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Toronto:- Pride Toronto will be hosting the first of two town hall meetings tonight to get feedback on how to make future festivals “safe and inclusive” for everyone.
The sessions were announced earlier this month following controversy about police involvement in the annual event.
During this year’s parade, members of Black Lives Matter- Toronto staged a sit-in protest, delaying the event for about 30 minutes.
The parade only moved forward after Pride Toronto’s executive director at the time Matthew Chantelois signed a list of the group’s demands, which included a call to ban police floats and booths from future parades.
The following day, Chantelois said it was not up to him to decide whether police floats should be banned from the parade but his comments did not stop criticism from both police union members and Black Lives Matter –Toronto organizers about his handling of the situation.
Chantelois resigned from his post on Aug. 10.
He previously said that the town halls, which will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, will address some of the issues raised by Black Lives Matter- Toronto.
Both town hall meetings will take place at Ada Slaight Hall, located at 585 Dundas St. E., beginning at 6:30 p.m.
