Pride Hamilton has filed a complaint against police with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, saying the service discriminated against the organization by failing to protect participants at last year's Pride celebrations. In its statement Pride says the organization believes the police service discriminated against it on the basis of "sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression." The complaint was actually filed on June 12, according to Pride, roughly one year after the Pride Hamilton festival at Gage Park was disrupted on June 15, 2019. On Friday, June 12, 2020 Pride Hamilton filed an application against the Hamilton Police Service (HPS) and the City of Hamilton with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. "Additionally, following Pride 2019, the Chair of the Hamilton Police Services Board and the Mayor of the City of Hamilton made public comments that defended the HPS's preparation and response," states Pride.

Source: CBC News June 24, 2020 14:37 UTC