Conservative MP Says It's Unacceptable to Be Forced to Defend Not Attending 'Pride' Events

Tory MP Jivani Says Politicians Attending Pride Events Should Be Scrutinized, Not Those Who Skip Them

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says MPs should not have to justify their absence from Pride parades, rather, it is the responsibility of politicians to clarify their reasons for participating in such events. “We should never accept a political culture in which politicians have to answer questions about NOT attending events like this,” he said in a June 29 X post. “Those who attend should be the ones answering questions.” Jivani was reacting to a p…

Conservative MP says it's unacceptable to be forced to defend not attending 'pride' events

Canadian MP Jamil Jivani argued that politicians should never have to explain why they're not going to an event as Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre was forced to do.