There was a festive temper throughout downtown Montreal on Sunday as the town’s Pride parade drew a report variety of members one 12 months after the 2022 occasion was abruptly cancelled.
Simon Gamache, head of parade organizer Pride Montreal, stated round 15,500 individuals participated within the parade, a report for the occasion.
“Why are we here today? First of all, it’s because we’re proud of who we are and we want to show that we’re proud of who we are,” Gamache stated in a speech forward of the parade. “As well, it’s because we want to commemorate the struggles and the victories of the past, but above all, it’s because there are still too many injustices towards the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, here and elsewhere.”
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante participated within the parade, using on a float with widespread drag queen Barbada.
Also in attendance have been a number of provincial cupboard ministers, together with Deputy Premier Genevieve Guilbault, in addition to federal ministers Pascale St-Onge et Steven Guilbeault.
Last 12 months’s parade was cancelled hours earlier than it was scheduled to start, and a report later blamed miscommunication amongst Pride Montreal workers for the sudden transfer.
