Harper's Pride

Today is gay pride weekend in Toronto. I don’t have anything particularly insightful to write about the gay pride weekend. I have some thoughts on it, but I’m not articulating them very well tonight, so instead I’ll just pass along this tidbit.

The Conservative leader will remain in the Toronto area Sunday but said he will be spending time with his son rather than attend Toronto's world-renowned gay pride parade - where the prospect of a national law legalizing same-sex marriage is sure to figure in the celebrations.

Harper took the time out of his busy weekend to help launch the Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival. As important as this race may be to some it pales in comparison to Gay Pride weekend and the issues surrounding homosexuality. However, Harper deliberately chose to attend that festival and stay in the city for another day without attending the festivities in any capacity.

Harper would likely get a pretty negative reaction at the Gay Pride Parade and I wouldn’t blame those who booed him at all. Nevertheless, Harper could stomach the reaction and attend the pride to try to show support for homosexuals, even if he believes that they should not be allowed to married. To be fair, if Harper attended I’d likely consider it a PR move made purely to try to show that he is okay with gays, even if he disapproves of their lifestyle.

He’s kind of damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t, but the fact he is basically deliberately thumbing his nose at the parade and can’t even make an effort to attend doesn’t sit well in my book. But he and his party never have. So nothing’s new.