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500,000 Attend Montreal Pride

By Rex Wockner
International News Report

canada3.gif - 5.29 K Montreal's August 1 gay-pride parade attracted half a million spectators, making it one of the world's largest pride events.

Ninety-five groups and 30 floats took part in the procession.

Mayor Pierre Bourque rode in the back of a white convertible and declined a request from the Montreal Gazette to give his opinion on legalization of gay marriage.

In June, Quebec's National Assembly unanimously passed a law that gives gay and lesbian couples all the rights of common-law heterosexual couples.

Law 32 altered 39 provincial laws and regulations to recognize same-sex pairs in areas such as taxes, workplace standards, car insurance, pension benefits, retirement plans and social assistance.

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