Question Period Note: 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument

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Reference number:
PCH-2024-QP00068
Date received:
May 2, 2024
Organization:
Canadian Heritage
Name of Minister:
St-Onge, Pascale (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of Canadian Heritage

Issue/Question:

2SLGBTQI+ National Monument

Suggested Response:

The 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument will memorialize the historic discrimination against 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians, including during the period known as the LGBT Purge.

Background:

The LGBT Purge took place in Canada from the 1950s to the mid-1990s. During this time, LGBT members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the federal public service were systemically discriminated against, harassed, and often fired as a matter of policy and sanctioned practice.

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