The gay rights group Egale held their second annual gala at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. The gala honoured TD bank CEO Ed Clark with a leadership award. The night raised money for the programs to battle homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools. Below, Tory Senator Nancy Ruth (left) and singer Carole Pope.
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CBC anchor Andrew Nichols (left) and Salah Bachir.
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Senator Linda Frum (right) and her husband Howard Sokolowski.
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Former New Zealand MP Georgina Beyer (left) and NDP leader Jack Layton.
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Layon and his wife, Toronto MP Olivia Chow.
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Comedian and MC Elvira Kurt.
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Tim Thompson (left) and TD bank CEO Ed Clark.
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Youth activist Jeremy Dyer.
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Tory senators Nancy Ruth (left) and Linda Frum.
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Political strategist Jaime Watt (right) with gay rights lawyer Doug Elliott.
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Patrick O’Reilly (left), Chief Operating Officer at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, and Andrew Chang, Chief Operating Officer at the gay and lesbian newspaper Xtra!
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Toronto Liberal MPP Glen Murray.
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Egale executive director Helen Kennedy (left) and Georgina Beyer.
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Kennedy with Carlyle Jansen.
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Kennedy with Liberal MP Mario Silva.
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Silva and Toronto city council candidate Ken Chan.
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Silva and Rev. Brent Hawkes.
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Silva and Aaron GlynWilliams.
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Hawkes with Liberal MP Rob Oliphant.
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Tom Decker, LGBT Liaison Officer for the Toronto Police, and Tracey Sandilands, Executive Director of Pride Toronto.
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Lawyer Mark Warner.
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Egale volunteer Mais Lee.
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Egale’s Alex Duffy (right).
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El-Farouk Khaki (right) and Troy Jackson.
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Michael Pihach from IN Toronto Magazine (right).
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Elvira Kurt and Carole Pope kiss to raise money.
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The food.
