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August 15 Toronto The Metropolitan […]
When
1979-08-15
Description
August 15 Toronto The Metropolitan Toronto Library Board refused to accept a demand by library assistants represented by CUPE Local 1582 to include the words "sexual orientation" in the no-discrimination clause during contract negotiations. The board said that it already had a non-discrimination policy concerning homosexuals and that it would be redundant to include the words in the contract. Later, J.S. Ridout, chairman of the Metropolitan Toronto Library Board, declared that sexual preference was "a personal choice matter" on a par with automobile colour.
