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An admitted series of psychological tests to determine homosexuality within the Canadian Government from to . The Fruit Machine was in those times used as a literal Gaydar to expel the known gay population from Civil Services such as the countries police and Air Force.
Cold War Blackmail
Canada’s viewpoint was that being homosexual was a character defect and cause for worry thinking that they would be more likely inclined to commit espionage on behalf of the Soviets. This was a focal point of contention that being gay would be such a serious and detrimental national security risk. It led up to a continued year long period of “Gay Purges”. People feared loss of their jobs, imprisonment, and of life itself. In Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized for the policies and guaranteed a $ million settlement for affected Canadians.