One day after the City of Regina passed a bylaw prohibiting conversion therapy, the group “Queen City for All” and the Saskatchewan NDP say it is time for legislation from the provincial government to condemn the practice and ban it province-wide. “We’re very proud of the fact that both Saskatoon and now Regina city councils […]
Regina City Council is expected to approve a plan at Wednesday’s meeting, that will relocate rail tracks from Ring Road. The City is looking for an engineering company that can start on making preliminary designs for the relocation, with both CN and CP Rail having to approve what is put forth. The conversion therapy bylaw […]
Close to 30 delegates spoke in front of Regina City Council on Wednesday afternoon and evening, as the debate surrounding a ban on conversion therapy was once again discussed. After hours of debate, the bylaw banning the practice passed first and second readings, it will be voted on and must pass a third and final […]
Conversion therapy could soon be banned in Regina, after a marathon meeting Wednesday. The ban will be in alignment with federal Bill C-6, which would make it illegal to change someone’s sexual orientation to heterosexual. While City Council voted to back a ban on conversion therapy, they couldn’t quite back the wording of Bill C-6. […]
Regina City Council has split their regular meeting up into two days. Wednesday afternoon will be strictly committed to conversion therapy and the debate of whether or not to launch a feasibility study on a conversion therapy ban in the city of Regina. City Administration has defined conversion therapy as a “practice that seeks to […]
Ward 7 Councillor Terina Shaw is issuing an apology after she faced accusations Monday of comparing homosexuality to pedophilia during a heated debate on conversion therapy. During a special committee meeting on whether or not City Council should support federal Bill C-6 – which bans conversion therapy nationwide – Shaw asked if the bill would […]
After the City of Saskatoon voted 9-1 to ban conversion therapy, a group in Regina is hoping the same will soon be done in their city. Conversion therapy, sometimes called “reparative therapy”, “sexuality counseling”, or “ex-gay ministry” is a range of dangerous and discredited practices that falsely claim to change a person’s sexual orientation or […]
