Share this Story: Justin Trudeau attends Vancouver Pride breakfast before marching in parade Justin Trudeau attends Vancouver Pride breakfast before marching in parade A weekend tour of British Columbia continued for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday morning as he spoke at a Pride breakfast in Vancouver. Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Article content VANCOUVER — A weekend tour of British Columbia continued for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday morning as he spoke at a Pride breakfast in Vancouver. He told the crowd that while many places in the world could do with more tolerance, Canada should move beyond simply tolerating the differences in its communities and choose to love them. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Justin Trudeau attends Vancouver Pride breakfast before marching in parade Back to video Photo by DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS Trudeau was flanked onstage by longtime Vancouver Centre MP Hedy Fry and PFLAG Canada spokesman Colin McKenna. McKenna gave the prime minister his thanks for the apology the prime minister offered to the LGBTQ community in the House of Commons last November for decades of discrimination. A few hours later, the prime minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland spoke to reporters briefly before joining the parade, cheered on by thousands of people lining the sidewalks of Robson Street. Trudeau said that though there has been a lot of progress made for the LGBTQ community over the past two years, there was still much more to do. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “It’s really important to continue to march in pride. We know that far too many homeless youth are from the LGBT community, we know the rate of teenage suicide is four times as much as in other communities, and eight times as much where the kids don’t have supportive parents.” Toggle full screen mode Previous Gallery Image Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Photo by Nick Procaylo / PNG Next Gallery Image Toggle gallery captions All 16 Photos for Gallery Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Danny Romandan was marching with the float ahead of the prime minister and said he was in awe that Trudeau would walk in the parade at all, let alone with him. He added homophobia was rampant in his home country and coming to Canada had allowed him to truly be himself. “I hate it over there quite a lot that I can’t express myself. Here I find the prime minister of Canada is marching with me and it’s amazing, and beautiful, and means so much,” said Romandan before returning to his megaphone. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Fifteen-year-old Layla Spies, adorned with two rainbow flags tucked into her hair, a rainbow neckband and strings of coloured beads draped around her neck, said she was excited to see Trudeau walk past her and her mother. Spies said she thought it was a great sign for progress that the highest member of the Canadian government supports pride, noting that many places in the world do not tolerate homosexuality. “It just shows a lot about how far we’ve come, and a bit about how far we still need to go.” The prime minister was to wrap up his day in Metro Vancouver at a Liberal Party of Canada fundraiser at a berry farm in Delta, about 45 minutes south of Vancouver. CLICK HERE to report a typo. Is there more to this story? We’d like to hear from you about this or any other stories you think we should know about. Email vantips@postmedia.com Share this article in your social network Latest National Stories Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Province Headline News Sign up to receive daily headline news from The Province, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Email Address There was an error, please provide a valid email address. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. The next issue of The Province Headline News will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Trending<doc-sep>Send this page to someone via email Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marched in Vancouver’s Pride Parade on Sunday. “It’s really important to continue to march in Pride,” Trudeau said. WATCH: Trudeau and Freeland talk tariffs, NAFTA at Vancouver Pride 0:41 Trudeau and Freeland talk tariffs, NAFTA at Vancouver Pride Trudeau and Freeland talk tariffs, NAFTA at Vancouver Pride – Aug 5, 2018 “We know that far too many homeless are from the LGBT community… There’s a lot of work we need to do as communities to come together to support the LGBT community.” Story continues below advertisement The appearance at the parade was part of a weekend tour of British Columbia. On Sunday morning, as he spoke at a Pride breakfast in Vancouver, Trudeau told the crowd that while many places in the world could do with more tolerance, Canada should move beyond simply tolerating the differences in its communities and choose to love them. Trudeau was flanked onstage by long-time Vancouver Centre MP Hedy Fry and PFLAG Canada spokesman Colin McKenna. WATCH: Vancouver’s 40th annual Pride Parade kicks off 1:05 Vancouver’s 40th annual Pride Parade kicks off Vancouver’s 40th annual Pride Parade kicks off – Aug 5, 2018 McKenna thanked Trudeau for the apology the prime minister offered to the LGBTQ community in the House of Commons last November for decades of discrimination. Story continues below advertisement — With files from The Canadian Press<doc-sep>On Sunday afternoon, thousands of people lined the streets of downtown to take in the annual Vancouver Pride Parade, and this year they had a special guest walking among the floats and dancers. It was Justin Trudeau’s fifth time taking part in the event, and second time as Prime Minister. He made history in 2016, becoming the first sitting PM to do so. Along with Ministers Harjit Sajjan, Chrystia Freeland, and Jody Wilson-Raybould, and MPs Terry Beech, Randy Boissonnault, Ron McKinnon, and Joe Peschisolido, Trudeau walked the entire 20-block route through Vancouver’s West End neighbourhood, stopping several times along the way to interact with the crowd. “Great to be back at Vancouver Pride, really excited to be here. It’s really important to march in Pride,” Trudeau said to reporters before the parade. “We know that far too many homeless youth are from the LGBT community. We know that rates of teenage suicide within the LGBT community is four times as much as other communities and eight times as much when the kids don’t have supportive parents. So there’s a lot of work we need to do as communities to come together to support the LGBT community.” “We’ve done a lot, there’s been a lot of progress made over the past few years but there’s still lots more to do, and I’m glad to be here to march here in Vancouver.” In case you missed out, here are photos and videos from the 2018 Vancouver Pride Parade, featuring Prime Minister Trudeau. A lot of people here at Vancouver Pride Parade going crazy to see @JustinTrudeau here again#VanPride #VanPride2018 pic.twitter.com/f0nWojQfIY — Farhan Mohamed (@farhanmohamed) August 5, 2018 A post shared by Todd Robinson (@toddmrob) on Aug 5, 2018 at 3:19pm PDT A post shared by René Vargas (@rennesaurus) on Aug 5, 2018 at 3:05pm PDT A post shared by Reimar, Vancouver, BC (@markinvan.lsl) on Aug 5, 2018 at 2:36pm PDT A post shared by alberto landeros (@btolanderos) on Aug 5, 2018 at 2:30pm PDT A post shared by Ryan Kane (@iamryankane) on Aug 5, 2018 at 2:15pm PDT A post shared by Ink & Opium Interiors (@vikmilan) on Aug 5, 2018 at 12:52pm PDT A post shared by John Bollwitt (@johnbollwitt) on Aug 5, 2018 at 3:07pm PDT A post shared by Lydia Nagai (@lydianagaiphoto) on Aug 5, 2018 at 2:43pm PDT A post shared by Lori Kittelberg (@kittpics) on Aug 5, 2018 at 2:41pm PDT Trudeau was a pride 🙃 pic.twitter.com/W0bdyCavfQ — Paige Smith, Gerbil Mama 🌈 (@paigemarysmith) August 5, 2018 Prime Minister Trudeau wishing everyone a Happy Vancouver Pride! pic.twitter.com/ooHEvsCC68 — Jeff Stohlstrom (@yvrjeff) August 5, 2018 Prime minister Justin Trudeau made an appearance in Vancouver’s 40th annual Pride Parade today. He previously marched in the city’s Pride Parade in 2016. pic.twitter.com/jBJOLiFcpX — Nathan Sing (@nathan_sing) August 5, 2018 360 video produced in collaboration with Rami Films<doc-sep>
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marched in Vancouver's 40th annual Pride Parade in the West End neighbourhood Sunday. Trudeau previously marched in the parade in 2016, but was not in attendance last year. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the parade, one of several official events that started Saturday and continue for more than a week. The prime minister's appearance marked a weekend tour of British Columbia for Trudeau, who visited a B.C. forestry centre on Vancouver Island Saturday and the Richmond Night Market in Metro Vancouver that evening. On Sunday, Trudeau told the crowd that while many places in the world could do with more tolerance, Canada should move beyond simply tolerating the differences in its communities and choose to love them. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, poses for a photograph with Rosalba Fasan, left, and Aleisha Woodman during a breakfast hosted by PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) before marching in the Pride Parade in Vancouver. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) Trudeau was flanked onstage by longtime Vancouver Centre MP Hedy Fry and PFLAG Canada spokesman Colin McKenna. McKenna gave the prime minister his thanks for the apology the prime minister offered to the LGBT community in the House of Commons last November for decades of discrimination. The parade kicked off at noon at the intersection of Robson and Thurlow streets, making its way down Denman Street and ending on Pacific Street near Thurlow. Road closures started as early at 7:15 a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m. With files from the Canadian Press