[NYer]

Scott Brockie, a conscientious born-again Christian and owner of a Toronto print shop, refused a request from gay rights activist Ray Brilliger to print material for the Canadian Lesbians and Gay Archives. Mr. Brockie found himself hauled before the Ontario Human Rights Board who ordered Mr. Brockie to pay $5,000 in damages to Ray Brilliger. While Heather McNaughton, the adjudicator assigned to this case, acknowledged the sincerity of Mr. Brockie's religious convictions in her ruling dated February 24th, 2000, she nevertheless stated: "In fact nothing in my order will prevent Brockie from continuing to hold and practice his religious beliefs. Brockie remains free to hold his religious beliefs and to practice them in his Christian community."

This is truly frightening. And the bill has not yet passed the Senate!

What recourse do conscientious objecting Canadian citizens have at this point? Is civil unrest in the forseeable future?

[conniew]

Scott Brockie, a conscientious born-again Christian and owner of a Toronto print shop, refused a request from gay rights activist Ray Brilliger to print material for the Canadian Lesbians and Gay Archives. Mr. Brockie found himself hauled before the Ontario Human Rights Board who ordered Mr. Brockie to pay $5,000 in damages to Ray Brilliger. While Heather McNaughton, the adjudicator assigned to this case, acknowledged the sincerity of Mr. Brockie's religious convictions in her ruling dated February 24th, 2000, she nevertheless stated: "In fact nothing in my order will prevent Brockie from continuing to hold and practice his religious beliefs. Brockie remains free to hold his religious beliefs and to practice them in his Christian community."

This just in...

Scott Brockie will be speaking at the Rally on Parliament Hill on Saturday!!!

[Snowyman]

And the bill has not yet passed the Senate!

Different legislation. Ontario Human Rights Board legislation rather than Federal was used . C-250 makes a change to the Constitution by adding "sexual orientation". That's all it does, but it changes things dramatically.