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Ottawa’s annual Delight parade was cancelled Sunday after being disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.
A bunch referred to as Queers for Palestine – Ottawa had organized a rally to coincide with the Delight parade.
Elected officers and different teams boycotted final yr’s parade after Capital Delight launched an announcement expressing solidarity with Palestinians, however the assertion has since been faraway from the group’s web site.
A video posted on-line in the present day exhibits a protester calling for Capital Delight to recommit to solidarity with the pro-Palestinian trigger and for elected officers who boycotted final yr’s parade to apologize.
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Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, who attended Sunday’s parade, says it was “deeply regrettable” that the group of activists selected to dam the occasion.
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Capital Delight introduced the cancellation of the parade, which was scheduled to journey previous Parliament Hill, shortly earlier than 3 p.m.
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