Hate Crimes Targeting LGBT Community Remain Most Violent in Canada
April 12, 2012
Today’s release by Statistics Canada of the 2010 police-reported hate crime data confirms that violence against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) community continues to be the most severe of all forms of hate crime in Canada.  Full Text | PDF File

Regina Police Service News Release - RHVP Training
March 14, 2012
This week, the Regina Police Service Cultural and Community Diversity Unit and Egale Canada are delivering training sessions for all employees on the RHVP program as part of the Service's ongoing commitment to enhanced Cultural/Diversity Training.  Full Text | PDF File

LGBT Community Stands Together Against Hate Crime
November 24, 2011
Members of the LGBT community will come together to launch Courage in the Face of Hate, a new initiative to combat hate crime in Canada.  Full Text | PDF File

Egale's Factum to the Supreme Court of Canada in the Whatcott Case
October 12, 2011
In October, Egale will intervene at the Supreme Court to argue for the equal protection of LGBs under Canada's human rights and hate crime provisions. Read the factum here.  Link

Egale appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada today in the Whatcott case
October 12, 2011
Egale’s lawyer, Cynthia Petersen of Sack Goldblatt Mitchell, addressed the double standard for a finding of hate speech seemingly posited by the appeals court judges.  Full Text

Call for participants: Focus group interviews on the impact of hate crime in the LGBTQ community
August 8, 2011
Egale Canada is seeking members of the LGBTQ community in Vancouver to participate in individual and focus group interviews on the impact of hate crime. Interviews in additional cities will be scheduled in the coming months.  Full Text | PDF File

Egale Canada Announces Partnership with Dr. Barbara Perry, Internationally Renowned Hate Crimes Expert
July 15, 2011
Egale Canada is excited to announce a new partnership with Dr. Barbara Perry in response to the terrible upward trend in hate crimes recently revealed by Statistics Canada’s analysis of 2009 police-reported hate crime in Canada.  Full Text

Open letter to the Attorney General of Ontario
July 5, 2011
Egale asks that immediate action be taken to determine if comments made at a conference in Toronto this weekend contravened Criminal Code hate propaganda provisions, and calls for prompt redress.  Full Text

Egale commends Sound Academy for cancelling anti-gay concert on eve of Pride
June 30, 2011
Initially scheduled to perform in Toronto on the eve of Pride, Sound Academy has pulled the plug on Capleton’s venomous homophobia.  Full Text

ACT NOW: Egale calls on Sound Academy to cancel concert for venomously homophobic Capleton, on eve of Pride
June 28, 2011
Capleton has openly advocated, encouraged and glorified murder of gays and lesbians. His anti-gay tracks include lyrics such as: "All queers and sodomites should be killed," "Yow, string them up and hang them up alive."  Full Text

Hate Crime Report a Wake-up Call for Action Against Homophobia and Transphobia in Canadian Schools
June 7, 2011
New Statistics Canada report reveals that 74% of hate crimes against the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) community in Canada are violent  Full Text

Egale files Motion for Leave to Intervene in the Whatcott Case
April 20, 2011
View Egale's Motion to Intervene and Memorandum of Argument here  Link

Egale Applauds Conviction of Trans Teen Killers
September 16, 2005
On September 13, 2005, two of the three men accused of killing Gwen Araujo were convicted of second degree murder. Gwen was a 17-year-old trans teenager who was brutally murdered in 2002. She was beaten severely - using fists, canned goods and a metal...  Full Text

Egale Canada Calls for Inquiry into Crown Handling of Webster Case
February 10, 2005
As an act of solidarity with the Vancouver lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) community following Tuesday’s release of the sentencing decision in the manslaughter trial of one of Aaron Webster’s killers, Egale is calling for an inquiry...  Full Text

Egale Calls on Minister of Immigration to Deny Entry to Sizzla
August 25, 2004
In the interest of equality and protection of human rights, Egale Canada calls on Judy Sgro, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, to deny musician Miguel Collins (aka Sizzla) entry to Canada.  Full Text

Harper Wrong on Hate Crime Protection
June 8, 2004
It was reported that yesterday Stephen Harper called the term sexual orientation “legally vague.” He also pointed to his deputy Vic Toews’ comments regarding tax and education issues to deflect criticism about taking away...  Full Text

Rally Against Bill C-250: All Fear and No Substance
April 16, 2004
On Saturday, April 17, 2004, a rally is being organized on Parliament Hill to protest against Bill C-250, which organizers say seeks to criminalize the expression of opinions against homosexual behaviour.  Full Text | In French

Voice Your Support for Bill C-250
March 29, 2004
As you may know, Bill C-250 passed the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee last week and is now back to the Senate for third and final reading. The only problem is there is likely less time before the election call than it would normally...  Full Text | In French

EGALE SUBMISSIONS TO THE SENATE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE re: BILL C- 250 - HATE PROPAGANDA
March 12, 2004
Text of the oral presentation to Canadian Senators by Laurie Arron and Trevor Fenton  Full Text

Update on Alliance motion against Equal Marriage and Bill C-250 - Hate Propaganda
September 17, 2003
Short Report from Gilles Marchildon, Executive Director, EGALE Canada  Full Text | In French

Heroic Speech by Svend Robinson Saves Hate Propaganda Bill from Defeat by Anti-Gay Liberals
May 15, 2003
The Justice and Human Rights Committee met yesterday afternoon to decide whether to adopt Bill C-250, a Private Members’ Bill introduced by Svend Robinson that will add “sexual orientation” to the list of grounds...  Full Text | In French

Egale to Appear Tomorrow Before Justice Committee on Hate Propaganda
May 12, 2003
Genevieve Chiu and John Fisher of Egale Canada, the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered equality rights organisation, will appear tomorrow before the House of Commons Justice and Human Rights Committee to address Bill C-250, which will...  Full Text | In French

Make Your Voice Heard in the Struggle Against Hatred!
November 22, 2001
On Saturday, November 17, 2001, gay Vancouver resident Aaron Webster was viciously beaten to death in Stanley Park;  Full Text | In French

MP Svend Robinson Introduces Federal Bill
November 22, 2001
EGALE, a national organization that advances equality and justice for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people, and their families, across Canada, renewed calls for action today in the wake of the brutal murder last Saturday of gay Vancouver...  Full Text

Key Vote Summary
April 1, 1997
There have been three key votes on lesbian and gay issues in the House of Commons this mandate:  Full Text

Bill C-41 Passes Senate
June 29, 1995
The national gay lobbying group EGALE applauded the passage through the Senate this week of Bill C-41. The Bill, which would impose tougher sentences for hate crimes such as gay-bashing, received public hearings and passed third reading in the Senate...  Full Text

Equality Groups Respond to Bill C-41
June 15, 1995
Bill C-41 is due to go to third and final reading this evening. A number of equality-seeking groups will hold a joint Press Conference to respond to the passage of Bill C-41 and call for action on amendments to the Canadian Human Rights Act....  Full Text

EGALE Commends Government for Passing Hate Crimes Bill
June 15, 1995
Egale today commended the Government for passing Bill C-41, the hate-crimes bill. “The Government has sent the clear message: Gay-bashing is a serious crime, and will be treated as such,” said John Fisher, Executive Director of...  Full Text

Égale applaudit le passage de la loi sur les crimes haineux
June 15, 1995
Le groupe national de lobbying ÉGALE a félicité aujourd’hui le Gouvernement pour avoir adopté le projet de loi sur les crimes haineux.  In French

EGALE Condemns Attempts to Water Down Hate Crimes Bill
June 14, 1995
As Bill C-41 was reported back to the House of Commons for third reading, the national gay lobby group EGALE condemned attempts by MPs Skoke, Wappel and McTeague to remove 'sexual orientation' from the Bill.  Full Text

Égale condamne les tentatives de diluer la loi sur les crimes haineux
June 14, 1995
Étant donné le retour du projet de loi C-41 à la Chambre des communes pour la troisième lecture, le groupe national gai de lobbying ÉGALE a condamné les tentatives par les...  In French

Info-Update: Bill C-41
June 13, 1995
Bill C-41, the Hate Crimes Sentencing Bill, is now going through Report Stage and will pass on to Third Reading this week, probably on Wednesday. Debate has been limited to six hours on Report Stage and six hours on Third Reading.  Full Text

Urgent - Bill C-41/Hate Crimes
June 13, 1995
As you are probably aware, Bill C-41 is about to be reported back for third reading. A few M.P.s have been trying to suggest that the term “sexual orientation” in the hate crimes provision could include paedophilia. It is very...  Full Text | In French

Egale Condemns Attempts to Water Down Hate Crimes Bill
June 12, 1995
As Bill C-41 was reported back to the House of Commons for third reading, the national gay lobby group EGALE condemned attempts by some MPs to remove “sexual orientation” from the Bill.  Full Text

Egale Applauds Passage of Hate Crimes Bill, Calls for PM to Act on Human Rights Act
June 12, 1995
“The Government has sent the clear message: Gay-bashing is a serious crime, and will be treated as such,” said John Fisher, Executive Director of EGALE (Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere). EGALE testified before the House...  Full Text

Jewish Support for Canada’s Bill C-41
December 1, 1994
TORONTO—Canada’s largest Jewish organizations have supported the inclusion of sexual orientation in the federal government’s hate crimes bill.  Full Text

EGALE Submissions to House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs
December 1, 1994
“The Liberal Party is opposed to hate crimes of any kind and would most definitely take steps to ensure that just as discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is outlawed, so too would hate crimes based on sexual orientation be...  Full Text | In French | TXT File

Egale Appears Before Commons Justice Committee
November 30, 1994
EGALE will be testifying before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. The subject of EGALE’s submissions will be section 718.2 of Bill C-41 which provides for a more serious penalty for...  Full Text

EGALE Questionnaire on Sexual Orientation Issues, 1993
January 1, 1993
In 1985 the all-party Parliamentary Committee on Equality Rights unanimously recommended that the Canadian Human Rights Act be amended to add sexual orientation as a prohibited ground of discrimination. In 1986, Justice Minister John Crosbie responded...  Full Text

Hate Literature Amendment Needed
December 13, 1990
EGALE (Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere) welcomed the Supreme Court call for curbs on hate literature.  Full Text

EGALE Submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
EGALE strongly endorses the enactment of Bill C-250, which provides for the amendment of the current hate propaganda legislation s.318(4) of the Criminal Code, to include “sexual orientation” as...  Full Text

So, Who Supports Lesbian and Gay Rights Anyway?
Opponents of equality often like to pretend that lesbian and gay rights are only supported by a tiny minority of homosexual extremists. In this information package, EGALE examines the question:...  Full Text