Montrealers see different meanings in St-Jean parade

The showers held off as thousands lined St-Denis St. for the St-Jean parade Saturday.
Figurines representing historical episodes like the founding of Montreal, Chinese dancers twirling parasols, and yellow-clad practitioners of Falun Gong bearing banners reading “truthfulness,” “compassion” and “forbearance” entertained the relaxed crowd, dotted here and there with fleurdelisé flags.
Marc-André Filion-Pilon, 42, wrapped himself in a giant flag to