McGuinty Liberals fast track anti-bullying Bill 13, final vote in late May
Dalton McGuiny (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) TORONTO, Ontario , May 2, 2012 - After a weekend protest outside his constituency office over the government’s controversial “anti-bullying” legislation, Liberal House Leader John Milloy moved Tuesday to fast track the bill so it will pass by the summer. Angered over the Tories ’ efforts to filibuster debate on the bill, which has sparked a huge backlash by parents and religious leaders over concerns that it threatens parental rights and religious freedom, Milloy invoked a time allocation order to push the bill into committee after only 40 minutes debate from each party. The bill could move to committee as quickly as next week and face a final vote by the end of May. Both the Opposition Progressive Conservatives and the New Democratic Party are upset over the rare move. “This is anti-democratic at its core. We never support time allocation,” New Democrat MPP Cheri DiNovo told Xtra. The Tories have been promoting their own anti-bullyi...