Conversion therapy generated a lot of discussion in Oxford County last year after local MP Dave MacKenzie brought forward a petition to the House of Commons.
OXFORD COUNTY - A major milestone for LGBTQ2S+ rights in Canada.
Conversion therapy has officially been banned and deemed illegal. The new law means, you could face up to five years in prison for subjecting anyone to conversion therapy. It does not matter if the person volunteers for it.
Anyone who profits from conversion therapy could be subject to a maximum of two years in prison. Conversion therapy is described as trying to change a person from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual or their gender identity from transgender or nonbinary to cisgender using psychological, physical, or spiritual interventions.
This story gained a lot of traction locally last year when Oxford County MP Dave MacKenzie brought forward a petition to the House of Commons to amend Bill C-6 as it relates to "conversion therapy."
MacKenzie's petition brought forward criticisms from the Oxford County Pride committee, Oxford NDP and the Mayor of Zorra Township. You can read more about that petition and the community backlash online here.

Oxford OPP Lay Charges after Collision
Two Arrested in Drug Investigation
Province Backs Straw Boss Expansion in Mount Elgin
United Way Oxford Shares Period Promise Results
Tillsonburg Driver Charged by OPP
WITAAR Reports Home Sale Decline in February
Significant Rainfall Sparks Special Weather Statement
Team King Represents Well at Brier
WFD: No Ice is Safe Ice!
PJHL Playoff Recap - March 6th to March 8th
20 in 20 for 20 for BBBS Oxford
WPS Presents Budget to City Council
R.I.D.E. Check in Tillsonburg Leads to Charges
City Lowers Flags for Local Dispatcher
Yellow Fog Advisory Issued for Oxford
Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday
United Way Oxford Launches Local Love Week
Navy Vets Making the Jump
Oxford OPP Briefs - Mar. 5, 2026
United Way Oxford Hosting Celebration
Comments
Add a comment