This is Pride Month in Canada.
It is a time to celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ2S+ communities, while acknowledging their
history, the hardships they have endured and the progress that has been made.
Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway says while progress has been made, more work needs to be done.
Kelloway says he attended a pride month flag raising on Parliament Hill earlier this month, a ceremony he says that was both inspiring and sobering.
Kelloway says a case in point is money government has committed towards increased security for Pride events. Government has pledged about $1.5 million.
Kelloway says we need to speak out against hate and acts of violence.