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“CELEBRATING ITHE 2SLGBTOIA+ Oakville Beaver | EQUALITY AN ESSENTIAL PART OF BEING CANADIAN, WRITES ANITA ANAND ANITA ANAND Column June marks the start o of Pride season. Seeing Pride flag raised at oe town hall and schools across Halton has been a welcome sight. 1 enjoy our redible schedule of events, from Drag Brunches to Halton Pride Fest! As I take this time to re- flect on the fight for equal rights, I'm grateful to be ity. fe banned conversion therapy, and Health Cana- da approved the Can: adian Blood Services’ submissi- on to end the blood ban for men who have sex with me: We protected gender identity and gender ex- We expunged the records of people convicted of con- sensual same-sex sexual € activity. Last summer, we 2 launched Canada's first g federal 2SLGBTQIA+ Ac- ane me y portfolio as Min- insideh: COMMUNITY ister of National Defence, we have also launched a transformational Canadi- in Armed Forces Positive Space Initiative to better promote a safe and inclu- sive environment for all. Forme past discriminatory poli- cies can now access sup- rt. Pride Citation to eligible current and former mili- tary members. In 2023, we're seeing a rise in anti-2SLGBTQIA+ laws worldwide, increas violence against trans people, and threats to safe- ty at Pride parades. That's why we're - viding up to $1.5 ‘million to Pride organizations na- tionwide for increased se- curity measures at pa- rades and other events this year. We will continue to do our part in supporting and protecting Trans Canadi- ans. are also partner- ing with the non-profit or- ganization Rainbow Rail- road to rotect LGBTQIA+ refugees and welcome them to Canada. While we may have much Promos to cele- ide season, these ators and our con- versations with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community must continue to build a better, more inclusive fu- ture for everyone. Happy Pride! Anita Anand is the MP for Oakville and the Min- ister of National Defence. she can be reached at anita.anand@parl.gc.ca. TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT INSIDEHALTON.COM SNAPSHOT Jaquibe Inyomouf photo A fox explores a trail along Upper Middle Road. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. BUSINESS'S FAILURE HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSIFICATION INVESTING TOO HEAVILY IN ONE THING RISKY, WRITES PETER WATSON A well-known business that raised money from pri- vate investors and lent that money to companies has been in receivership for ap- proximately two years. During the good times, this business managed billion for 26,000 investors. Now it is estimated that most of that investment will be lost. Investors have an ad- vantage. There are thou- sands of different invest- ents you can choose from. There is no need to overweight your position in ay one investment. means if one in- vestnant you own has a re- PETER WATSON Column markable increase in val- ue, only part of your port- folio will benefit. If that company fails, you will limit your loss. Limiting losses is the starting point in the con- struction of an investment portfolio. Some companies have poor financial perfor- mance for their investors. Some of these companies could go bankrupt. There is no reason to overweight a position regardless how confident you are about a specific opportunity. ABOUT This newspaper, published every Metroland Media Group Utd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family ‘of newspapers is comprise publications across Ontario. This newspaper isa meraber ofthe National NewsMe« ouncil. He newspaper and, if not satisfied, ite The National NewsMedia Council, Suite rn i Yonge St., Toro1 forot Phone: 416- Sa 961 : www.mediacouncil.ca nnc Aocna Funded by be ‘orate | Canada insidehalton@metroland.com com/OakvilleBeav @OakvilleBeaver WHO WE ARE Vice President, Editorial Lee Ann Waterman Metroland Editor-In-Chief Paul Berton Regional aneral Manager Jason Pehor Director ofc Content ee Ann Waterman Regional Managing Editor Catherine O'Hara Managing Editor Karen Miceli Director of Distribution Charlene Hall Circulation Manager ma im Directors of Advertising Cindi Campbell and is an im- portant strategy to avoida significant loss in one in- vestment. Peter Watson is regis- tered with Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI) to provide investment advice. Investment products are provided by ACPI. ACPI is member of the Invest- ment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. 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