Sentences with phrase «equality bill went»

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Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says: «Australia, we are going to make marriage equality a reality in minutes.

If the government goes ahead and changes the law as proposed in the equality bill, an employer will be able to do precisely the opposite - choose the woman (as a form of positive discrimination) and this would not be discriminatory!

That's why it makes no sense to laud Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. for courage in voting for the marriage bill, then go on to laud Hunter for being «someone who thinks there is a way to provide equality for gays while respecting the beliefs of religious groups.

In a CNN interview, Ball said he did not think the bill went far enough in extending religious protections for «individuals and businesses with religious objections» to marriage equality for same - sex couples.

«We should go ahead and pay our bills, and then we can have a discussion about what improvements we can make to the legislation,» the former political director for the movement that resulted in marriage equality for New York State.

Women's groups, as well as Democratic women in the Assembly, said they did not want to split the equality act up, and would prefer to see all of the provisions go down if the abortion bill was not included.

But the state Assembly went ahead and approved a previous version of the women's equality act that includes the abortion provision, plus the nine other measures, in one single bill.

«The Log Cabin Republicans announced Tuesday that the GOP's New York leadership in both the state senate and assembly are going to allow Republican legislators to make «conscience votes» on Gov. David Paterson's marriage - equality bill rather than pressuring party members to vote against it, giving the legislation a much stronger likelihood of picking up Republican votes in both chambers.

«At a time when we have serious concerns about what is going on in Washington, DC, Governor Cuomo has proven that you can govern effectively, and advance progressive change in a unifying manner,» said RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, in a statement at the time, touting Cuomo's progressive accomplishments including the passage of the state's marriage equality bill, paid family leave, and a $ 15 minimum wage, among other things.

But does Bill C - 16 go far enough in undoing the Harper government's damage to equality rights in Canada?