A day before the Trans Day of Remembrance, Ontario NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo reintroduced her private member’s bill to amend the province’s human rights code to recognize gender identity.

« I’m tabling this again, for a second time. I’m sorry in a sense that I have to, [and] that this is not law already, » said DiNovo at a press conference on Nov 19. « This time we hope the government acts. »

She’s not alone. At the federal level, NDP MP Bill Siksay has tried three times to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to include explicit protection for trans people. His first two attempts failed because Parliament was dissolved or prorogued before the bill could be debated. DiNovo first introduced her bill in March 2007, and it died without being heard before the 2007 Ontario election.

Despite the lack of progress, trans activist Susan Gapka said she is hopeful.

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