Pascale St-Onge (born May 13, 1977) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of

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in the

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in the

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. St-Onge is the former president of the . She lives in Orford, Quebec. She was appointed to cabinet as

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and

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in 2021, becoming Canada's first openly

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cabinet minister.Rachel Aiello
"Pascale St-Onge making history as the first out lesbian federal cabinet minister"

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, November 4, 2021. In May 2023 she announced reforms to address the safe sport crisis in Canada, which included the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal. At the same time, former athletes and opposition politicians reiterated demands for a national inquiry to be held. Effective July 26, 2023, St-Onge serves as the

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