Child abuse: On Dec 1, not even a single Member of Parliament opposed this extremely oppressive bill, known as C-4. Delighted with an opportunity to signal their virtue, and send you to prison, the scoundrels we elected passed this bill unanimously in just one day, without any debate. It is now integrated into the Canadian criminal code. Here are two short quotes, followed by their dire consequences:
"conversion therapy means a practice, treatment or service designed to … repress or reduce non-heterosexual attraction or sexual behaviour;"
Since C-4 prohibits "conversion therapy", a 5-year prison sentence can be imposed on anyone who tries to persuade a man to stop raping little boys.
"conversion therapy means a practice, treatment or service designed to … repress or reduce a person’s gender expression that does not conform to the sex assigned to the person at birth."
This is also prohibited. So a 5-year prison sentence can be imposed on any parent who tries to persuade their 12 year old son to stop wearing makeup and girls' clothes.
Even if no rational judge would ever impose such draconian sentences, this new law will tend to scare people away from taking any helpful action.
For your reference, here is a more extensive quote from the bill, which is now the law across Canada:
Definition of conversion therapy
320.101 In sections 320.102 to 320.104, conversion therapy means a practice, treatment or service designed to
(a) change a person’s sexual orientation to heterosexual;
(b) change a person’s gender identity to cisgender;
(c) change a person’s gender expression so that it conforms to the sex assigned to the person at birth;
(d) repress or reduce non-heterosexual attraction or sexual behaviour;
(e) repress a person’s non-cisgender gender identity; or
(f) repress or reduce a person’s gender expression that does not conform to the sex assigned to the person at birth.
For greater certainty, this definition does not include a practice, treatment or service that relates to the exploration or development of an integrated personal identity — such as a practice, treatment or service that relates to a person’s gender transition — and that is not based on an assumption that a particular sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression is to be preferred over another.
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Everyone who knowingly causes another person to undergo conversion therapy — including by providing conversion therapy to that other person — is
(a) guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or
(b) guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
Child abuse: On Dec 1, not even a single Member of Parliament opposed this extremely oppressive bill, known as C-4. Delighted with an opportunity to signal their virtue, and send you to prison, the scoundrels we elected passed this bill unanimously in just one day, without any debate. It is now integrated into the Canadian criminal code. Here are two short quotes, followed by their dire consequences:
"conversion therapy means a practice, treatment or service designed to … repress or reduce non-heterosexual attraction or sexual behaviour;"
Since C-4 prohibits "conversion therapy", a 5-year prison sentence can be imposed on anyone who tries to persuade a man to stop raping little boys.
"conversion therapy means a practice, treatment or service designed to … repress or reduce a person’s gender expression that does not conform to the sex assigned to the person at birth."
This is also prohibited. So a 5-year prison sentence can be imposed on any parent who tries to persuade their 12 year old son to stop wearing makeup and girls' clothes.
Even if no rational judge would ever impose such draconian sentences, this new law will tend to scare people away from taking any helpful action.
For your reference, here is a more extensive quote from the bill, which is now the law across Canada:
Definition of conversion therapy 320.101 In sections 320.102 to 320.104, conversion therapy means a practice, treatment or service designed to (a) change a person’s sexual orientation to heterosexual; (b) change a person’s gender identity to cisgender; (c) change a person’s gender expression so that it conforms to the sex assigned to the person at birth; (d) repress or reduce non-heterosexual attraction or sexual behaviour; (e) repress a person’s non-cisgender gender identity; or (f) repress or reduce a person’s gender expression that does not conform to the sex assigned to the person at birth. For greater certainty, this definition does not include a practice, treatment or service that relates to the exploration or development of an integrated personal identity — such as a practice, treatment or service that relates to a person’s gender transition — and that is not based on an assumption that a particular sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression is to be preferred over another. … Everyone who knowingly causes another person to undergo conversion therapy — including by providing conversion therapy to that other person — is (a) guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or (b) guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-4/royal-assent