House Of Commons: Human Rights

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird Dept: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has told the House of Commons he is deeply concerned by the legislation, which he says runs counter to core Canadian values of freedom of speech, human rights and the rule of law, according to The Star. The city says the law, which comes into effect Saturday, is designed to protect children and oTTAWA Canada is warning gay and lesbian travellers bound for Russia s historic St. Petersburg to be wary after the city enacted a new law banning what it calls homosexual propaganda. The warning comes after the governor of St. Petersburg signed a law that makes it a criminal offence to publicize acts of sodomy, bisexualism or lesbianism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.