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本帖最后由 snowspring 于 2011-2-13 21:46 编辑
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I actually do not know much about this. I believe this Bill is to amend the Canadian Human Rights Code - this code applies to all federal insitutions ( like federal government) and federal regulated businesses and services ( like banks, trains, airline etc). But it does not appliy to provincial governement and provincial regulated business and services ( like hospitals, schools, etc) The Code prohibits discrimination for certain groups. Right now, the groups protected are under sex, religion, race, sexual orientation, national origin, age, etc. ( I do not have the list in front of me). The Bill will amend the Code to include one more ground (or grounds) like trans-gender ( and another one which I do not remember). I think trans gender means you are of a certain gender but you feel like another gender. The most often heard expression is like " I am a woman but trapped in a man's body" or vice versa. Now, people have gone through medical treatment and surgery to change their sex. Like from man to woman or vice versa. I believe after you change your gender you can legitimately say you are the other sex now and utilize all the places reserved for the other sex. The Canadian Human Rights Code will protect them under that sex if necessary, or if challenged. However, some people who did not do the medical transformation cannot. The Bill is to amend the Code so that these people can be protected under the Code.
The above is I think what the matter is about. Hope that helps the understanding.
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