Canada is making a fresh attempt to ban LGBT+ ‘conversion therapy’, reintroducing a bill into its parliament. The legislation previously stalled when parliament shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
However Federal Minister of Justice David Lametti said the new bill will amend Canada’s Criminal Code to include a list of ‘conversion therapy’ offenses.
These include causing a minor to undergo ‘conversion therapy’, causing any person to undergo the ‘therapy’ against their will, and profiting off from the practice.
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party promised to ban the LGBT+ ‘cures’ as part of its election campaign last year. Commenting on the new bill, Trudeau told reporters: ‘“Conversion therapy” is harmful, degrading,