Trigger/Content Warning: Conversion therapy.
As we look ahead to the start-up of the 44th Parliament in the coming weeks, we spoke with Nick Schiavo about one piece of legislation that is expected to be a high priority for this Parliament - federal legislation banning conversion therapy in Canada. Nick is the Founder of No Conversion Canada which is a grassroots, non-partisan, non-profit coalition fighting to end conversion therapy practices in Canada, amplifying survivors and protecting LGBTQ2+ people.
In this episode, Nick shares with us the history of conversion therapy Bills in Canada and how No Conversion Canada plans to push forward to see a legislative ban on conversion therapy pass early into the 44th Parliament. Nick also discusses how this Parliament must strengthen the new version of this Bill, building off of the historic legislation (Bill C-6) that narrowly missed being passed this June before the end of the session and the call of the election later this summer.