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Chantelois later backed away from that commitment.

“Frankly, Black Lives Matter is not going to tell us that there is no more floats anymore in the parade. I will not tell you that there is no more floats in the parade because Pride is bigger than Black Lives Matter,” Chantelois said on television the day after the parade.

Pride Toronto confirmed Chantelois’ resignation in a terse statement posted on Facebook.

“In the coming weeks, Pride Toronto will begin the search for a new executive director,” the statement said. “In the interim, the board of directors will provide strategic direction and support to the organization until the search process is completed.”

If ur not committed to making pride accessible & safe 4 black queer/trans people & communities, then make space for someone who is #bai —

Rodney Diverlus (@rodneydiverlus) August 10, 2016

The statement was notable for its lack of even boilerplate praise for Chantelois or his service over the past two years. The organization did not say whether Chantelois’ resignation was related to the fallout from the parade dispute.

Victoria Schwarzl, a spokesperson for Pride Toronto, directed questions about Chantelois to board co-chairs Aaron GlynWilliams and Alicia Hall. An email to the two was unreturned Thursday.

Rodney Diverlus, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto, had harsh words Thursday for Chantelois’ tenure. “If ur not committed to making pride accessible & safe 4 black queer/trans people & communities,” he wrote on Twitter, “then make space for someone who is #bai.”

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