Canada to Table Transgender Rights Bill

May 17, 2016, 11:24 AM

Canada's government is to table a bill to give "full protection" to transgender people, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hoping to push through long awaited changes to include gender identity in existing rules outlawing discrimination.

Trudeau announced that new legislation would be proposed on May 17, International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports.