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EDMONTON, Alberta, August 29, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Although the University of Alberta already has unisex restrooms on campus, the university has agreed to create "all-gender washrooms " for transgender students. “We see a lot of people on our campus who may be trans- or gender non-conforming who do have issues with the washrooms because they are forced to act on this [sexual] binary," said Melanie Alexander of the school's "Gender-Based Violence Prevention Project," according to a  CBC report . "It’s this really vulnerable place to be when you don’t feel like you have places that reflect your gender expression ,” she added. The school has replaced the signs on all single-toilet washrooms, such as those that are wheelchair accessible, with ones that show both male and female figures in addition to a wheelchair. The university will also be providing a map of the "all-gender" washrooms to students when they return to school ne...

English: Stephen Harper, Canadian Prime Minister (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) OTTAWA, August 22, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper 's recently announced decision to prorogue Parliament has the effect of killing all legislation currently being considered by the government, including the controversial transgender bill. The bill, C-279, seeks to include “gender identity” and “gender expression” as protected rights in the hate crimes sections of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code. Since it is a private members bill, government rules stipulate that all such bills are automatically reinstated when a new session of Parliament begins. Bill C-279 was before the Senate, but failed to pass third and final reading before the summer break. Harper made the announcement that he plans to ask the Governor General to prorogue Parliament at a  news conference in Whitehorse  on Monday. Prorogation shuts down the session of Parliament with t...

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) OTTAWA, March 20, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Canada’s House of Commons voted 149 to 137 on Wednesday evening to pass an NDP-backed bill that would add “ gender identity ” to the Canadian Human Rights Act . The bill now heads to the Senate. The vote was largely on party lines, with the Conservatives opposing and the NDP, Liberals, Bloc, and Green parties supporting it. But, notably, was only able to pass with the support of 17 Conservative members, including cabinet ministers such as Jim Flaherty , John Baird, James Moore, and Lisa Raitt . A previous version of the bill, which would have also added “gender expression” to the act, had passed the House in 2011 but died in the Senate when the 2011 federal election was called. The bill has been controversial, with critics arguing that the bill would effectively abolish the distinction between male and female under Canadian law . Some have also dubbed it the “b...

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 18, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – A controversial bill that would add “gender identity” and “ gender expression ” to Canada ’s Human Rights Act and Criminal Code will face the vote in the House of Commons this Wednesday.  Critics say that if passed, Bill C-279 will effectively abolish society's understanding of male and female.  The preamble to the bill states: “ Gender Identity means, in respect of an individual, the individual’s deeply felt internal and individual experience of gender, which may or may not correspond with the sex that the individual was assigned at birth."  Campaign Life Coalition has  slammed  the bill’s definition of gender as purely subjective. “It is an ideological, and non-scientific definition that would abolish society's understanding of male and female, transforming it from an objective, physical reality, to a creation of our minds that can change from one day to the next,” the group stated. Numer...

OTTAWA, March 11, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - The Manitoba NDP government's proposed anti-bullying law, Bill 18, which would force all schools in the province to accommodate homosexual student clubs, is “unconstitutional,” according to Honourable Vic Toews , Regional Minister for Manitoba and Member of Parliament for Provencher . Toews also serves as the federal Minister of Public Safety . Vic Toews "Recently there has been a significant amount of discussion surrounding Provincial Bill 18 and its implications for education and religious freedom," Toews said in a statement sent to LifeSiteNews.  "While this is exclusively a provincial matter and therefore I cannot take any legislative or other official action in respect to provincial legislation, I certainly do not support Bill 18."  Toews is the federal representative for the city of Steinbach, where more than 1,200 people gathered at Steinbach Christian High School recently to express their c...

O TTAWA, November 8, 2012, – Numerous pro-family organizations and one conservative MP are calling upon citizens to oppose a “hate crimes” bill they warn will allow men to use women’s restrooms and showers. The private members bill,  Bill C-279 , would include “gender identity” and “gender expression” in the hate crimes sections of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code. The controversial bill has been dubbed the “bathroom bill” by critics, who say it would give men a legal alibi to use women’s bathrooms, shower rooms, and changing rooms. They worry this will lead to an increase in sexual assaults. The bill is expected to face a  third reading  and final vote any day. REAL Women of Canada is asking Canadians to tell their MPs to oppose the Bill, “with or without amendments”. “The major effect of this bill is that transgendered, transsexual, and sexually confused individuals will be given full protection re-employment, services, housing, e...