More threats mean greater focus on security at Pride events across Canada
Previously, there had been no online threats, no reason to believe safety was any issue. But hateful anti-LGBTQ rhetoric has ramped up across the internet, and the northern Ontario city of 40,000 was not spared.
In Timmins, police were on hand for the parade, Nobert-DeMarchi said, but it was too pricey to also have officers at an inclusive drag brunch earlier in the day. Instead, the organization contracted private security. Nobert-DeMarchi, who is also board president for Fierté Canada Pride, the national association of Pride organizations, said that group did a survey of its members ahead of this year’s Pride season.
Pride in Steinbach has always been something of a contentious issue. The city of 17,000 in an area often described as Manitoba’s Bible Belt held its first march in 2016, after much opposition. Elected officials — the mayor, the MLA, the MP — have yet to attend, Plett said. The organization’s cost of policing more than doubled, and the price ofprivate security rose by 25 per cent. Insurance this year cost more than $300,000, up from $67,000 in 2022.
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