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Queer Ontario continues to strongly support the amending of the Ontario Human Rights Code to include “gender identity” and “gender expression” as recognized and thus protected grounds within Ontario. We are pleased that the Bill is being sponsored by representatives of all three parties and expect that it will go through…
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We have just been informed by MPP Cheri DiNovo that Bill 33 will be given its third and final reading on Wednesday, June 13 at 9 AM. A vote is expected to follow directly after.

Bill 33 — or Toby’s Act — will amend the Ontario Human Rights Code to include ‘gender identity’ and ‘gender expression’ as protected grounds. More information on the Bill can be found here: http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&BillID=2574

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A Final Call to Action

If you haven’t already done so, please call, fax, or email your Member of Provincial Parliament to ask them to vote in favour of the Bill. A list of current MPPs, with links to their contact information, can be found here: http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_current.do?locale=en

If you are unsure of who your MPP is, then you can locate your Riding here http://fyed.elections.on.ca/fyed/en/form_page_en.jsp and search for it in the MPP list above.

And, of course: encourage your contacts to do the same.

We wish you the best in your politicking adventures!

The Queer Ontario Steering Committee
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Courtesy of Susan Gapka of the Trans Lobby Group:
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Ontario’s Standing Committee on Social Policy will meet on Monday, June 11 — in Toronto — to hold public hearings on Bill 33, the bill that will amend the Ontario Human Rights Code to include ‘gender identity’ and ‘gender expression’ as protected grounds.
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Those wishing to address the Bill in person are asked to Contact the Committee Clerk by 12:00 noon on Friday, June 8 (tomorrow).
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Written submissions can be mailed to the Clerk at the address below.
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The Clerk can be reached at
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Tel.   (416) 325-3526
Fax   (416) 325-3505
TTY (416) 325-3538
katch_koch@ontla.ola.org

Room 1405, Whitney Block
Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON  M7A 1A2

Information on the Bill can be found here:
http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet=&BillID=2574

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