Trudeau Participates in Pride Parade

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marched in Canada’s largest Pride parade today joined by other dignitaries including Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde and more than 150 groups and organizations…and something new.

Drag performer Miss Conception is hosting a play-by-play of the parade, as it makes its way down Yonge Street. Miss Conception will be providing colour commentary and interacting with guests as the parade marches by.

Toronto’s long-running Pride festival draws huge crowds to the downtown area each year to celebrate the city’s LGBTQ community. Trudeau, became the first sitting prime minister to march in a Pride parade during last year’s event,

There will be a different spin to who will be participating in this year`s parade. Uniformed police officers will be absent from the march this year, after parade organizer `Pride Toronto barred police floats from participating earlier this year.