TORONTO, Ontario — The Accepting Schools Act, an anti-bullying measure also known as Bill 13, passed through the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on Tuesday by a vote of 65-36.

The bill, introduced by the Liberal Party led by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, was opposed by Progressive Conservatives, anti-gay groups, Catholic educators and church leaders because it would require all provincial schools, including the parochial institutions, to allow students to call anti-homophobia clubs “gay-straight alliances.”