We cats clearly mis-scheduled our upcoming vacation in Montreal by a week. Because yesterday marked the 2013 Gay Pride Parade, and from the look of things, a good time was definitely had.
Since Canada legalized marriage equality a full eight years ago, the True North obviously is way ahead of the US in its support of the LGBT community. So it's not unusual to see federal party leaders, like the Liberals' Justin Trudeau (above), turn out for pride events.
But here's something interesting: All the major parties — even including the Parti Quebecois and Premier Pauline Maurois — marched in Montreal this year. Except one. Stephen Harper's Conservatives were nowhere to be seen.
Bad idea, Tories. Not just because it makes you look narrow and intolerant on social issues. But because it gives people the impression that you couldn't care less about the province of Quebec. We cats HISS.
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