Thousands of people lined Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa on a sunny Sunday afternoon for the Capital Pride Parade. The Pride Parade began at 1 p.m. at Ottawa City Hall, and will travel along Elgin Street, Gladstone Avenue and Kent Street.
Thousands of people lined Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa on a sunny Sunday afternoon for the Capital Pride Parade, the signature event of the 2023 Capital Pride festival.
As the parade began, thousands of people linked Elgin Street to watch the parade, which features 00 groups and more than 10,000 marchers.OC Transpo, the city of Ottawa and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board are among the organizations with floats in the parade."My hope this year is to bring us back to the tradition of Pride and highlight how far we still have to go to support and deliver equality for queer and trans community members," Johnstone told CTV Morning Live.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ian and Ottawa Vanier MP Mona Vanier announced the funding one year after the federal government launched its federal 2SLGBTQ1+ Action Plan. "These community organizations play a key role in amplifying marginalized voices and provide safe spaces. By working directly with local communities, they can create systemic change. Our government will always support 2SLGBTQI+ communities and organizations that are striving to make things better and build a more inclusive Canada."The Capital Pride Parade is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at Ottawa City Hall.
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