News: Canadian Federal Bill considered

Legislation has been introduced in Canada's House of Commons to include "gender identity and expression" in the country's Human Rights Act. The current federal practice is to include discrimination complaints on the basis of transgender identity as a part of "sex" discrimination. The Northwest Territories already provide explicit protections. Others, like Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and British Columbia, have interpreted laws to include protection. A similar bill was introduced last year, but not passed.