Ottawa looking at Criminal Code reforms to deter 'shameful' conversion therapy

By Hannah Thibedeau · CBC News ·

Liberal government says it's 'committed to doing everything within its jurisdiction' to stop the practice

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a Pride flag-raising ceremony alongside MP Randy Boissonnault on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 20, 2018. The federal government is reviewing possible reforms to the Criminal Code to address conversion therapy.

The federal government is calling on all provincial governments to stop conversion therapy while it considers changes to the Criminal Code to block the practice.

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