July 11 Ottawa Prime Minister Pierre […]

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1973-07-11

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July 11 Ottawa Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau confirmed in the House of Commons that suspected homosexuality was one of the factors considered by the government before clearing any federal employee to handle classified documents. Trudeau made the disclosure in response to a series of questions on security asked earlier by Erik Nielsen (PC-Yukon). Gay groups across Canada opposed this policy and sent letters of protest to local members of Parliament, Solicitor-General Warren Allmand, and Prime Minister Trudeau.

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Ottawa

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Warren Allmand Erik Nielsen Pierre Trudeau

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Liberal-Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative party of Canada, Conservative Party of Canada

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Michael Merrill, "Discrimination Canada," Gay Tide 1 (October 1973): 4,"Homosexuals, Unstable Kept from Secrets: P.M.," Toronto Star, four star ed., 12 July 1973, p, 77;George Hislop, "From the President's Pen," Back/Chat Newsletter 3 (August 1973): 2;Charles C. Hill, "Security Rule Seen as Unfair to Homosexuals" (letter), Ottawa Citizen, 17 July 1973, p. 6;"Canada Gays Protest Admitted Bias Policy," Advocate (Los Angeles), no, 119 (1973), p. 9;

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Erik Nielsen

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