News Analysis The Liberals’ conversion therapy bill was fast-tracked in the Senate on Dec. 7, avoiding amendments, debate, and committee study, just as it did in the House of Commons on Dec. 1. In the previous Parliament, some Conservative MPs argued for amendments to a similar bill that would provide better protection for parents, school guidance counsellors, and clergy. Sixty-two Tory MPs ended up voting against that legislation. The Liberals then introduced a revamped conversion therapy bill on Dec. 6, some two months following the Sept. 20 federal election. While the previous bill banned conversion therapy only for children, the new bill bans the practice for adults as well, while also clarifying that conversations about sexual orientation between parents and children would not be criminalized. However, the changes incorporated into Bill C-4 never had a chance to be debated, as the Conservatives introduced a motion to fast-track the bill in …