Spring Ottawa Pat Carney (PC […]

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1980-03 – 1980-05

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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.

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October 18 Ottawa The Commission of […]

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Ottawa

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Svend Robinson Pat Carney

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Canadian Human Rights Commission New Democratic Party Liberal-Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative party of Canada, Conservative Party of Canada

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Canadian Bill of Rights Canadian Human Rights Act

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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 1980 David Garmaise, "MP Private Bills Call for Amended Code," Body Politic, no. 64 (1980), p. 11

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Pat Carney

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