Morality, when it comes to the situations of conversion therapy.... Honestly, I throw this mirror back on Canada: Exactly what are we talking about when we're looking at conversion itself?
I bring my point back to the heteropatriarchal cisnormative, gender binary and the heteronormative narrative that is placed upon these lands that keep people—trans, cisgender and people of all different sexual and romantic orientations—within these archaic mentalities of what it means to be human. We're trying to convert people into one way of thinking and into one way of being, when in actuality the human experience is diverse. People deserve to live free, full and fulfilling lives.
This bill needs to pass to ensure that we are protecting all Canadians, especially our young Canadians, who are simply trying to explore themselves.
Thank you.