Many members of Parliament opposed to the Bill find the language of the Bill too vague (the Bill does not include definitions of gender identity and gender expression), while others consider that the prohibited ground of sex and sexual orientation currently in the Act and the Criminal Code provisions on hate propaganda are sufficient to protect transsexual and transgendered Canadians. (slaw.ca)
Article 4 of the EU Directive on equality in social security law prohibited discrimination on ground of sex either directly or indirectly, particularly with reference to marital or family status. (ukscblog.com)
However, the prohibited ground of sex and sexual orientation is considered by advocacy groups as inadequate to clearly inform the public at large that unreasonable discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression is prohibited; hence, the creation of Bill C - 279. (slaw.ca)