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British Columbia LGBTQ people and culture
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Correspondence, clippings, and notes regarding pension benefits for same sex couples

File contains materials relating to both provincial and federal supreme court rulings relating to spousal benefits for same-sex couples. Materials include one report from Nova Scotia Member of Parliament Alexa McDonough dated May, 1998 regarding declining living standards and accompanying correspondence; clippings from the Cape Breton Post; correspondence; and one oversized meeting agenda and guidelines.

Clippings regarding anti-LGBT discrimination, same-sex spousal rights, legal appointments, LGBT social issues

File contains clippings collected by Ross Boutilier regarding anti-LGBT discrimination, same-sex spousal rights, legal appointments, and other LGBT social issues. Subjects covered by the clippings include acts of anti-LGBT discrimination in Wolfville, Queensland, and Shelburne, Nova Scotia, as well as Atlanta, Georgia; legal protections for same-sex spouses in British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia; child sexual abuse in Shelbourne; the appointment of Justice Ian Binnie to the Supreme Court of Canada; the appointment of Keith Norton as Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission; domestic abuse within the LGBT community; sex work in Nova Scotia; and other LGBT social issues.

Clipping, newsletter, and correspondence regarding re-election campaign of Member of Parliament Svend Robinson

File contains materials collected by Ross Boutilier relating to the re-election campaign of British Columbia Member of Parliament Svend Robinson. Materials include one newsletter from MP Robinson dated March, 1997; one photocopy of the article Svend under seige by Tom Yeung; and one letter from MP Robinson requesting donations.