A spokesman for Pierre Poilievre says the federal Conservative leader does not agree with the message of BԪַstraight pride,BԪַ after he was photographed with a man wearing a T-shirt bearing those words.
Sebastian Skamski says Poilievre had been posing with BԪַhundreds of peopleBԪַ at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday when he was photographed with an individual BԪַwithout reading what was written on his shirt.BԪַ
The bright green T-shirt featured the symbols for men and women that are often posted to the doors of public restrooms.
It says BԪַThank a straight person today for your existence,BԪַ in black capital letters, with BԪַstraight prideBԪַ written at the bottom.
Skamski says that BԪַPoilievre does not agree with the message displayed on the T-shirt,BԪַ adding that Conservatives are working to build a country where everyone is free to be themselves, BԪַregardless of their sexual orientation.BԪַ
Poilievre and other political leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, kept up the tradition of joining pancake breakfasts and other public events at Stampede over the weekend.
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