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Tories move to protect gay rights in code

Alberta has introduced legislation that will make it one of the last provinces in Canada to enshrine gay rights in its human rights code.

Alberta has introduced legislation that will make it one of the last provinces in Canada to enshrine gay rights in its human rights code.

NDP Leader Brian Mason says it’s shameful that Alberta had to be dragged “kicking and screaming” by the courts to enshrine sexual orientation in human rights legislation.

Alberta lost a high-profile court battle a decade ago and was then ordered by the Supreme Court of Canada to add sexual orientation to the human rights code.