Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. They will also be eligible for financial compensation ranging up to 150,000 Canadian dollars for those who experienced severe psychological and physical harm. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBecause many victims have died, 15 million Canadian dollars has been allocated for an array of reconciliatory and memorial measures in their honor. These will include the construction of a national monument in Ottawa and educational programs on the history of discrimination against gay and transgender people. Simon Thwaites, 55, lost his house and livelihood after he was forced out of the Canadian military in 1989 because he was gay.

Source: New York Times November 28, 2017 20:53 UTC