The Montreal Pride Parade will return next year

The last-minute cancellation of the Montreal Pride Parade, which had been scheduled to take place on Sunday, Aug. 7, prompted much criticism and calls for answers, from the LGBTQ2IA+ community as well as officials like Mayor Valérie Plante. After Fierté Montreal Pride clarified in media interviews on Monday that the organization had failed to hire roughly 100 volunteers for security purposes, they issued a statement today, as did Plante.

“I’m very satisfied with my meeting with Fierté Montreal Pride, which accepted that an independent investigation shed light on the cancellation of the parade and make recommendations to ensure the success of future editions.”
—Valérie Plante

Fierté Montreal Pride tweeted the following statement.

“The Fierté Montreal Pride Board of Directors thanks its communities and partners for the renewed trust in the organization, after seven days of activities to celebrate inclusion and diversity.
”That said, the Board of Directors remains determined to shed light on the reasons that led to the cancellation of the parade and is continuing to meet with those in charge of the organization who made this decision at the last minute.
”This is why Montreal Pride welcomes the contribution of the City of Montreal to the work of the post-mortem committee created last Sunday by the board of directors.”
—Fierté Montreal Pride

Le conseil d'administration de #fiertemtl remercie ses communautés et ses partenaires pour la confiance renouvelée envers l'organisation, après sept jours d'activités pour célébrer l'inclusion et la diversité. (1/3)
— Fierté MTL Pride (@FierteMTLPride) August 9, 2022

C'est pourquoi Fierté Montréal accueille favorablement la contribution de la Ville de Montréal @MTL_Ville aux travaux du comité post-mortem créé dimanche dernier par le conseil d'administration. (3/3)
— Fierté MTL Pride (@FierteMTLPride) August 9, 2022

The Montreal Pride Parade will return next year

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