Liberal backbench MPs joined forces with opposition parties Wednesday evening to reject attempts by the government to gut a genetic discrimination bill, overwhelmingly passing the legislation into law and defying the wishes of cabinet. Only four Liberal backbenchers sided with the government, a rare display of disunity within the Grit ranks. The bill would also allow people to refuse to disclose the results of a genetic test to anybody. As previously reported by CBC News Tuesday, Anna Gainey, president of the federal Liberals, penned a letter during the last election promising protections against genetic discrimination if elected. "That is the recommendation we had and the government position is to vote against that particular ... element in the bill."

Source: CBC News March 08, 2017 20:46 UTC