Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said he will not apologize nor give in to the demands set by Queers 4 Palestine – Ottawa after the group blocked the Pride parade shortly after it started on Sunday afternoon.

In a news conference on Monday morning, Sutcliffe called the protest inappropriate and said blocking a parade is not a proper way to discuss issues and advocate for important causes.

He also refused to apologize for not participating in the Capital Pride parade last year after the non-profit issued a statement in support of Palestine.

“I don’t think we want to have a situation where anybody can just block a parade — especially Capital Pride — put a bunch of demands on the table, and the parade doesn’t move forward unless people get into those demands. I don’t think that’s acceptabl

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