Opinion: Settling for 'tolerance' has noxious effects

During his speech to the assembled crowd at the 2018 Pride Parade in Montreal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decried the usage of the word “tolerance” by Canadians when referring to their neighbours who differ from them. Instead, he called for acceptance. I could not agree more.
As a person of colour and an individual who numbers many LGBTQ folk among relatives, friends and acquaintances, I am fully aware of the noxious effects of being tolerated. Although, given the occasion, Trudea