Justice committee  I think that if some of the particular circumstances that you've heard from witnesses, such as detransitioning, etc., were to arise, you'd have to look at each case on its facts. The fact of the matter is that if this law prevented some form of therapy or medical treatment that t

Justice committee  It's much better to amend it now. It's going to save a lot of trouble. It's going to save a lot of potential litigation, confusion among people. If you just put clear language in saying that conversion therapy is a coercive practice, that would solve a lot of problems. As well th

Justice committee  No, there is not, because “exploration of identity or development” I take to be some kind of an expressive exception, but it's a very confusing term. I would suggest employing established terminology from other sections of the Criminal Code, such as the hate speech provision, whi

Justice committee  Good afternoon. I am a lawyer in Toronto, Ontario, with extensive experience conducting complex criminal trials and appeals for all manner of offences. Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to testify respecting this proposed conversion therapy offence. There are thr