Montreal: Pride and Trudeau

montreal: Bonne fierté! Happy Pride! @FierteMTLPride #fierteMTL #MTLpride #polcan #cdnpoli @melaniejoly Is Montreal Pride inclusive enough Speaking before the parade, Trudeau acknowledged his fellow politicians, saying it is important that a wide range of political parties are represented, according to CBC. NDP Leader Tom Muclair, Liberal MP Mélanie Joly, Parti Québécois MNA Martine Ouellet, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre, Bloc Québécois MP Mario Beaulieu, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Philippe Couillard were some of the politicians in attendance at Montreal Pride parade. Trudeau is the first sitting prime minister to take part in the city Pride celebration, according to organizers. Representatives from the federal Conservatives, the Liberal Party of Canada, the New Democratic Party, the Bloc Québécois, as well as provincial and municipal politicians were all in attendance. Trudeau also marched in the Vancouver and Toronto Pride parades earlier this year. Montreal Queer Performance Camp is a rare opportunity Trudeau said the show of solidarity is important now that the world is increasingly looking to Canada to set an example. "We're going to continue to work hard and push the limits of what other countries are doing because we have to get the message across that LGBT rights are human rights that have to be respected," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.