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A leading advocate for transgender rights is expressing confidence that Bill C-16, which would significantly strengthen legal protections for gender identity and expression, will win committee and Senate approval now that the landmark legislation has easily passed second reading in the House of Commons.
Twenty-three Centretown church congregations banded together to host the first annual walkathon in support of the Centretown Emergency Food Centre — a fundraising effort sorely needed after the centre’s support of government-sponsored Syrian refugees this year left it struggling to meet the spike in demand.
Athletes and coaches from the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games were honoured in Ottawa this week at a House of Commons ceremony and a reception hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Parliamentary Reading Room.
During what was, at times, a boisterous, 23-minute standing ovation, more than 250 of Canada’s best and brightest Olympic and Paralympic athletes marched through the House, greeted by MPs and stopping one-by-one to shake hands and snap-up selfies with Trudeau.
The federal government is bringing some financial relief to thousands of Canadian students facing heavy post-graduation loan payments.