Justin Trottier was born on 4 December 1982 and is a political activist, former political candidate and founder of Canada's largest social-political movements for secularism and men's issues.
22 Facts About Justin Trottier
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Justin Trottier was one of several founding members of several secular organizations such as the Centre for Inquiry Canada in 2007, where he served as National Executive Director until 2011.
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Justin Trottier founded the Freethought Association of Canada, which created the 2009 atheist bus campaign where Trottier served as one of the spokespersons.
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Later, Trottier co-founded and has served as the chairman and spokesperson for the Canadian Association for Equality, and was heavily involved in CAFE's campaign to open the Canadian Centre for Men and Families in 2014.
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Justin Trottier graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Engineering Science in 2006.
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In 2005 Justin Trottier founded the University of Toronto Secular Alliance with Jennie Fiddes.
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In March 2006, Justin Trottier opened the Secular Freethought Centre, the first community centre in Canada for secular humanists.
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Until 2011, Justin Trottier served as chief spokesperson and led the national office.
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In June 2010, Justin Trottier hired Nathan Phelps, the estranged son of Pastor Fred Phelps of the notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, to head up the Calgary, Alberta, branch of the Centre for Inquiry.
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Justin Trottier co-founded the One School System Network which advocates for the defunding of the tax-payer supported Roman Catholic School System in Ontario.
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Justin Trottier is the founder and former president of the Freethought Association of Canada.
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The Canadian Atheist bus ads sparked counter campaigns in response, which Justin Trottier publicly supported, including an ad sponsored by Syed Sohawardy of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada and another by the United Church of Canada.
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Justin Trottier has made many media appearances, representing various atheist, men's issues, and political groups.
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In 2010 Justin Trottier was the skeptical voice on the pilot episode of The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett, airing on VisionTV.
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Justin Trottier subsequently became a regular guest, speaking on crop circles, the Shroud of Turin and freemasonry.
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Since January 2011, Justin Trottier has appeared regularly on the John Oakley Show's Tuesday morning Culture War segment on Toronto Talk Radio AM640.
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In 2005, Justin Trottier joined the board of directors of the Canadian Space Society and had served as the society's external director and as the managing editor of its publication, the Canadian Space Gazette.
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In 2012 Justin Trottier became the executive producer and host of the Star Spot Radio Show and podcast.
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In 2011, Justin Trottier became the leader of the Toronto Men's Issues Awareness Campaign.
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Justin Trottier co-founded, and currently acts as chair and spokesperson for the Canadian Association for Equality.
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Justin Trottier was involved in CAFE's campaign to raise funds for and open the Canadian Centre for Men and Families, and he now serves as the Centre's director.
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Justin Trottier has described the centre as a "hub for men's and boy's issues and for the health and well-being of boys more generally," but it has faced criticism from feminist and anti-domestic violence organizations such as the Toronto YWCA and the White Ribbon Campaign.