On November 20, Canadians mark the annual Trans Day of Remembrance, a day started in 1998 to highlight violence that faces Transgender and gender diverse people. On this day we memorialize the more than 86 lives of Trans people that were senselessly lost to transphobia and hate this year. We also pause to recognize the thousands of other incidents of violence and transphobia that trans people face in their daily lives.
On this Trans Day of Remembrance many of us will ask how such violence and discrimination can still be the reality for so many people. But today we must also ask what is being done to make things better.
Although long overdue, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to get Bill C-16 passed through the House of Commons on Friday. This legislation is the first step in a process to ensure the full rights and protections of transgender and gender diverse Canadians.
New Democrats stands in solidarity with the trans community on this Trans Day of Remembrance.
http://www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-statement-trans-day-remembrance-0
NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.
NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement by Hockey Canada is another attempt to delay the important and urgent work to deal with the toxic culture in this organization. While a former Supreme Court Justice is a credible appointment to conduct the review into Hockey Canada, this won’t be the first time the organization undergoes this process.
NDP critic for Canadian Heritage, Peter Julian, made the following statement:
“Canadians are horrified by the incidents of sexual assault and by what they’re hearing from Hockey Canada. They are left with many questions about how this toxic culture is allowed to persist in our sports organizations and what the government is actually doing to ensure this doesn’t happen again.