Mr. Thwaites, 55, has been invited by the government to watch the apology from the gallery in the House of Commons in Ottawa. Lawyers for the plaintiffs in those cases met with their government counterparts on Monday to see if an agreement could be reached before Mr. Trudeau apologizes. Among the diplomats who were caught up in it was Orde Morton, who joined the foreign affairs department in 1964, was posted to Brazil and then led a review of Canada’s policies in Latin America ordered by the elder Mr. Trudeau. Mr. Morton was told that because he was gay, he was a security risk and would never be promoted. But he is participating in the lawsuit and says the government owes everyone caught up in the purge an apology.

Source: New York Times November 21, 2017 20:37 UTC