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Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Senate passed by a vote of 59 to 11 Bill C-250, the Private Member’s Bill first introduced by the Member for Burnaby-Douglas almost 15 years ago to include sexual orientation in the Criminal Code hate propaganda section along with race, colour, religion and ethnic origin.
Too often gay and lesbian people are targeted for violence, hatred and even death as in the tragic case of Aaron Webster.
This Bill, supported by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and Attorneys General in Canada, is long overdue.
NDP leader Jack Layton and New Democrats join in paying tribute to those who made passage of the bill possible, including the Member for Burnaby-Douglas, staff Corie Langdon and Dan Frederick, Inspector Dave Jones, the Bill’s sponsor in the Senate, Senator Serge Joyal, and Members of the House and the Senate who voted for it.
Together we are sending a powerful message that there is no place in our Canada for hatred and violence targeting gay and lesbian people.
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Libby calls for answers in the extradition of Marc Emery
Libby calls for answers in the extradition of Marc Emery
Canada’s Prince of Pot finds great irony in his pending extradition south of the border. “They’re going to legalize marijuana in California, in Nevada, and much of the United States very soon,” Marc Emery noted in a phone interview with the Georgia Straight. “It’s quite possible I’ll be incarcerated even though I’m one of the people who provided the wherewithal for all these legalization movements to happen. I’ll be in jail being persecuted while they’re out, Americans are actually out, celebrating.”
The original article, Upbeat Marc Emery on way to jail was published on December 29, 2009 in The Georgia Straight. Author(s): Carlito Pablo
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NDP calls on Conservatives to approve six initiatives to promote equal rights for LGBTQ community
NDP calls on Conservatives to approve six initiatives to promote equal rights for LGBTQ community
Vancouver East NDP MP Libby Davies calls it the "NDP gay agenda". In an interview with the Georgia Straight from Ottawa, the veteran parliamentarian said that her party has brought forward six measures to advance equal rights for the LGBTQ community. "What we're saying with these initiatives is that although Canada has had many victories and many milestones, it's not over yet and there's still work to be done," Davies said. "We want to draw attention to that." The NDP held a news conference today in Ottawa to announce these measures, which comes just two days before the start of the WorldPride 2014 Toronto festival.
The original article, NDP calls on Conservatives to approve six initiatives to promote equal rights for LGBTQ community was published on June 18, 2014 in Georgia Straight. Author(s): Travis Lupick