Canada votes to ban LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’

Conservatives joined Liberals in unanimous vote, prompting applause in House of Commons

Canadian lawmakers have passed a motion banning the discredited practice of conversion therapy", in a rare show of unanimity in the country's parliament.

A surprise motion on Wednesday by the opposition Conservatives to fast-track the legislation prompted applause in the House of Commons. A handful of Liberal cabinet ministers hugged their Conservative colleagues after the vote.