Spring Ottawa Pat Carney (PC […]
When
1980-03 – 1980-05
Description
Spring Ottawa Pat Carney (PC –Vancouver Centre) announced that she would introduce a private member's bill in the House of Commons to add sexual orientation to the proscribed grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canadian Bill of Rights. Carney introduced the bill on May 2, 1980. At about the same time, Svend Robinson (NDP –Burnaby) announced that he, too, would be introducing a private member's bill dealing with sexual orientation as well as other recommendations released in the recent annual report of the CHRC.
All Events
October 18 Ottawa The Commission of […]All Places
OttawaAll People
Svend RobinsonPat CarneyAll Organizations
Canadian Human Rights CommissionNew Democratic PartyLiberal-Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative party of Canada, Conservative Party of CanadaAll Monograph
Canadian Bill of RightsCanadian Human Rights ActAll Citations
David Myers, "Pat Carney Initiates Federal Protection of Gays: Frontlines," BiLine (Vancouver), 2, no. 3 (1980): 5.David Myers, "Gay Rights Bill to Parliament?" VGCC News, 1, no. 5 (June 1980): 10–12"Gays Advise Carney," MCC West (Vancouver), 3, no. 4 (June 1980): 6"Gay Rights Bill," West Ender (Vancouver), 22 May 1980David Garmaise, "MP Private Bills Call for Amended Code," Body Politic, no. 64 (1980), p. 11
