PM Trudeau marches in Vancouver’s Pride Parade

By 660 NEWS Staff

Posted Jul 31, 2016 7:29 am.

Last Updated Jul 31, 2016 5:19 pm.

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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Vancouver’s West End today for the annual Pride Parade. The prime minister is here for it, but the premier is going to be elsewhere.

Christy Clark is out of the province this weekend and will take in Pride festivities in Kelowna in two weeks.

Last year, the BC Liberals were barred from marching because there was no legislation to protect transgender people, but that changed a couple of weeks ago when the government introduced a new law. That’s changed now.

“It brings the whole city together, the whole Lower Mainland together celebrating diversity, celebrating the LBGT community and celebrating all of us, who we are, as humans,” says Attorney General Suzanne Anton.

And despite a request from the local Black Lives Matter chapter, Vancouver Police took part in the parade, but their armoured rescue vehicle didn’t. The VPD say they appreciate some people had expressed concerns about it.

Pride Parade route 2016

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