September 8 Toronto The first day of […]

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1981-09-08

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September 8 Toronto The first day of resumed public hearings on Bill 7, an act to revise and extend the Ontario Human Rights Code, drew many pro-gay briefs. For example, Mayor Art Eggleton, representing Toronto City Council, spoke in favour of a sexual orientation amendment to the code (although clarifying his own personal reservations). The hearings were conducted by the Standing Committee on Resources Development, and examined briefs submitted from concerned citizens and groups, including GLARE and the RTPC. At least one PC MPP, Jim Taylor (Prince Edward-Lennox), attacked Bill 7, saying that it was "more than social policy. It is socialist dogma."

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