On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered an apology in Parliament to LGBT people who were purged from government jobs during the Cold War. His apology coincided with the federal government’s decision to set aside $100 million to compensate victims of that discrimination as part of the settlement of a class-action lawsuit. The government has also introduced a bill — C-66 — that will allow people convicted of same-sex offences like buggery and gross indecency to have their criminal records cleared.
Trudeau’s speech was lauded as a humble beginning to a long over-due healing process.
