March 19 Edmonton Gordon Fairweather […]
When
1980-03-19
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March 19 Edmonton Gordon Fairweather, chief commissioner of the CHRC, announced that in its forthcoming annual report the commission would strongly recommend the protection of gays and lesbians in human rights legislation. The comment was made in response to a brief presented by Dignity and ALGRA. In its third annual report, released April 28, 1980, the CHRC called on Parliament to add sexual orientation to the proscribed grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act.
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EdmontonAll People
Gordon FairweatherAll Organizations
Government of CanadaAlberta Lesbian and Gay Rights Association (ALGRA)DignityCanadian Human Rights CommissionAll Monograph
Canadian Human Rights ActAll Citations
Barb Livingstone, "Canadian Rights Commission Backs Gays' Fight in Province," Edmonton Journal, 20 March 1980, p. B3."Gay Rights Reaches Parliament: Sexual Orientation Recommended for Inclusion in Federal Code," GO Info, 7, no. 3 (June 1980): 8–11David Garmaise, "Protect Gays in Federal Code, Rights Commission Report Urges," Body Politic, no. 64 (1980), pp. 10–11"Federal Rights Body Will Fight for Sexual Orientation, Says Head," Body Politic, no. 63 (1980), p. 14"A Federal Ally for the Gays: We'll Help Pressure Alberta Vows Mr. Fairweather," Alberta Report, 4 April 1980, p. 11"Commission Urges Rights Safeguards," Winnipeg Free Press, final ed., 29 April 1980, p. 18George Brimmell, "Rights Chief Seeks Overhaul of Laws: 'Act Must Cover More Areas,'" Toronto Sun, 28 November 1980, p. 54Christian Bordeleau, "Rapport annuel," Le Berdache, no. 12 (1980), p. 14Henry Berg, "Human Rights Hits Alberta," Gay Horizons, no. 16 (1980), p. 12"Annual Report of the Commission for 1979," Canadian Human Rights Commission Newsletter, 3, no. 2 (April–June 1980): 4–5
