I can’t think of a single thing I’d rather spend tax dollars on, than ensuring that men with pierced penises exposed and enrobed in silk toys and other inexplicable decorations; and women with hairy arm pits and breasts hanging out with piercings in all the wrong places —all get to march along the city streets past and all over our town squares for our families and kids to enjoy and learn about. I mean what price can you put on the government helping arrange for a gay-man’s penis to be at that perfect eye level for the young ‘uns, especially the boys lining the parade route?
You know—as long as there isn’t a manger scene in the town square at Christmas, and the kids aren’t allowed to say “Christmas” in school, and that Harper fellow stops saying “God bless Canada”. That’s what really corrupts the kids.
(Hat tip to DC In YOW)
Bankruptcy threatens gay pride parade
Organizers want $25,000 from city
Antonia McGuire, The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Wednesday, April 19, 2006Ottawa annual gay pride parade is in limbo after members of its organizing committee admitted it is “effectively bankrupt” and needs $25,000 or more from the city to stay afloat.
The Ottawa-Gatineau Pride committee says it can’t pay back its estimated $187,000 debt unless it gets more funding to run the annual festival and parade.
The committee owes $66,000 to the City of Ottawa and about $100,000 to local businesses. About one-tenth of the $100,000 is in question because invoices are not available, according to Gordon Boissonneault, committee treasurer.
But the committee needs to borrow money to generate money in order to pay back what it owes.
“If we don’t have a festival this year, then there’s no guarantee we can pay back the creditors because they are our primary fund generator,” said Tamara Stammis, a committee member.
The group did not have a full-time treasurer until this year, said Mr. Boissonneault, who recently took over the job. He is having trouble following the money trail because some records are missing and it is unclear who is still owed money.
“There’s no record of proof that some of the contracts signed for 2005 were approved by the board of directors,” said Ms. Stammis.
Meanwhile, the committee has sent a letter to known creditors, offering to pay 25 cents on the dollar, said Mr. Boissonneault. Most creditors have accepted the offer, he said.
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