Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Dirk Meissner
Publication Date: April 30, 2024 - 19:48
B.C. Conservatives’ ‘biological sex’ sports bill is quickly quashed in legislature
April 30, 2024
A proposal by British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad to use “biological sex” to classify participants in publicly funded sports teams and events, effectively banning transgender athletes, didn’t get to first base.His private member’s bill, the Fairness in Women’s and Girls’ Sports Act, was voted down at first reading, a fate that’s a rarity in the B.C. legislature.“Historically, most first bills go through this place, regardless if you support them or not,” New Democrat house leader Ravi Kahlon said Tuesday outside the chamber after the proposed bill was quashed.
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