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OTTAWA, November 20, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will formally apologize November 28 in the House of Commons on behalf of the Canadian government for alleged past discrimination against “homosexual, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirited individuals.”
Trudeau tweeted on Sunday:
On November 28, the Government will offer a formal apology to LGBTQ2 Canadians in the House – for the persecution & injustices they have suffered, and to advance together on the path to equality & inclusion.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 19, 2017
Trudeau is expected to apologize to those individuals fired from the civil services or discharged from the military, according to Toronto Globe and Mail reporter John Ibbitson.
It’s anticipated the prime minister will also apologize to individuals the government convicted under former laws banning homosexual activity, and that he will pardon those convicted and expunge their criminal records.
But how much the Liberals will pay these individuals to compensate for this alleged discrimination hasn’t been settled, Toronto lawyer Douglas Elliott told Ibbitson.
Elliott launched a class action lawsuit in March against the federal government on behalf of LGBTQI individuals sacked from the civil service or kicked out of the
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