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- From: Greg Dunkel <JOSCU%CUNYVM.bitnet@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
- Subject: Gay/lesbian rights in Ontario
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.235721.17155@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 23:57:21 GMT
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- What follows is part of a posting to the CANADA-L. Especially given
- the referendum on the ballot in Oregon and the rest of the attacks on
- gay and human rights in the U.S., I think what the Human Rights
- Commission is especially significant. Note it sets a precedent for
- **ALL** of Canada.
-
-
- >Reply-To: Canadian Issues Forum <CANADA-L@MCGILL1.BITNET>
- >From: "Tom W. Loughlin" <LOUGHLIN@FREDONIA.BITNET>
- >
- > *The Ontario government has been ordered by the Human Rights
- > Commission to treat homosexual couples the same as married
- > couples relative to employment benefits. Dependents in a gay or
- > lesbian relationship can now receive the same kinds of protection
- > and health benefits that a spouse in a heterosexual relationship
- > receives. Not only will the govt. be required to do this but the
- > private sector as well. The commission said that to do otherwise
- > was a violation of the federal Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- > The ruling is considered to be precedent-setting for other
- > provinces.
-