We Still Forget the "T" in "LGBT"
Richard Marceau, 08/12/2013 11:48 am
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/richard-marceau/bill-c-279-transgender_b_3743196.htmlI believe that societies are judged by their respect of human rights and how they treat minorities. No matter one's political leanings, one must recognize that Canada's record has been quite good.
I am proud to have played even a small part in moving the debate forward and voting for the recognition of same-sex marriage in Canada. It remains one of the accomplishments in my life of which I'm most proud.
Although no longer a Parliamentarian, I continue to play at least a peripheral role in the public policy process through my advocacy work at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. CIJA is the advocacy arm of the Jewish Federations of Canada and, although our focus is, to a large extent, on issues such as anti-Semitism, religious freedoms, and the Canada-Israel relationship, which directly affect Jewish Canadians, it often extends to policy areas that reach far beyond Jewish Canadians...
CIJA has publicly endorsed and is actively supporting Bill C-279, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (Gender Identity). Currently slated for Second Reading in the Senate, C-279 extends protections for the transgender community.
