SASAKTON Saskatoon is one step closer to introducing a bylaw prohibiting conversion therapy, a controversial practice of attempting to alter a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, or trying to limit non-heterosexual behaviours through counselling On Monday during a meeting of the city s Governance and Priorities Committee, the mayor and city councillors reviewed a report by the city’s legal team, advising that council could move ahead with a bylaw prohibiting the practice of conversion therapy. The report also included a draft of a potential bylaw. A motion was put forward to send the draft bylaw to council for further discussion and approval.
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Jan 14, 2021 2:36 PM
Saskatoon’s Governance and Priorities committee will be considering a new draft bylaw addressing the practice of conversion therapy at Monday’s meeting.
Conversion therapy refers to therapy or treatments aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation. The proposed bylaw would ban any business, corporation or individual in the city from providing conversion therapy services.
The proposed bylaw would ban any business/corporation or individual in the city from providing conversion therapy services.
It could include potential fines, ranging from $10,000 for individuals to $25,000 for any corporation. Should offences continue, the fines could be levied for each day after that. Business licences could also be suspended for three months at a time.