Harold Albrecht, a Conservative Party member of Parliament from Kitchener, Ontario, says the bill presents threats in “four areas.”
- “I am concerned that this bill would cause fear for many Canadians, fear that they would not be able to even discuss public policy issues, such as this one, on which they may disagree with the government-imposed agenda,” said Albrecht on the floor of Parliament.
- “I am concerned about the potential harm to innocent children and youth as a result of the possible invasion of their privacy.
- I am concerned that the terms ‘gender identity’ and ‘gender expression’ are very subjective terms, far too subjective to be used in the context of legal documents, particularly in the Canadian Human Rights Act or the Criminal Code of Canada.”
- “Finally, I am concerned that when government adopts dramatic changes to public policy as it relates to gender identity and sexuality, with minimal research or support, the results could be harmful for all members of society, but especially for those we are actually trying to help; that is, transgendered children or youth,” said Albrecht.