{"id":23347,"date":"2023-05-17T22:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T22:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=23347"},"modified":"2023-05-17T22:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T22:40:48","slug":"a-notable-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=23347","title":{"rendered":"a notable absence &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source:<\/em>    <em>iPolitics: Evening Bri<\/em>ef   May 17\/23   4:30pm ET<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liberal &amp; NDP Statements on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Court-Painter-Trudeau-portrait-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20291\" width=\"1000\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Court-Painter-Trudeau-portrait-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Court-Painter-Trudeau-portrait-1-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Court-Painter-Trudeau-portrait-1-768x564.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Everyone should be able to be who they are and love who they love, free from discrimination and hate\u2026 But people from the 2SLGBTQI+ community, particularly transgender people, are still facing a crisis of targeted violence in Canada and across the globe,&#8221;<strong> Prime Minister Justin Trudeau<\/strong> said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/singh-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4471\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/singh-1.jpg 542w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/singh-1-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 85vw, 542px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh<\/strong> said: &#8220;New Democrats recommit to standing up to hatred and discrimination wherever it occurs. Together, we can work towards ending bigotry against 2SLGBTQI+ people and create a world where everyone can be who they are and love who they love in safety and dignity.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, as of press time, there&#8217;d been no statement from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.<\/p>\n<cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/skippy-1-copy-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18543\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/skippy-1-copy-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/skippy-1-copy-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/skippy-1-copy-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/skippy-1-copy-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/skippy-1-copy.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IN other news from the self described aspiring future Prime Minister<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps he had scheduling conflicts? After all,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl9366.ipolitics.ca%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3DECbEMvHmP963RRaNmi6MEwuwcy7h7Xb-2Fgn7dbU0Adq39xW4co6NsFiuYQXbQdBRFdxeJVm1g3RmhmBnAO74p-2BvowDOnmXHHDWuLII5H22eFmEPv7nTVvpOtYg-2FtwQ7I6kdCT_FkrXEOscoVPkALLV7mCYiKUx9mOu5S5Cc7PXj8jubi8pGE0F4fWhhYO2vaVBNxWm0XIQHXZYvBLy7XIUhdUAQh8GZp2qqXBcelhMGLtOCcEQq-2B0XboaWS60x0ZscVd2ysRI23xC-2BhmmqYr2pgcTINyqgQrHlza13dvIxh7FC9BQnMI3xzzXb1P1lnRtlAsZxCLSR7hqG8pg8Pca6dnC7zNkiviSIK5GdQsa2mHX4W9Pg7C1Q6s2f3VwgJa4r4nHfFfOBOQWTKauh7NGnmeGM8eOOcDTeuzzEBaRjHlb5Icev6ahtJ27jdjqC2FjSe9JuFemS9-2FT122kh3Ce9A2CRpTPxcfFK90T3pR7ZUYO53xFet-2BZ9J0W-2FSs27Fb0tWVtCivB4zah57TRn4pEUJ2eZRUdHkbG4nfSd1bo5m-2BjT0ZPjy4ghuhumFDGYZvIdcPUvznER0DzuoW1CJZwnMbRKgdThf7yR91lUD46wkRY-2BQz2QEEMmZBU5dnM5PixPWwdO-2FMmlC2g1-2Bsp1SEhpClmw7fZPXxTP8hVVyujomsZ3IiCBknAGPvRz2nhcC6ZfKKRx8-2BVsR9MFU56dJLgi8WFjDWGnc9JvLUCckuaQmTk60GmxwDjdTAYksCI-2Btwe67B8wysTglbo6y6-2F3qZMcfFIu0jjNIkgP2x4CgGNea8K2kM-2FHluOJhEka-2BkVlMR0zzixu7iEyHHjsToqtUzoGauBOisaQjDStiu8LDu2k9-2B2ufy0-2BW2eq59Kg89WVhG0bMhNAgMq-2BUQIYqHIlmGTkx87NHhqFHLzZeblWbqpPNiTYThn2m1Cc-2B-2BHoUTFN8pBdRm0gS-2F7WTERCwtM19jMMIHwipYN9kNI95TT40ALILi6gKC-2Fpfrn0jKkLIEKnJ7yvW31Yko25dORl3OaoyuLLfriV-2FZhQGqU7AgxcnIy-2FuC2zRoE-3D&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C9ae61a8b69cc4900cb0208db57165f49%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638199525847244011%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HBi4R7yTcn6cuWzCh813Eo%2FKG2oEcD27bRcp3iBzWbM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">that&#8217;s the reason he&#8217;s declined to meet with David Johnston<\/a>, the special rapporteur on foreign interference appointed by the prime minister. Although the PM, as well as the leaders of the Bloc and NDP have met with Johnston, a spokesman for <strong>the self described aspiring  future Prime Minister and present Conservative Leader of the Opposition Pierre Poilievre <\/strong>said they couldn&#8217;t find a mutually convenient time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-Broken-PP-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21807\" width=\"1000\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-Broken-PP-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-Broken-PP-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-Broken-PP-1-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-Broken-PP-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21808\" width=\"1000\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-Broken-PP-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-Broken-PP-2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-Broken-PP-2-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Court Painter with portraits of a broken self described aspiring future prime minister<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: iPolitics: Evening Brief May 17\/23 4:30pm ET &#8220;Everyone should be able to be who they are and love who they love, free from discrimination and hate\u2026 But people from the 2SLGBTQI+ community, particularly transgender people, are still facing a crisis of targeted violence in Canada and across the globe,&#8221; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=23347\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;a notable absence &#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23347"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23359,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23347\/revisions\/23359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}