Canada's Trans Rights Bill C-389 Passes
Filed by dentedbluemercedes
February 10, 2011
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Bill C-389, An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression) passed at Third Reading, on a vote of 143 for to 135 against.
Third Reading took place nearly a month sooner than originally scheduled, because Olivia Chow traded her Private Member's Bill spot so the bill could be read earlier. This was due to concerns that a Spring election will be called, which would kill all bills still in the legislative process.
After the fold: what they said at debate on Monday, and what happens next (because it's not enacted into law just yet):