News Analysis In the fast-tracked conversion therapy bill that was passed into law last week, there were two significant issues that did not receive parliamentary oversight either in the House of Commons or the Senate. One issue involves definitions in the bill, which proved contentious in the House of Commons in the first incarnation of…

The federal government has tabled a new, tougher version of its previous bill to ban the practice of conversion therapy in Canada. Bill C-4, tabled Nov. 29, expands on the previous iteration Bill C-6, which did not make it through the Senate and died with the dissolution of Parliament on Aug. 15 when the federal election was…

Bill C-6 defines conversion therapy in overly broad terms and would eliminate supports that would help young people who are questioning their gender identity to avoid the path of invasive medical intervention, says the founder of a group that advocates for the rights of children. Pamela Buffone of the Canadian Gender Report says the language…

The Liberal government’s proposed legislation on conversion therapy would criminalize private conversations between children and their parents, says Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, who is urging parliamentarians to change the definition of “conversion therapy” in the bill before it’s passed. “The definition of conversion therapy is poorly drafted—is out of step with definitions of conversion therapy…