Canadian Law Could Send Parents to Jail for Not Affirming Gender Identity

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🗓️ 11 February 2022

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Summary

It’s a conversation many have had at least once in their life. A friend or family member shares that he or she is struggling with same-sex attraction.

No doubt there are countless opinions on the most loving way to respond in these moments, but a new law in Canada mandates the response to be given. Affirm the same-sex attraction—or risk jail time.

Yes, Canada’s “conversion therapy” ban requires parents, pastors, counselors, friends, and others to affirm a person's gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, or face jail or prison time.

Canada has surrendered “to the political sphere to let them decide how we can counsel, how we can love our LGBT neighbors in the name of Jesus, and how to teach our own kids what a biblical view of sexuality and gender looks like,” says Jojo Ruba, the communications director for the Calgary, Alberta-based Free to Care.

Ruba joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss Canada’s new “conversion therapy” ban and the possibility of the U.S. adopting similar federal legislation.

We also cover these stories:

A group of GOP lawmakers says the FBI is refusing to take responsibility for using counterterrorism resources “to target concerned parents at local school board meetings.”
Consumer prices increase by 7.5% last month compared with a year ago.
Illegal immigrant deportations fell by 70% in 2021.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Friday, February 11th.
0:09.9	I'm Doug Blair.
0:10.9	And I'm Virginia Allen.
0:12.4	Alright, picture of this scenario with me.
0:14.8	An 18-year-old in Canada goes to his pastor and says that he's struggling with same
0:20.2	sex attraction but doesn't want to be.
0:23.1	The young man asks his pastor for help and the pastor agrees to talk with the young man
0:28.2	about ways that he might be able to overcome that same sex attraction.
0:33.6	But under a newly passed Canada law, that pastor is now at risk of a prison sentence.
0:41.0	Canada recently passed legislation banning any treatment, practice, or service that is
0:46.9	designed to change a person's gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
0:54.2	Those who don't abide by this new law could face years in prison.
0:59.4	On today's show, I talk with a communications director for Free to Care in Canada, Jojo
1:05.6	Ruba.
1:06.6	Mr. Ruba explains what the so-called conversion therapy ban means for the people of Canada.
1:13.5	And if he thinks America is at risk of adopting similar legislation.
1:18.6	But before we get to that conversation with Jojo Ruba, let's hit our top news stories
1:22.8	of the day.
1:35.2	A group of Republican lawmakers are demanding the FBI be held accountable.
1:40.8	The GOP members say the FBI is refusing to take responsibility for using counterterrorism
1:47.8	resources to target concerned parents at local school board meetings.
1:53.4	House Judiciary Committee ranking member Representative Jim Jordan and 17 other GOP members
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