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From YouTube: OCT 24 2022 Statements Elenore Sturko
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
This
year,
October
2022
marks
the
30th
anniversary
of
that
Landmark
Court
ruling,
which
is
considered
to
be
the
beginning
of
the
end
of
the
LGBT
Purge.
It
was
a
case
which
set
precedence
for
many
other
positive
changes
in
Canada
with
respect
to
equality
and
ending
discrimination
based
on
sexual
orientation.
A
Two
weeks
ago,
Michelle
Douglas
met
with
members
on
both
sides
of
the
house
and
shared
her
story.
It
was
a
tremendous
opportunity
to
reflect
on
the
history
of
LGBT
people
in
Canada
and
here
at
home,
in
British
Columbia,
thanks
to
the
courage
of
Canadians
like
Michelle
Douglas,
our
country
and
our
Province
have
advanced
human
rights.
Inequality
for
LGBT
people,
Canada's
Purge,
is
a
dark
chapter
in
our
history.
A
However,
as
each
of
us
reflect
upon
our
past,
we
can
also
reflect
with
a
sense
of
the
success
that
we've
achieved
together
in
seeing
how
far
we've
come
to
be
an
inclusive
Society.
From
a
time
when
LGBT
people
were
purged
to
a
time
where
each
of
us
has
the
codified
right
to
serve
our
country
and
our
Province
I
ask
that
members
of
this
house
join
me
in
recognizing
this
important
anniversary.