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Concordia's Centre for Gender Advocacy claims that bills 35 and 71 of the Quebec Civil code are discriminatory against trans individuals. The centre plans on challenging the law in court.

According to the Link, the bill states that is someone wants to legally change their gender on government documents, they must be 18, a Canadian citizen and undergo sex reassignment surgery.

According to Gabrielle Bouchard, Advocacy Coordinator at the Centre, this forces people who want to legally change their gender to undergo forced sterilization.

The Current suicide rate of trans individuals, according to Bouchard, is 40 per cent.

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CJLO News - November 26 2013

November 26 2013 // News

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Political unrest resurfaces in Thailand

November 26 2013 // News

Political unrest has resurfaced in Thailand, 6 years after the last one led to the election of the current government.

BBC News, reports that fresh protests occurred on Monday with as many as ten thousand in the streets of Bangkok calling for the current president of Thailand to resign.

The unrest has been triggered by a political amnesty bill was has been enforced by president Yingluck Shinawatra. As a way to quiet down the unrest, the president has enacted the Internal Security Act. The act enables a curfew to control gatherings.

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CJLO News - November 25 2013

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24/7 CLSCs : Quebec Solidare

November 24 2013 // News

Québec Solidaire health critic Amir Khadir has suggested that CLSC’s stay open all week, twenty-four hours a day.

According to the Gazette, Khadir made the suggestion Saturday during a campaign for Québec solidaire candidate Édith Laperle as a way of reinforcing the public health-care system.

A physician by profession, Khadir said that CLSCs are currently being under-utilized, criticising private clinics as ‘parasites of the public system’ for their trend in recent years.

Laperle also said that she wants CLSC’s to return to their original mission of front-line care.

She pledged that if elected, she would extend the operating hours of the CLSC in Cote des Nieges as a pilot project.

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Nearly 70 homeless due to Attawapiskat fire

November 24 2013 // News

Nearly 70 civilians within the First Nation community of Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario are now homeless due to a fire which destroyed their homes.

According to CBC News, none of the civilians were injured, and the fire is believed to have been caused by a candle used during a power failure.

The fire ignited in a set of trailers where they were sheltered.

Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Bernard Valcourt stated that the community of Kapukasing has been very eager to offer them temporary housing.

Mike Grant of the Red Cross has assured the civilians that they`ll be provided with all their basic living needs while their in Kapukasing.

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CJLO News - November 22 2013

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Cairo protests turn fatal

November 21 2013 // News

At least one person has died after protesters and police clashed in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

According to Al Jazeera, protesters gathered on Tuesday to mark the two-year anniversary of the 2011 demonstrations. Police used tear gas and birdshot to disperse the crowd filling the square.