TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made history over the weekend as the first Prime Minister of Canada to take part in Toronto’s Pride parade.
Trudeau was accompanied by Ontario Premiere Kathleen Wynne, Toronto Mayor John Tory, Green Party leader Elizabeth May and interim leader of the conservatives Rona Ambrose.
Activists from the Black Lives Matter movement briefly halted the parade with a sit-in.
In response to the sit-in pride officials committed to ban police floats in the parade and a promise to hire more black and indigenous representatives for the yearly event.
