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December 9–10 Toronto The second […]
When
1980-12-09 – 1980-12-10
Description
December 9–10 Toronto The second reading of Bill 209, the proposed amendment of the Ontario Human Rights Code, was held in the Ontario Legislature. The bill was sent to the Social Development Committee for public hearings. Despite claiming for years that gay people should be protected in legislation, when asked by Claire Hoy of the Toronto Sun if his party would put forward a gay rights amendment to Bill 209 Ontario, NDP leader Michael Cassidy stated that the issue of gay rights was "not a priority at this time." Some saw this as a cynical betrayal of the gay community, an attempt to downplay gay issues in preparation for a snap provincial election. On February 2, 1981, an election was called for March 19, 1981, and Bill 209 died. (See also March 19, 1981.)
