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New Brunswick legislature latest to fly rainbow flag during Olympics

The rainbow flag flies over city hall alongside the Olympic flag in Montreal on Feb. 7, 2014.
The rainbow flag flies over city hall alongside the Olympic flag in Montreal on Feb. 7, 2014. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press

FREDERICTON – New Brunswick is the latest province to raise a rainbow flag outside its legislature during the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Energy Minister Craig Leonard says it’s important for the government to show that it believes in equality among all.

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Several Canadian cities — including Fredericton, Halifax, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton and St. John’s, N.L. — have also hoisted rainbow flags outside of city halls and legislatures.

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