Officials for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of the NDP, Bloc Quebecois and Greens all responded to queries to confirm they will attend various Pride events.
Pierre Poilievre is the only federal leader whose staff won’t answer questions about whether their chief intends to participate in Pride events this summer.
Jordan Ames-Sinclair, a two-spirit activist, said during that ceremony on June 3 that people should pay attention to who attended. Pride Month has been celebrated annually in June, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, which erupted over police raids of a gay club. The overarching purpose is to achieve equality for the LGBTQ+ community, while also uplifting members’ voices and culture.Singh’s office confirmed he will be marching in the Pride parade this weekend in Toronto, a tradition dating from his days as a member of the provincial legislature.
Helen Kennedy, executive director of Egale Canada, said since the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a substantial increase in hate crimes targeting people for their sexual orientation. Canada has not been immune to the rising debate, including what bathroom people should be allowed to use and whether kids can decide, without parental input, to change their name or the pronoun they identify with.Conservative premiers in Saskatchewan, Alberta and New Brunswick all introduced new policies in recent months that require schools to notify parents when transgender or non-binary students want to go by preferred names and pronouns.
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