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During the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights who addressed Bill C-6 on Dec. 6, some major national groups spoke in favour of the bill, including the Canadian Association of Social Workers, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, and No Conversion Canada (a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots coalition of conversion therapy survivors, LGBTQ2+ individuals, civil society experts, academics and Canadians).

Speaking against the bill included Dr. Jane Dobson, lawyer Daniel Santoro, Quebec-based Rabbi Michael Whitman, and Cardinal Thomas Collins (Archbishop, Archdiocese of Toronto).

Executive director of altView Foundation, Michael Green said the MP created alarmist hypotheticals in his column.

One example included Genuis summarizing Bloc Quebecois MP and Standing Committee member Rhal Fortin who said a parent who tells their young son not to wear a dress to school could be a criminal act, based on the new reference to non-cisgender gender expression in the bill.

That isnt accurate not by legal scholars, not by the Justice Department. Thats not reflective of the spirit or letter of the law, Green said. I dont accept (Genuis) concerns at face value because MP David Lametti said it hasnt been the intent of this law and its not going to be a reality for anyone. This will not criminalize private conversations in homes. This will crackdown on the harmful practice within therapies, social services and all of these various sectors that intersect with people who are LGBTQ2+.

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