Oliphant calls it a victory for Parliament, Grit backbenchers defy government to pass Genetic Discrimination Bill

The Senate private member’s Bill S-201 pitted Liberal MPs against the government, and with a free vote, the backbench rallied-against the party line, defeating the government's amendments to essentially gut the bill.

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured in this file photo on the Hill, pushed hard for amendments to the legislation which critics said would have gutted Bill S-201. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

March 9, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—The Senate private member’s bill S-201, which seeks to introduce the first-ever nationwide penalties against genetic discrimination and which has pitted some Liberal backbenchers against its own government as Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has pushed hard for amendme...

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