{"id":922898,"date":"2026-10-06T15:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/922898\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:08:20","slug":"with-ottawas-lgbtq-funding-set-to-end-next-spring-groups-urge-ottawa-extend-scope-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/922898\/","title":{"rendered":"With Ottawa\u2019s LGBTQ+ funding set to end next spring, groups urge Ottawa extend scope \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

OTTAWA \u2013 Groups serving LGBTQ+ people are urging the Carney government to extend funding and programming aimed at growing mental health and security concerns.<\/p>\n

The Trudeau government in 2022 launched an action plan to support LGBTQ+ Canadians, such as funding security at Pride parades and boosting research programs.<\/p>\n

That programming is set to expire next spring, and Egale Canada says there are rising needs as minorities face online threats and new provincial policies affecting transgender youth.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeople carry a rainbow flag as they take part in the Toronto Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Sammy Kogan<\/p>\n

Sen. Kristopher Wells says the Liberal government should put dollars behind its pledge to not abandon sexual and gender minorities, and expand existing programming to account for rising threats.<\/p>\n

The Dignity Network coalition says Canada needs to speak out for people abroad facing repression.<\/p>\n

Ottawa has been silent about raids on LGBTQ+ groups in Turkey, a country Canada is in negotiations with for a new trade deal.<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OTTAWA \u2013 Groups serving LGBTQ+ people are urging the Carney government to extend funding and programming aimed at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":922899,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-922898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=922898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/922899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=922898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=922898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}