Governing UCP denied application for Calgary Pride Parade, while other parties accepted

Calgary Pride is once again allowing political parties to march in the parade, but the governing United Conservative Party did not meet the threshold to grant its application to participate. However, the NDP opposition's application was approved, while the Alberta Liberal Party applied to march with the federal Liberal Party, despite having no seats in the Alberta legislature. Calgary Pride officials said political parties were temporarily banned in 2019 from the parade, but in 2020 organizers c