Capital Pride: OCDSB trustee wants school board to skip Ottawa Pride parade [Video]

An Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) trustee is asking eastern Ontario’s largest school board to join a number of organizations and the city’s mayor to withdraw their participation from next week’s Capital Pride festival over pro-Palestinian comments made by its organizers.

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OCDSB trustee Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth said she will not be participating in Capital Pride events after the organization released a statement expressing their solidarity with Palestinians and criticized the actions of the Israeli government amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

“For the whole Jewish community it’s made it unsafe and that is very sad,” said Kaplan-Myrth.

The statement condemned the Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, but also pledged to “recognize the ongoing genocide against Palestinians” in opening remarks at 2024 Capital Pride Festival signature events, and integrate the Palestinian BDS National Committee’s boycott list in its …