We will protect trans* rights

November 19, 2015

Selection from the mandate letter to the Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Canada

Dear Ms. Wilson-Raybould:

I will expect you to work with your colleagues through established legislative, regulatory, and Cabinet processes to deliver on your top priorities:

Introduce government legislation to add gender identity as a prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, and to the list of distinguishing characteristics of “identifiable group” protected by the hate speech provisions of the Criminal Code.

Read the full mandate letter