An associate dean at the University of New Brunswick said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's apology to the LGBT community is an important first step in redressing a historical wrong. Dr. Carmen Poulin was in Ottawa on Tuesday where Trudeau apologized to civil servants and military members who endured discrimination and injustice based on their sexual orientation. She said Trudeau's apology is just the start of compensating those individuals for the persecution they endured. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a formal apology to individuals harmed by federal legislation, policies, and practices that led to the oppression of and discrimination against LGBT people in Canada. Poulin said the apology needs to be comprehensive and records that identified LGBT members as criminals need to be expunged.

Source: CBC News November 29, 2017 12:00 UTC