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Rob Oliphant: “I lost half of my friends in the AIDS pandemic,”

On the recordJune 13, 2026
I lost half of my friends in the AIDS pandemic,
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Rob Oliphant
Liberal Party of Canada

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on the impact of the AIDS crisis.

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