On Thursday August 17, 2017, Randy Boissonnault, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ2 issues, delivered remarks at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival.
On Thursday August 15, 2017, Randy Boissonnault, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ2 issues, delivered remarks at National Conference on LGBTTIQA2S Human Rights.
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Thank you very much for that introduction. Ladies and gentlemen, it is a privilege for me to be here with you today and take part in this fabulous conference on behalf of the Government of Canada and the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, whom we just heard from via video.
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Toronto, OntarioJuly 28, 2017Thank you very much, Anil [Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada], for that kind introduction. And I want to thank Environics Analytics for hosting us today.
Memory institutions such as libraries and archives represent not only safety, but freedom. Freedom to think and to question, to create and, of course, to disagree. This freedom is at the heart of a democratic society. And there is no better sanctuary than freedom itself.
Gilakas’la. Thank you for the very generous introduction. Thank you to Justice Sharpe and the Canadian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies for inviting me to present as part of the 2017 Cambridge Lectures. I want to acknowledge all of the dignitaries, students, scholars, and members of the public that are here today. I am very pleased to bring greetings on behalf of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau.