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October 12 Vancouver During a […]

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1972-10-12

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October 12 Vancouver During a campaign stop at the University of British Columbia, federal Urban Affairs minister Ron Basford was questioned by Maurice Flood of GATE (Vancouver) concerning the Liberal party's stance on age of consent and immigration laws relating to homosexuals. Basford replied that the party would not support lowering the age of consent for homosexuals from twenty-one to eighteen years, the age of consent for heterosexuals.

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University of British ColumbiaVancouver

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Maurice J. FloodRon Basford

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Liberal Party of CanadaGay Alliance toward Equality GATE Vancouver

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Michael Merrill and Randy Notte, "Gay Rights" (letter), Ubyssey (Univ. of British Columbia), 17 October 1972, p. 4."Basford Rapped on 'Disregard' for Homosexuals," Vancouver Sun, four star ed., 13 October 1972, p. 23;
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