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September 7 Ottawa, Ontario […]

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1976-09-07

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September 7 Ottawa, Ontario Solicitor General John MacBeth rejected calls for a public inquiry into the conduct of Ottawa police in their investigation of the 1975 "Ottawa Sex Scandal" case. Members of GO, the Ottawa Citizen, and MPPs Michael Cassidy (NDP) and Albert Roy (Liberal) had been pressing for a public examination of the Ottawa police in prosecuting the users of the male prostitution service.

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Ottawa

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Albert RoyMichael CassidyJohn MacBeth

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Liberal Party of CanadaNew Democratic PartyGays of Ottawa Gays d'Ottawa GO, Gays of Ottawa Gais de L'Outaouais GOOttawa Police Service

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Ottawa Citizen

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Ken Popert, "Solicitor General Evades Questions, Rejects Public Inquiry," Body Politic, no. 27 (1976), pp. 4–5."Politics & Gays: No Inquiry," GO Info, 3, no. 5 (October–November 1976): 4