June 19 Ottawa A private member's […]
When
1981-06-19
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June 19 Ottawa A private member's bill to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to include sexual orientation failed to survive a second reading in the House of Commons. The bill had been sponsored by Pat Carney (PC–Vancouver Centre).
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May 15 Toronto In her inaugural […]All Places
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Pat CarneyAll Monograph
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Jim Oakes, "Gay Bill Reading June 19," West Ender (Vancouver), 18 June 1981.Jim Oakes, "Bear Hugged to Death: Gay Rights Bill," West Ender (Vancouver), 25 June 1981Geoff Mains, "Private Members (sic) Bill Goes Down in Defeat," VGCC News, 2, no. 8 (August 1981): 25–27"Gay Bill Reading June 19," West Ender (Vancouver), 18 June 1981, p. 7"Bear-hugged Bill Dies," Body Politic, no. 76 (1981), p. 15
