FREDERICTON, Jan 14 (LSN) – Mayor Brad Woodside of Fredericton is facing a board of inquiry on charges of discrimination based on sexual orientation. The New Brunswick government announced today that it has ordered a board of inquiry under the province’s Human Rights Act to investigate Woodside’s refusal to proclaim Gay Pride Week. A finding against Woodside may result in a hefty fine and make Woodside the third mayor persecuted under policies of enforced approval of homosexuality. Similar cases in recent years in the Ontario cities of Hamilton and London resulted in fines of $5,000 and $10,000 respectively.
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