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- Same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized in Canada as a result of legislation (Bill C-150) introduced in 1967 and passed in 1969 by then-Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada, Pierre Trudeau (who later became the 15th prime minister of Canada).
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Timeline of LGBT history in Canada. Appearance. This is a timeline of notable events in the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT) community in Canada. For a broad overview of LGBT history in Canada see LGBT history in Canada.
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At the beginning of the 21st century, everyday life for most children in Canada revolved around school. This way of life, which made schooling the central organizing principle of children’s lives, has its roots in the first Canadian compulsory education legislation enacted in 1870 and mandated children to attend school for four months of the ...
- Georgia Sitara
- 2016
Canada passed a bill that decriminalized homosexuality in May of 1969 before the Stonewall Riots took place in the USA, yet the conversation about the beginnings of Pride often remain US-centric. We cannot ignore and dismiss our own history.
Feb 6, 2006 · Improved nutrition and living conditions have brought Canada closer than ever before to the optimal conditions for the physical growth of its children. In the mid-19th century, for example, some working-class boys did not reach their relatively short full growth until they were in their mid-20s.
Jun 19, 2015 · Between 1869 and the late 1930s, more than 100,000 children were sent to Canada from Great Britain by philanthropic organizations like Dr. Barnardo’s. Some were orphans, some were poor — many...
- Katie Daubs
- kdaubs@thestar.ca
One study shows that a third of boys in a Montreal working-class ward in 1861 were employed. On the whole, boys were likely to earn more — from mine, mill, or factory work — than girls and so were sent out to work more often than their sisters:
In 2001, NDP MP Libby Davies publicly acknowledged she had a female partner, becoming the country's first (and so far only) female Member of Parliament to come out. In 2002, sexual orientation and gender identity were included in the Northwest Territories Human Rights Act.
