No Pride for Falk

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This article was published 19/06/2016 (2867 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Provencher MP Ted Falk ruled out attending Steinbach’s Pride march for equality on July 9 in a statement released Monday.

“I will not be attending the Pride march taking place in Steinbach on July 9, nor do I intend to participate in any other events organized by this group. Just as I respect the right of people to participate in this event, I am hopeful the event organizers will be respectful of my choice, and the choice of many others, not to participate.

Even without a scheduling conflict, my decision to not attend would be the same.

I’ve been clear on this issue many times, and have made my position public on my values of faith, family and community.

I would expect that the organizers of any public event would be respectful and not create division in our community over any person’s individual choice whether or not to participate in their particular event.”

Falk’s office refused a request by The Carillon to make the local MP available for further comment.