Representatives from the Government of Canada and Dignity Network, an organization dedicated to securing Canadian government funding for capacity building and other necessities for LGBTI organizations around the world, met to discuss how Canada can improve the lives of LGBTI people in countries where the need is great. The role of religion as a contributor to homophobia, exclusion and violence versus inclusion and acceptance was discussed, with Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes presenting his ideas on how Canada can help LGBTI communities that suffer because of religious-based homophobia, and how to reverse this trend.