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Top issues? He disposed of cases in a way that sat well with the people of Nitassinan. He did it by tempering the law with compassion. He would do anything to keep an Innu from going to jail. Through the influence of his father, and a few serendipitous twists of fate, Seamus got the chance to do something about it. So I applied and ended up being accepted.
It was about Indigenous participation in large-scale resource developments. When he attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, he wondered if the gay students he met there occupied a place that he could share.
But none of that was me. So I thought there was no fit. His drinking steadily increased. He struggled with the root cause of his addiction.
And then there had been the day when his parents left Seamus and his brother with their grandmother, to make a special trip by themselves. He told me to own it, wear it, and hold my head up. And I think I made him proud. That is such an important thing when you love your father as much as I loved him. The epiphany that took him to personal happiness came at a party in downtown Toronto, where Seamus met Steve Doussis, who worked in the restaurant business.
The couple eventually got married on July 9, in Port Rexton, Newfoundland. But the next weekend, we had a blow-out party that lasted for three days. I hosted the whole thing, and people came from across the country and all over the world.
There was a lot of star power on the streets of St. The finale of the wedding party took place at Middle Cove Beach, on a rare night in Newfoundland, 26 degrees C and windless. The revellers had been hit by a rogue wave. Luckily, another attendee, Stan Cook, dragged the waterlogged guests back to the beach. Someone ordered Venice pizza, and then a hastily deployed fireworks display provided the necessary distraction.
The near tragedy became just another part of an unforgettable night. But he does think that as a public figure, coming out helps more people than just the young men who worry about fitting in while feeling different, the way he had for so many years. There is often depression and anxiety in these matters. On Jan. His husband, immediate family, and the prime minister were completely supportive. The decision made him accept a problem he had downplayed, as well as realize where it came from.
In therapy they confronted me with it. I drank, everybody drank, I thought. I saw good people being let go with no prospects.
That triggered me — but really where it came from was repressing my sexuality. Since then, he has held two other cabinet posts — Indigenous services and now natural resources. Your home for the news shaping Canada's East Coast. Close Search.
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