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Openly gay Liberal MPs Randy Boissonnault, Scott Brison and Seamus O’Regan turned out to lend their support to a successful benefit night for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, held Wednesday at the Schad upscale clothing and footwear boutique on Sussex Drive.
From left, Jason Sordi, Kyle Winters, Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, Michael Gennis and Shawn Hewson at the ByWard Social for CANFAR, held at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
Organizers of the ByWard Social were delighted to see ticket sales gain last-minute momentum, leading to a packed store of supporters, including Sheila O’Gorman and Tara Shields, organizers of the annual spring luncheon for CANFAR.
CANFAR supporter Sheila O’Gorman with Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, special advisor to the prime minister on LGBTQ2 issues, at the ByWard Social fundraiser held at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
On hand was store co-owner Chantal Biro-Schad. She and Ottawa visual artist Heidi Conrod were a walking art gallery that night as they donned dresses designed by Montreal-based Art-A-Porter, showcasing Conrod’s artwork.
From left, Chantal Biro-Schad of Schad boutique and Ottawa visual artist Heidi Conrod, both in dresses featuring Conrod’s art, by Montreal-based Art-A-Porter, at the ByWard Social for CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) held Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
The evening was co-chaired by real estate agent Michael Gennis and RBC branch manager Jason Sordi, who presented a $5,000 cheque on behalf of the bank.
Seamus O’Regan, Liberal MP from Newfoundland and Labrador, is flanked by event co-chairs Michael Gennis, left, and Jason Sordi at the ByWard Social for CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) held Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive.
Toronto-based Bustle Clothing, represented by its dapper creative director, Shawn Hewson, sold limited-edition pairs of patterned and colourful men’s socks, called Safe Sox, with all proceeds going to CANFAR.
Currently, there are 75,000 people in Canada living with HIV, with affected people now living longer but having to struggle with the complications associated with the virus, according to CANFAR vice-president and COO Kyle Winters.
From left, Kyle Winters from CANFAR, Shawn Hewson of Bustle Clothing and Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan show off their Safe Sox socks by Bustle Clothing in support of CANFAR, during a fundraiser held at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
Over the past 30 years, the charitable foundation has invested $20 million in research initiatives. Yet, its mission is also to educate the public and to raise awareness over HIV prevention. Young gay men run a higher risk for becoming infected due to unsafe sex.
As he slipped on a pair of Safe Sox, the metaphorical meaning wasn’t lost on Boissonnault, the brand new special advisor to the prime minister on LGBTQ2 issues. “If it’s a simple as putting on a sock, then we need to make sure that message gets to every young person in this country,” the MP for Edmonton Centre told the room.
Brison, president of the Treasury Board, was among the speakers to express his pride in how far Canada has come on LGBTQ issues. Homosexuality wasn’t decriminalized until 1968, one year after he was born. “To put it in perspective, I lived a year as a criminal,” said Brison as laughter nearly drowned out his follow-up joke: “I was non-practising.”
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From left, Jason Sordi, Kyle Winters, Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, Michael Gennis and Shawn Hewson at the ByWard Social for CANFAR, held at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
Organizers of the ByWard Social were delighted to see ticket sales gain last-minute momentum, leading to a packed store of supporters, including Sheila O’Gorman and Tara Shields, organizers of the annual spring luncheon for CANFAR.
CANFAR supporter Sheila O’Gorman with Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, special advisor to the prime minister on LGBTQ2 issues, at the ByWard Social fundraiser held at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
On hand was store co-owner Chantal Biro-Schad. She and Ottawa visual artist Heidi Conrod were a walking art gallery that night as they donned dresses designed by Montreal-based Art-A-Porter, showcasing Conrod’s artwork.
From left, Chantal Biro-Schad of Schad boutique and Ottawa visual artist Heidi Conrod, both in dresses featuring Conrod’s art, by Montreal-based Art-A-Porter, at the ByWard Social for CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) held Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
The evening was co-chaired by real estate agent Michael Gennis and RBC branch manager Jason Sordi, who presented a $5,000 cheque on behalf of the bank.
Seamus O’Regan, Liberal MP from Newfoundland and Labrador, is flanked by event co-chairs Michael Gennis, left, and Jason Sordi at the ByWard Social for CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) held Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive.
Toronto-based Bustle Clothing, represented by its dapper creative director, Shawn Hewson, sold limited-edition pairs of patterned and colourful men’s socks, called Safe Sox, with all proceeds going to CANFAR.
Currently, there are 75,000 people in Canada living with HIV, with affected people now living longer but having to struggle with the complications associated with the virus, according to CANFAR vice-president and COO Kyle Winters.
From left, Kyle Winters from CANFAR, Shawn Hewson of Bustle Clothing and Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan show off their Safe Sox socks by Bustle Clothing in support of CANFAR, during a fundraiser held at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
Over the past 30 years, the charitable foundation has invested $20 million in research initiatives. Yet, its mission is also to educate the public and to raise awareness over HIV prevention. Young gay men run a higher risk for becoming infected due to unsafe sex.
As he slipped on a pair of Safe Sox, the metaphorical meaning wasn’t lost on Boissonnault, the brand new special advisor to the prime minister on LGBTQ2 issues. “If it’s a simple as putting on a sock, then we need to make sure that message gets to every young person in this country,” the MP for Edmonton Centre told the room.
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From left, Jason Sordi, Kyle Winters, Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, Michael Gennis and Shawn Hewson at the ByWard Social for CANFAR, held at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Seamus O'Regan, Liberal MP from Newfoundland and Labrador, is flanked by event co-chairs Michael Gennis, left, and Jason Sordi at the ByWard Social for CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) held Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Kyle Winters from CANFAR with Maxime St-Pierre, Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan, Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault and Shawn Hewson from Bustle Clothing at the ByWard Social for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, held at Schad boutique on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
CANFAR supporter Sheila O'Gorman with Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, special advisor to the prime minister on LGBTQ2 issues, at the ByWard Social fundraiser held at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Kyle Winters from CANFAR, Shawn Hewson of Bustle Clothing and Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan show off their Safe Sox socks by Bustle Clothing in support of CANFAR, during a fundraiser held at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Cindy Harrison, Pam Murray and Sarah Baxter were among the attendees of the ByWard Social fundraiser held for CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) at Schad boutique in the ByWard Market on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Chantal Biro-Schad, co-owner of Schad boutique, with Thierry Charlebois of Montreal-based Art-A-Porter and Ottawa visual artist Heidi Conrod, in dresses featuring Conrod's artwork, at the ByWard Social for CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) held Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Chantal Biro-Schad of Schad boutique and Ottawa visual artist Heidi Conrod, both in dresses featuring Conrod's art, by Montreal-based Art-A-Porter, at the ByWard Social for CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) held Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, newly appointed special advisor to the prime minister on LGBTQ2 issues, tries on his new pair of Safe Sox -- with all proceeds of sales going to CANFAR -- at the ByWard Social in support of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, held at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, event co-chair Michael Gennis welcomes Ottawa lawyer Ted Mann and Robert Borden to the ByWard Social for CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) held at Schad boutique on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan (St. John's South-Mount Pearl) slips on a pair of Safe Sox, being sold during a fundraiser in support of CANFAR, held at Schad boutique in the ByWard Market on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Véronique Soucy, who's seeking the nomination for the Liberal federal riding of Ottawa-Vanier, with ByWard Market business owners Mandy Gosewich of Stunning! fashion accessories store and Paper Papier owners and life partners Andrew Hay and Gary Stern at a fundraiser for CANFAR, held Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Schad boutique on Sussex Drive. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Schad boutique on Sussex Drive was buzzing during its ByWard Social fundraiser for CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) held Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen-
Brison, president of the Treasury Board, was among the speakers to express his pride in how far Canada has come on LGBTQ issues. Homosexuality wasn’t decriminalized until 1968, one year after he was born. “To put it in perspective, I lived a year as a criminal,” said Brison as laughter nearly drowned out his follow-up joke: “I was non-practising.”
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