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The New Democratic Party is set to meet with Calgary Pride on Monday in hopes of reversing the group’s decision to ban political parties from participating in this year’s parade.

Calgary Pride said including only one political party in the yearly celebration, regardless of their support for LGBTQ rights, would unfairly paint other parties as being against the LGBTQ community. It would also exclude community members whose political allegiances lie elsewhere.

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Edmonton NDP MLA Janis Irwin said she was shocked by the decision.

“I can’t reconcile in my mind why our party would be denied that opportunity,” said Irwin.

“We have a clear record, an undeniably positive record, both through our own activism and through legislation when we were in government. It’s really hard to argue with the work we did to support and advance rights of the LGBTQ2S+ community.”

There has also been online backlash calling on Calgary Pride to allow NDP Leader Rachel Notley to march in the September parade.