Pro-Palestine protesters dance following the Capital Pride Parade in Ottawa, on Sunday, Aug. 24.

Ottawa’s annual Pride parade was cancelled Sunday after being disrupted by pro-Palestine protesters.

A group called Queers for Palestine - Ottawa had organized a rally to coincide with the Pride parade.

Elected officials and other groups boycotted last year’s parade after Capital Pride released a statement expressing solidarity with Palestinians, but the statement has since been removed from the organization’s website.

A video posted online today shows a protester calling for Capital Pride to recommit to solidarity with the pro-Palestinian cause and for elected officials who boycotted last year’s parade to apologize.

Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, who attended Sunday’s parade, says it was “d

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