Oliver Bedard, February 2020

Title of Oral History: Oliver Bedard, February 2020
Abstract: Oliver Bedard is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto and served as an Executive director of OUT@UTM from 2012 to 2013. As an activist on the Mississauga campus, he volunteered himself to support LGBTQ issues and was involved in community planning. In this interview Bedardfocuses on the political, economic, and social issues that affect the Peel region as well as Canada as a whole. Educational governing, Transgender barriers and social discrimination were all topics that were brought up throughout the interview. Bedard also shares his thoughts on the recent historical oppression of the LGBTQ community, especially during the 1980s.
Name of Narrator: Oliver Bedard
Names of Interviewer Team: George Hamilton, interviewer; Richard Ribeiro, tech; Andrew Marinangeli, tech.
Date of Interview: 2020-02-28
Oral History Interview: Oral History Interview
Location that the Narrator is discussing: Mississauga, ON, Canada
The time frame described in the interview.: 2000s, 2010s
file format: MP4
Length: 58 min
Copyright holder: Oliver Bedard
CC license: CC BY-NC