Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante has called for an independent investigation into the last-minute cancellation of the Pride Parade.
He Marikym Gaudreault, a spokesperson for the city, confirmed the decision on Tuesday. This comes just one day after Montreal Pride released its own internal investigation into what happened over the weekend.
Organizers pulled the plug on the parade on Sunday, hours before the big event was scheduled to start.Simon Gamash, the festival executive and director of the parade, said: It said it was a security concern due to the lack of volunteers to safely proceed.
Thousands of participants were unable to parade due to sudden movements. Several groups, enraged by the sudden cancellation, rallied to hold their own unauthorized marches.
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Plante closed on Sunday, including concerts and other events that said organizers had not been informed of labor issues before canceling the event. The week-long Pride Festival has received $600,000 from the City of Montreal.
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Mayor Tuesday after festival organizers and city met 'extremely happy' he posted on Twitter. Cooperate with his own investigation.
Plante said the investigation would reveal what happened and "make recommendations to ensure the success of future editions."
Très satisfaite de ma rencontre avec @FierteMTLPride. le succès des prochaines editions. Guaranteed. #polmtl
— Valérie Plante (@Val_Plante) August 9, 2022
Meanwhile, Montreal Pride He said: We will be releasing a report on our own findings later this week.
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— With files from Dan Spector of Global News and The Canadian Press
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