Randall Garrison
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Exiting MPs share their views on the state of politics: ‘Toxic atmosphere’Exiting MPs from all three major national parties agree that the current state of politics has grown increasingly adversarial, but the tone of debate can still be calmed.CanadaDec 29, 2023
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How a rise in anti-LGBTQ2 hate adds to the challenges for queer politiciansWhen LGBTQ political representation may be needed most, advocates and politicians say increased hostility and polarization are pushing queer people away from Parliament Hill.CanadaJun 8, 2023
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Canada election results: Esquimalt–Saanich–SookeNew Democrat Randall Garrison has represented the riding of Esquimalt–Saanich–Sooke in Ottawa since 2011. In 2019, he won with 34.1 per cent of the vote.PoliticsAug 15, 2021
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Opposition parties blame Trudeau government for ‘chaos’ in Canadian militaryPaul Wynnyk's departure as vice-chief of the defence staff, effective Aug. 9, is the latest blow to the Canadian military, whose top ranks have been in a perpetual state of upheaval since Mark Norman was suspended as second-in-command.CanadaJul 10, 2019
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China tried to block Canadian diplomats from Tibet for years: Stephane DionDion said that while China has never denied a request by a high-level diplomat to visit Tibet, it has put up roadblocks, including delays in approving travel requests and shadowing Canadians while there.CanadaOct 5, 2016
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Orlando shooting: Gay MPs shocked, saddened and ‘shattered’ by massacreThe six openly gay members of Canada's House of Commons have expressed their shock and anger at the deaths of dozens of people in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, and are calling for tolerance and solidarity in the wake of the massacre.CanadaJun 14, 2016
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Michelle Rempel credits NDP MP for helping change her mind on transgender billMichelle Rempel says a lot has changed in the three years since she voted against a proposed bill that would have made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender identity of expression.CanadaMay 17, 2016
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Canada is getting a trans rights bill next weekJustice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould will introduce legislation making gender identity a prohibited ground for discrimination in Canada's Human Rights Act and make it an identifiable group protected from hate crimes.CanadaMay 13, 2016
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Transgender people still not counted in Canada’s hate crimes dataA bill to add gender identity to Canada's Criminal Code and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was killed in the Senate last year. The new Justice Minister has been tasked with reviving it.CanadaApr 13, 2016
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MPs in Ottawa defend Tom Mulcair as NDP interim leaderTom Mulcair lost a crucial vote of confidence this weekend at the NDP's convention in Edmonton, but you wouldn't know it on Parliament Hill Monday.CanadaApr 11, 2016
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