Bill to add "sexual orientation" to Canadian hate crimes law reintroduced. (News in Brief: Canada).Ottawa -- Homosexual activist MP Svend Robinson's previous Bill C-415, to add "sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. " to hate crimes legislation, was reintroduced in the current session of parliament as Bill C-250. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. new parliamentary procedures, the bill resumes the state which it reached in the former session of parliament, leaving it before the Justice Committee. Concerned Canadians should make their views known to the newly formed Justice Committee which includes the following MPs: Andy Scott This article is about the Canadian politician. For the musician, see Sweet (band). Robert Andrew "Andy" Keith Scott, PC, MP (born March 16, 1955 in Barker's Point, New Brunswick) is a Liberal Member of the Canadian Parliament representing Fredericton, New ; Vic Toews Victor "Vic" Toews, PC, MP [teıvz] (born September 10, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He has represented Provencher in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000, and currently serves in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as President of the Treasury Board. , Kevin Sorenson, Pierrette Venne; Carole-Marie Allard, Bill Blaikie, Garry Breitkreuz, Chuck Cadman, Irwin Cotler, Hedy Fry, Ivan Grose, Derek Lee, Peter MacKay, Paul Harold Macklin, John Maloney, Richard Marceau, John McKay, and Lynn Myers (LifeSite News, Oct. 28/02). MP contact information is available at <http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/SenatorsMembers_House.asp?>. |
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