#pride toronto

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Tonight’s view from the lake….

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Happy Pride Toronto 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⚧️

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Toronto Pride organizers 'shocked' at soaring security, insurance costs

Amidst soaring costs for insurance, private security and paid duty officers, Toronto Pride is considering cutting some of its 2023 programmi

Amidst soaring costs for insurance, private security and paid duty officers, Toronto Pride is considering cutting some of its 2023 programming.

The crunch follows a decision by the festival to expand the parade route and add a 1,000-person-capacity beer garden at Nathan Phillips Square for the duration of the weekend.

Sherwin Modeste, executive director of Pride Toronto, told CP24 the spike in security costs – as well as insurance premiums, which Modeste confirmed have jumped from $60,000 to $250,000 – was a “shock.”

We honestly thought it was a mistake,” he said. “Major festivals are being hit really hard by insurance. We were shocked.”

Modeste said the Toronto Police Service threatened to withdraw paid duty officers if the festival does not pay the full price – nearly a 200 per cent increase from last year’s rate.

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Note from Samira @politicsofcanada :

Personally I think that the toronto police shouldn't be there regardless. No cops at pride!

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Sasha Colby performing Misery Business at the Pride Toronto Drag Ball!!!

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Copia went to the trans pride march with me yesterday ((:

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pre pride loox

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I went to my first pride event and it was the happiest I felt in a long time! That’s all have a great day

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Our condo's "garden:" Love it !