Fri Dec 10, 2021 – 6:18 pm EST
CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – A Canadian constitutional lawyer blasted new radical legislation banning so-called “conversion therapy,” saying it is “dangerous” and criminalizes “conversations between consenting adults.”
“Bill C-4 is riddled with constitutional concerns. The fact that it criminalizes conversations between consenting adults seems to be entirely ignored,” Marty Moore, a lawyer for the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), told LifeSiteNews.
Moore said that Bill C-4 does not target “harmful practices” but rather targets one’s choices and beliefs “concerning sexuality and gender.”
“Bill C-4 is overbroad and dangerous, and will harm adults, adolescents and children, including LGBTQ Canadians,” Moore told LifeSiteNews.
Bill C-4 was passed without debate with sweeping bipartisan support in Canada’s House of Commons last week and in the Senate on Tuesday. It received Royal Assent on Wednesday to become law.
The “conversion therapy” ban bill was guaranteed quick passage in the House last Wednesday after Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament Rob Moore successfully motioned to have the bill “fast-tracked” to the Senate.
Not a single MP or senator from any party spoke out against the bill to prevent it from being passed or even debated.
In essence, Bill C-4 punishes anyone helping children or others with gender confusion or unwanted same-sex attraction with jail time of up to five years.
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