill AllenCollverAll Organizations
Saskatchewan Gay CoalitionNew Democratic PartyAll Monograph
Bill 94All Citations
"Stop Press!" Body Politic, no. 52 (1979), p. 14."Some Analysis of Bill 94 (The Sask. Human Rights Code)," Gay Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), 2, no. 5 (May 1979): (4)"Sask. Code Sidesteps Gay Rights," Ottawa Citizen, weekend ed., 21 April 1979, p. 15"Regina Rally," Gay Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), 2, no. 6 (June 1979): (5)"Public Rally and March," Gay Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), 2, no. 5 (May 1979): (3)"NDP Backs Down: No Rights in Sask.," Body Politic, no. 53 (1979), p. 16"Left Out Again," Gay Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), 2, no. 5 (May 1979): (3)"Homosexuals Not Included in Addition to Rights Code," Regina Leader-Post, 21 April 1979, p. 8Michael Gordon, " Few Changes Expected in New Human Rights Bill," Briarpatch, April 1979, pp. 4–5"Gays Criticize Human Rights Code: Homosexuals Not Protected," Moose Jaw Times-Herald, 23 April 1979"Fags in the Cabinet?" Body Politic, no. 52 (1979), p. 10"Collver Takes Credit for Policy on Rights," Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 24 April 1979, p. 16Ross Bell, "Human Rights Code Still Shows Cracks," Briarpatch, January–February 1980, pp. 16–17, "Sask. Says 'No' to Gay Rights," Socialist Voice, 4 June 1979, p. 2
