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A new report shows that multiple homeowners own a large proportion of homes in Ontario and British Columbia

The real estate boom that broke out in the pandemic was due to record-low borrowing costs, which also helped increase demand from investors.Daryl Dick/The Canadian Press There is new evidence to suggest that a minority of Canadian homeowners are hoarding large amounts of residential property in Ontario and British Columbia. New data reveals that 15.5 percent of individual homeowners owned 31.1…

The report shows that a small percentage owns the housing wealth in Ontario

Nearly a third of Ontario’s housing wealth is owned by individuals who own more characteristics, although it It represents only 15.5 percent of homeowners, new data from Statistics Canada indicates. The data released Tuesday under Canada’s Housing Statistics program dates back to before the pandemic, with officials presenting it as a “baseline” for measuring the effects of COVID-19. She notes…

Been treated as mentally ill and subjected to conversion therapies, including electroshock treatment

Been targeted by discriminatory laws, including criminal prohibition of same-sex practices

Not been permitted (until recently) to participate openly in the Armed Forces

Faced discrimination in employment and housing; and

Been the victims of hate-motivated crimes, anti-gay and anti-lesbian violence, and verbal harassment

Progress:

1969 - the federal government removed criminal sanctions against same-sex practices between consenting adults

1977 - Quebec became the first province to prohibit discrimination against gays and lesbians, followed by most of the other provinces during the 80’ and 90’s

1979 - prohibitions on the immigration of gays and lesbians were removed

1996 - the federal government amended the federal Human Rights Act to include a prohibition of discrimination against gays and lesbians

2000 – the federal government passed legislation that gives same-sex couples who have lived together for more than a year the same benefits and obligations as heterosexual common-law couples

2003 – MPs pass Bill C-250, which adds “any section of the public distinguished by sexual orientation” to the list of groups protected from hate propaganda (this bill received royal assent in 2004)

2003 – Ontario and B.C. courts recognize same-sex marriages as legal and  the United Church of Canada votes to recognize same-sex marriages

2005 – Canada becomes the fourth country in the world to recognize same-sex marriage, after the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain

2006 – With the recognition of marriage gays and lesbians are now able to sponsor same-sex partners on equal terms and steps were taken to accommodate the barriers created by the lack of recognition of same-sex marriage in other parts of the world

Recent changes in legislation and in societal norms have created a growing acceptance of families with same-sex parents, as well as the adoption of children by same-sex couples and awarding custody of children to gays and lesbians

Continuing Discrimination

Gay and lesbian books and other forms of media continue to be censored despite court challenges

In criminal cases, homosexual advances have sometimes been treated as “provocation”, thus justifying a shorter sentence for an assailant, even when in similar heterosexual advance would not be treated in this way

The Criminal Code still discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, as the age of consent for anal intercourse is higher than for vaginal intercourse