It was Pride weekend in Toronto, and Justin Trudeau was in attendance once again this year, with several Cabinet ministers and his Toronto-area MPs. The only Conservative MP in attendance appears to have been Lisa Raitt, while Jagemeet Singh and Elizabeth May were also present.

But most importantly? This years RuPaul’s Drag Race runner-up from Toronto, the Queen of the North, Brooke Lynn Hytes was also in attendance, and got to meet her prime minister, as any good queen would.

Day made. @JustinTrudeau and the Queen of the North @Bhytes1 at #PrideTO #pride #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/713ngICuOh

— Adam Scotti 🇨🇦📷 (@AdamScotti) June 23, 2019

https://twitter.com/Bhytes1/status/1142870645673484294

Good reads:

• Now that the national security legislation has been passed, our different security agencies will begin the major overhaul work including new oversight this summer.
• Here’s a look at the steel anti-dumping safeguard legislation that was rushed through Parliament in the dying days.
• While the pot pardon legislation is now law, there isn’t expected to be a big uptake because most people with possession convictions have other charges as well.
• The government is looking at ways to enshrine the protection of Indigenous traditional cultural, as copyright isn’t a sufficient vehicle.
• The parents of the soldier killed during parachute training in Bulgaria are asking for a thorough investigation of the circumstances of his death.
• The union for Veterans Affairs employees wants an investigation into the quality of care being offered at a veterans hospital in Winnipeg.
• An Inuk veteran, Sarah Leo, has been named honorary colonel for 5 Wing Goose Bay.
• Iraqi Kurds are asking Canada to train and equip their forces in a sustainable manner for the future.
• A group of MPs offers some frank talk about why they’re not running again, and what some of their frustrations with political life are.
• Pipeline opponent Steven Guilbeault explains why he’s still a Liberal candidate.
• Andrew Scheer claims his environmental “plan” will launch a “technological revolution” (err, except it won’t without price signals).
• Here’s a reminder of the “moderate” path that Scheer is attempting to chart, now that he’s given his five big keynote speeches on his policy direction.
• My weekend column looked at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on a second debating chamber, and why it won’t solve the problems they hope to.

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