The Saskatoon Pride Parade has joined forces with organizers in Regina, Prince Albert and North Battleford to ban the Saskatchewan Party from participating in this month's Pride parade.
The Saskatchewan government passed Bill 137, also known as the Parents’ Rights Act, last October, and Queen City Pride announced the news in mid-May.
Saskatoon Pride said in a public statement that the Saskatchewan Party and its members who voted in favor of Bill 137 are banned from the 2024 Pride parade and all other festival events.
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“They are not allies to Two-Spirit, transgender or other queer people in this province,” said Saskatoon Pride. “How to move forward? Repeal Bill 137 and a serious conversation can begin.”
After Queen City Pride decided to exclude the party from its pride events, Saskatchewan Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill said: “Obviously it's disappointing.”
“When I look at Bill 137 … the focus of the bill is to ensure that parents are able to participate in important decisions and important conversations in their children’s lives,” he said.
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