Updated: Montreal Fête nationale parade floats raise diversity concerns

Maxime Laporte, president of the Société de St-Jean Baptiste de Montréal, responded to criticism about diversity and inclusivity at this year’s Fête nationale parade saying the complaints are “unjust” and “exaggerated.”
During the parade, singer Annie Villeneuve performed on a float pushed by four black men in khakis.The float is surrounded by white marchers decked out in white. According to Laporte, who also organized this year&rsquo