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Bill Siksay was born on 11 March, 1955 in Oshawa, Ontario, is a Canadian politician. Discover Bill Siksay's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 11 March 1955
Birthday 11 March
Birthplace Oshawa, Ontario
Nationality Ontario

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1955

William Livingstone Siksay (born March 11, 1955) is a Canadian politician.

1978

Receiving his high school diploma from McLaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Oshawa, Ontario, Siksay attended Victoria College at the University of Toronto, graduating with a BA in 1978.

He then enrolled in the MDiv programme at the Vancouver School of Theology at the University of British Columbia, studying as a candidate to be a congregational minister in the United Church of Canada.

He was one of the first people to come out as gay or lesbian in the process of his ordination and helped start the debate in the church on the ordination and commissioning of openly gay or lesbian candidates.

He did not complete the programme and was not ordained.

Prior to running for elected office, he was constituency assistant to Svend Robinson for over 18 years.

1997

He also ran in the 1997 election in the riding of Vancouver Centre, but lost to incumbent Hedy Fry.

2004

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) who represented the British Columbia riding of Burnaby—Douglas for the New Democratic Party from 2004 to 2011.

Siksay was born in Oshawa, Ontario, to parents Patricia and William Siksay.

When Robinson resigned the Burnaby—Douglas seat in April 2004 due to a controversy around his theft of a piece of jewellery, Siksay won the nomination to replace Robinson as the NDP candidate in the upcoming election, and won the riding in the 2004 federal election on June 28.

With his election, Siksay became the first openly gay non-incumbent man to be elected to Canada's House of Commons.

All of the previous MPs to come out as gay (Robinson, Libby Davies, Réal Ménard and Scott Brison) came out after they were elected, and Mario Silva came out in a Toronto Star profile shortly after the 2004 election.

In the NDP Shadow Cabinet, Siksay was critic for Ethics, Access to Information and Privacy, and for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues; the NDP's was the only shadow cabinet with this latter position.

He was previously critic for Citizenship and Immigration, and then for Canadian Heritage and Housing.

2005

In May 2005, Siksay introduced a bill to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression.

He reintroduced the bill in the next parliament.

2006

In January 2006, Siksay was re-elected to the Burnaby—Douglas seat with a slightly increased plurality, with a margin of 2.5% (versus 2% in 2004).

2008

He was again re-elected by a narrow margin in the 2008 election.

Bill Siksay was the only MP in Parliament to vote against the Tackling Violent Crime Act (Bill C-2), arguing that its provisions on the age of consent would harm LGBT youth.

2009

In May 2009 he introduced it again, with additional provisions to add gender identity and expression to the hate crimes provisions of the Criminal Code.

2010

By June 2010, the private member's bill (C-389) had proceeded to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, with little overt opposition from the Conservative Party of Canada minority government evident.

It passed at report stage by a vote of 143-131 on December 8, and passed at third reading by a vote of 143-135, in each case including members of all parties voting in favour.

On December 16, 2010, Siksay announced that he would not run again in the subsequent election.

2011

His seat was retained for the New Democrats by Kennedy Stewart in the 2011 federal election.

2014

On July 2, 2014, Siksay began as working as the administrative assistant to the bishop of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, Melissa M. Skelton, who retired February 28, 2021.

After Skelton's retirement, Siksay continued to serve the new bishop of the diocese, John Stephens, and the executive archdeacon of the diocese, Douglas Fenton.

He resides in Burnaby with his partner, the Reverend Brian Burke, and remains an active member of the United Church of Canada.