Bill C-6: What the Criminal Ban on “Conversion Therapy” Means for Churches in Canada
Across Canada, in various provinces and municipalities and now in Parliament, laws have been proposed (and most have passed), outlawing “conversion therapy.” Christians should be concerned. As ARPA Canada explains in its policy report on conversion therapy, the devil is in the details: how one defines conversion therapy determines how good or bad such a ban would be. Bill C-6’s Definition of Conversion Therapy On October 1, 2020, the federal government introduced legislation to criminalize “conversion therapy” in Canada. Bill C-6 defines conversion therapy as any “practice, treatment or service designed to change a person’s sexual orientation to heterosexual or...