Thread by @justdad7

Time to start thinking about amendments to #Billc6. Amendments after 2nd reading have to respect the scope and principles of the bill there is little chance of getting gender identity removed completely, but there are things that can be done. I have prepared some ideas. /2

This would provide a blanket exemption for regulated health care professionals (who would still be subject to provincial rules) while leaving in place protection against abuse by unlicensed persons. /3

This fixes what should have been an obvious problem. As drafted the bill would apply to therapy for minor attracted persons or efforts to prevent a 16 year old from engaging in unprotected sex (but only with a person of the same sex). /4

This would fix an inconsistency between federal law and provincial law regarding consent to treatment. Why should a 16 year old be capable of consenting to removal of healthy breasts but not capable of consenting to psychotherapy to overcome her gender dysphoria? /5

I would also like to see the words "other than cisgender" removed from the definition of conversion therapy in 320.101 and the reference to changing gender identity being a myth removed from the preamble but I don't have any alternate wording at the moment. /6

I don't hold out much hope for any amendments passing. The Bloc and NDP voted with the LIbs to defeat all the amendments the Cons proposed to Bill C-7. The small consolation is that if the bill is passed in its present form it will be difficult to get a conviction under it. /7

The best thing to do in this case would be for the committee to recommend that the bill not proceed further so that it can be re-drafted after a thorough consultation which this time would include consideration of women's experiences.

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