Act now!> Manage Print Subscription Sections Search Search nationalpost.com Perform search Share Share this Story: Canada to summon Russian ambassador over 'hateful' anti-LGBTQ tweets Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Subscribe My Account Subscribe Search nationalpost.com Perform search Subscribe FAQ My Account Manage My Subscriptions News National World PostPandemic Coronavirus True Crime Heroes of the Pandemic Object Lessons of a Pandemic Trade Posted Newsletter Archives Mortgages NP Comment Politics FIFA World Cup Post Picks More Life Shopping Essentials Horoscopes Business Essentials Health Homes Luxury Living Eating & Drinking Style Parenting Travel MoneyWise Canada The Logic Advice Special Sections Sponsored Play for Ontario Culture Books Celebrity Movies Music Theatre Television Sports Sports Betting NHL Baseball Basketball Football Soccer Golf Golf Videos Tennis The GrowthOp Puzzles Comics New York Times Crossword Remembering Place an Obituary Place an In Memoriam Classifieds Place an Ad Celebrations Shopping This Week's Flyers Working Financial Post Healthing Driving The GrowthOp Podcasts Newsletters E-Paper Profile Settings Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt Manage My Subscriptions Manage My Newsletters Customer Service FAQ Sign Out NewsNP CommentPoliticsFIFA World CupPost PicksPuzzlesComicsNew York Times CrosswordRememberingFinancial PostHealthingDrivingThe GrowthOpPodcastsNewslettersE-Paper Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Previous The truth in Xi's 'very naive' insult to Trudeau: Full Comment podcast Air Force charges senior officers over 'inappropriate' call sign for fighter pilot 'Kids could die': Doctors warn of escalating crisis at Canada's children's hospitals Rex Murphy: Trudeau's Emergencies Act theatre pure distraction Carson Jerema: Justin Trudeau stands firm against the rule of law Next Share this Story: Canada to summon Russian ambassador over 'hateful' anti-LGBTQ tweets Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics Canada Canada to summon Russian ambassador over 'hateful' anti-LGBTQ tweets 'Unsurprisingly, the Russians have once again chosen hateful propaganda' Author of the article: Christopher Nardi Publishing date: Nov 28, 2022 • 12 hours ago • 3 minute read 418 Comments In this Monday, May 1, 2017 file photo, a gay rights activist holding a rainbow umbrella is detained by police during a rally marking May Day in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia.Photo by AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky Article content OTTAWA — The federal government will summon Russia’s ambassador to respond to widely criticized homophobic tweets by the Russian embassy in Canada made barely one week after a deadly shooting in an American LGBTQ bar.Canada to summon Russian ambassador over 'hateful' anti-LGBTQ tweets Back to video A spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly confirmed to National Post that the minister demanded on Saturday that the government take the extraordinary step to summon Russian ambassador Oleg Stepanov for a meeting.Minister Joly has directed Global Affairs Canada to summon the Russian Ambassador to tell him as much.” Recommended from Editorial Adam Zivo: Liberals again pretend to care about the LGBTQ community Adam Zivo: Colorado shooting at LGTBQ club a bloody outcome of divisive rhetoric Since Thursday, Russia’s Canadian embassy has repeatedly and vociferously shared anti-LGBTQ propaganda on social media, going so far as telling federal minister Pascale St-Onge, who is openly lesbian, to “explore and explain” how she “appeared in this world.” Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below."