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PS unions welcome forthcoming apology to LGBTQ Canadians, want involvement in consultations

'Can it get better? Yes…That’s why we have more work to do,' said the federal government’s special adviser on LGBTQ2 issues, Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, who announced on Wednesday that the government would issue a formal apology to LGBTQ2 Canadians by the end of 2017.

The government's special adviser on LGBTQ2 issues, Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, wears a multi-coloured tie at the first rainbow flag-raising on the Hill on June 1, 2016. He is joined by fellow gay Liberal MPs, from left, Scott Brison and Rob Oliphant, and New Democrat MPs Sheri Benson and Randall Garrison. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

May 18, 2017

The forthcoming federal apology to Canadians who were persecuted by the government in the past because of their sexuality has been a long time coming, but more still must be done to prevent future discrimination, say the largest federal public service unions. On Wednesday, the International Day A...

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