“I was truly overwhelmed,” said Elliott, who sat in the gallery alongside his husband and partner of 41 years. OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formally apologized for the “tragic act of discrimination” that saw hundreds of civil servants the target of a decades-long “witch hunt” because of their sexual orientation. They lost dignity, lost careers, and had their dreams, and indeed, their lives, shattered,” Trudeau said. Trudeau brought his two eldest children, Xavier and Ella-Grace, to the Commons where they squirmed in the gallery as he read the apology. Scheer urged the government to continue to speak up against regimes that repress the rights of LGBTQ people, naming Iran and Russia.

Source: thestar November 28, 2017 17:48 UTC