{"id":33560,"date":"2021-12-07T19:15:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T00:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=33560"},"modified":"2021-12-14T13:37:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T18:37:30","slug":"bill-c4-conversion-therapy-ban-passes-the-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2021\/12\/07\/bill-c4-conversion-therapy-ban-passes-the-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill C4, Conversion Therapy Ban Passes the Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UPDATE: Bill C-4 received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parl.ca\/legisinfo\/en\/bill\/44-1\/c-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Royal Assent<\/a> on December 8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, December 7, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parl.ca\/legisinfo\/en\/bill\/44-1\/c-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill C-4<\/a>, which criminalizes conversion therapy, passed the Senate in <a href=\"https:\/\/sencanada.ca\/en\/content\/sen\/chamber\/441\/debates\/008db_2021-12-07-e?language=e#61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a single motion<\/a>. It had already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2021\/12\/03\/conversion-therapy-ban-passes-the-house-now-at-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passed the House<\/a> in a single motion on December 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Bill C-4?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill C-4 adds a new offence to the Criminal Code that prohibits conversion therapy. What is conversion therapy? Bill C-4 defines conversion therapy as a \u201cpractice, treatment or service designed to\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Change a person\u2019s sexual orientation to heterosexual;<\/li><li>Change a person\u2019s gender identity to cisgender;<\/li><li>Change a person\u2019s gender expression so that it conforms to the sex assigned to the person at birth;<\/li><li>Repress or reduce non-heterosexual attraction or sexual behaviour;<\/li><li>Repress a person\u2019s non-cisgender gender identity; or<\/li><li>Repress or reduce a person\u2019s gender expression that does not conform to the sex assigned to the person at birth<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is it effective?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that Bill C-4 has passed both the House and the Senate, it needs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/About\/ProcedureAndPractice3rdEdition\/ch_16_5-e.html#16-5-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Royal Assent<\/a>. Royal Assent is approval by the Governor General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be effective 30 days after it receives Royal Assent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does it matter?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Any time the government introduces a new crime, it is important for Canadians to be aware of what behaviour or conduct is prohibited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, insofar as Bill C-4 eliminates abusive, involuntary or coercive practices from our communities, that is a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concern \u2013 raised by CCCC and many others \u2013 has been that the definition of conversion therapy was too broad, and that clarifying amendments were needed in order to avoid capturing legitimate expression and activities. Neither the House nor the Senate amended the Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the course of debate and committee hearings on Bill C-6 (Bill C-4\u2019s predecessor), Ministers and Members of Parliament gave repeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/DocumentViewer\/en\/43-2\/JUST\/meeting-13\/evidence#Int-11050966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assurances<\/a> that the bill\u2019s aim was coercive and systematic efforts as well as forced and coordinated efforts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/DocumentViewer\/en\/43-2\/house\/sitting-19\/hansard#Int-10970104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not conversations<\/a> about sexuality. The Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/trans\/bm-mb\/other-autre\/c6\/remark-discours.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">also noted<\/a> that practices, treatments and services designed to achieve objectives such as abstinence or to address sexual addictions are clearly not captured by the definition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While clarifying amendments would have been our preferred path forward, we trust that these statements will guide and appropriately restrain the scope of the prohibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s next?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We recognize that there remains a lot of uncertainty in this bill. We&#8217;re interested in your concerns or questions to help shape resources and guidance as we move forward. We invite members to share <a href=\"https:\/\/thegreen.community\/t\/bill-c-4-conversion-therapy-passes-the-senate\/3918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here in The Green<\/a>, or you can <a href=\"http:\/\/cccc.org\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">send us an email<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get timely updates, subscribe to Noteworthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: Bill C-4 received Royal Assent on December 8. On Tuesday, December 7, Bill C-4, which criminalizes conversion therapy, passed the Senate in a single motion. It had already passed the House in a single motion on December 1. What is Bill C-4? 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