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PRIDE 2019
Revellers in the crowd cheer along the route of the 2019 Pride Parade in Toronto, on Saturday, June
23, 2019. Toronto’s Pride is the largest of the hundreds of pride celebrations across the country, typi-
cally held during the month of June.
Crowds line Toronto’s streets for
Pride
parade
Crowds lined more than a dozen downtown blocks of Toronto to revel in the annual
Pride parade, which featured a noticeable police presence even if Toronto Police Ser-
vice officers were not invited to march.
Police provided security on the edges of the parade route down Yonge Street, which
was packed with dancing, flag-waving and bead-throwing celebrants.
Among the high-profile politicians taking part were Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, as well as Toronto Mayor John Tory.
Mr. Trudeau waved a rainbow flag featuring a maple leaf as he led members of his
cabinet and caucus through Toronto’s downtown. He smiled and waved to well-wishers
lining the route, including some who crowded windows on the upper floors of buildings
facing Yonge Street.
Toronto’s Pride is the largest of the hundreds of pride celebrations across the country,
typically held during the month of June.
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