Alta. to enshrine gay protections – but let parents pull kids from class
EDMONTON — Alberta introduced changes Tuesday to recognize sexual orientation in the province’s human rights laws.
But the move to expand protections under the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act was accompanied by a provision allowing parents to pull their kids from school discussions of religion, sexuality or sexual orientation — a move that could let parents yank students from classes on such topics as evolution.
“There’s nothing that’s in our curriculum that’s contentious or controversial really,” Culture and Community Minister Lindsay Blackett said after he tabled the bill in the legislature. “There’s very few parents that go and have their children opt out, (and) nothing’s going to change that.
“I don’t think there’s going to be a stampede of people going to the human rights commission because there’s nothing to go for.”
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Alberta faces human rights complaint over sex-change funding
(Edmonton, Alberta) A battle in Alberta over funding for sex change operations took a new twist Tuesday with a surprise announcement that the province will fund 48 of the surgeries before cutting off government funding.
Health Minister Ron Liepert caught about a dozen transsexual protesters off guard when he announced that …
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