Banned from Toronto Pride, controversial men’s rights group walks in York Region’s pride parade

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'They might have been barred from marching in Toronto’s Pride Parade, but organizers of a similar event in York Region gave a controversial men’s rights group the green light to participate in their parade Saturday.

Just days after Pride Toronto’s dispute resolution process banned the group from forthcoming celebrations, the Canadian Association for Equality (CAFE) — a group denounced by critics for being anti-feminist and misogynist — were peacefully walking the streets of Richmond Hill for Pride York Fest.

Dave Williams, the event’s co-ordinator, said he was aware that CAFE’s potential Pride involvement had sparked concern in Toronto, but he wasn’t going to stop them from taking part in the York event because he hadn’t received any complaints about the group.

Plus he pointed out, “We do have two groups in our parade specifically for women. If we were to have a policy that says groups for any one gender are problematic, then those women’s groups would have to go. We don’t believe that would be fair.”'