November 7 Ottawa In a three-to-two […]

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1967-11-07

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November 7 Ottawa In a three-to-two decision, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal of Everett George Klippert, an admitted homosexual who had been sentenced to an indefinite period of detention in March 1966 as a dangerous sexual offender. Chief Justice John R. Cartwright, who had recommended quashing Klippert's preventive detention sentence, in a dissenting opinion suggested that the laws regarding homosexuality be clarified, and that it was not their intention to incarcerate harmless homosexuals for life. Intense media and political interest followed the dismissal of Klippert's appeal and influenced Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau in introducing amendments to the Criminal Code concerning homosexuality (Bill C-150). Although these amendments would eventually come into effect in August 1969, Klippert was not paroled until July 20,1971. (See also August 1965; March 9, 1966 November 8, and December 21,1967.)

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Ottawa

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Pierre Trudeau John R. Cartwright Everett Klippert

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Department of Justice Supreme Court of Canada

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C-150

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"Supreme Court Ruling Makes Homosexual Liable to 'Life,' " Toronto Daily Star, all star ed., 7 November 1967, p. i."Supreme Court Decision Means Homosexuals Can Face Imprisonment for Life," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 8 November 1967, p. 8 Douglas Sanders, "Homosexuality and the Law: The Mysterious Case of Everett Klippert," Georgia Straight, 27 September-3 October 1968, pp. 10-11, 17 Douglas Sanders (interviewing Everett Klippert), "An Exclusive Interview...," ASK Newsletter 5 (February 1968): 16-17 Gordon Pape, "Klippert's Case Helped Change the Law, but He Remains in 'Preventive Detention,' " Montreal Gazette,final ed., 26 December 1967, p. 7 "Ottawa — November 7,1967. — 'I Would Dismiss the Appeal...,'" ASK Newsletter, December 1967, p. i "Not Parliament's Intention," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 11 November 1967, p. 6 Gerald McNeil, "In Canada: The Law Has Changed but Not for One Man," Montreal Gazette,final ed., 17 February 1971, p. 7 Gary Kinsman, The Regulation of Desire: Sexuality in Canada (Montreal: Black Rose Books, 1987), pp. 161-64 Gary Kinsman, " Official Discourse as Sexual Regulation: The Social Organization of the Sexual Policing of Gay Men " (Ph.D. dissertation. University of Toronto, 1989), pp. 161-65, 422-33, 438-40 Sidney Katz, "Homosexuals Shocked by Life Term Ruling: 'We're Society's Scape- goats,' " Toronto Daily Star, four star ed., 11 November 1967, p. 5 Sidney Katz, "Gentle George Klippert — Must He Serve Life?" Toronto Daily Star, four star ed., 18 November 1967, p. 10 Cyril Greenland, "Dangerous Sexual Offenders in Canada," Canadian Journal of Criminology and Corrections 14 (1972): 47-48

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