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On Jordan Peterson's political correctness and the 'radical left'
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Raluca Bejan
| October 20, 2016

For a couple of weeks now, the University of Toronto (U of T) community has been debating, engaging with, and responding to the comments made publically by Jordan Peterson, professor of psychology, in criticizing Bill C-16 and the charged idea of "political correctness."

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Saskatchewan becomes the first province in Canada to fly the transgender flag

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Saskatchewan became the first province in Canada to fly the flag of the transgender community on March 31. Though the action is symbolic, it comes at a time where the acceptance of transgender individuals has often lagged behind those of the wider LGBTQ community.

The flag was flown to mark the International Day of Transgender Visibility, meant to promote awareness of the trans community and the human rights issues they still face.

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Defining human rights
By
Mercedes Allen
| November 14, 2012

Next week or in the week following, Canada's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST) will be reviewing the trans human rights Bill C-279, to approve or amend it before deciding whether to forward it on to Third Reading.

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Flushing Rob Anders' 'Bathroom Bill' fear
By
Mercedes Allen
| October 6, 2012

The following was originally written in March of 2011, following a "Bathroom Bill" scare tactic used in Montana and ongoing conflicts in Maryland, and may contain some references relevant to that time.  Because of a recent petition distributed by Rob Anders, the Member of Parliament for Calgary West, I am reprising it here, and editing it down because of the original length.

Human Rights In Principle

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Rob Anders, the transsexual bogeyman and the weird phenomenon of MPs petitioning their constituents
By
Mercedes Allen
| October 4, 2012

Rob Anders is on a mission. Hot on the heels of having to halfway apologize for alleging that NDP leader Thomas Mulcair drove former NDP leader Jack Layton to his grave, Anders is now sending at least one church (possibly more) a letter asking them to petition MPs to oppose Bill C-279, which would (in its current form) extend human rights protections to transsexual and transgender people. You'd almost think he needs an easy deflection, and trans people are the punching bag du jour.

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Trans rights bill supporters being targeted
By
Mercedes Allen
| June 28, 2012

On Wednesday June 6, Parliament voted to send private member's Bill C-279: An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression) to committee for review as part of its trek toward passage. I had expressed concerns at that time about some possible changes that were being considered, but it remains to be seen in committee stage if that will happen. I do know that if Parliamentary support for the bill drops, those changes will become more likely, while better awareness could help to avert them.

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C-279: When a victory for one can be a victory for... one
By
Mercedes Allen
| June 6, 2012

The second hour of second-reading debate for Bill C-279: An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression) occurred on Friday June 1, and the Second Reading vote is to take place on Wednesday June 6. I missed any indication that the discussion was going to happen, and consequently didn't catch up on things until today when I was preparing to post the Hansard and looked at the discussion that took place.

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Can a trans human rights bill pass with a Harper majority?
By
Mercedes Allen
| December 1, 2011

"It'll never pass," I often heard. "Not with a Harper government. They'd never support human rights inclusion for transsexual and transgender people."

And then it passed.

Oh, Bill C-389 -- championed by the now-retired NDP MP Bill Siksay -- had its challenges. It narrowly passed second reading in June of 2010, and again at third reading in February, 2011. Had an election call not killed the bill while awaiting discussion in the Senate, it could have reached Royal Assent... instead of having to start over.

Randall Garrison and Hedy Fry have re-introduced legislation to include gender identity and gender expression among the protected classes in the Canada Human Rights Act, as well as those in the hate crimes clause of the Criminal Code of Canada.

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