Mayor Rob Ford has said he will not commit to marching in the Pride parade this summer. There appears to be continuing suspicion at City Hall about the anti-Israel group whose presence stunned many people last year. There was considerable concern about the judgement used to permit a previously non-political event to be exploited this way. Councillors are expected to discuss forcing Pride to promise it won’t let the group Queers Against Israeli Apartheid participate in the parade or any part of the festival as a condition of receiving city funding
