Lethbridge council voted Monday to support banning conversion therapy in the city, following in the steps of other Alberta municipalities.
Acting Mayor Jeff Carlson and Councillor Rob Miyashiro brought forward a motion, which council voted to split into two parts — a vote to ask the provincial government to ban the practice and a vote to direct administration to draft a bylaw banning the practice in the city.
The first motion, to ask the province to ban conversion therapy, passed unanimously. The second, to direct administration to draft a bylaw, passed 7-2, with Councillor Blaine Hyggen and Councillor Joe Mauro voting against.
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