<p>Justin Trudeau has made history by marching with tens of thousands of people in Toronto's Gay Pride parade, becoming the country's first sitting prime minister to participate.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Thunderous applause greeted Trudeau as he paraded down a main Toronto artery yesterday, waving a Canadian maple-leaf flag bordered with a rainbow.<br /><br />The youthful politician, whose popularity is soaring, donned a salmon-coloured, button-down shirt and white jeans, taking selfies and shaking hands with those lining the parade route.<br /><br />The colourful procession observed a minute of silence to pay respect to the victims of the June 12 nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida that left 49 dead.<br /><br />The city tightened security, but kept the enhanced measures discreet to maintain a festive spirit. Toronto police have not released an official attendance count, but organisers had expected one million attendees.<br /><br />Trudeau also walked in the annual parade last year as head of the Liberal Party, then the opposition leader facing former president Stephen Harper's conservative government.<br />Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne -- Canada's first openly gay head of a province -- and <br />Toronto Mayor John Tory marched alongside Trudeau.<br /><br />The three politicians attended an outdoor worship service yesterday morning in the city's gay district. <br /></p>
<p>Justin Trudeau has made history by marching with tens of thousands of people in Toronto's Gay Pride parade, becoming the country's first sitting prime minister to participate.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Thunderous applause greeted Trudeau as he paraded down a main Toronto artery yesterday, waving a Canadian maple-leaf flag bordered with a rainbow.<br /><br />The youthful politician, whose popularity is soaring, donned a salmon-coloured, button-down shirt and white jeans, taking selfies and shaking hands with those lining the parade route.<br /><br />The colourful procession observed a minute of silence to pay respect to the victims of the June 12 nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida that left 49 dead.<br /><br />The city tightened security, but kept the enhanced measures discreet to maintain a festive spirit. Toronto police have not released an official attendance count, but organisers had expected one million attendees.<br /><br />Trudeau also walked in the annual parade last year as head of the Liberal Party, then the opposition leader facing former president Stephen Harper's conservative government.<br />Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne -- Canada's first openly gay head of a province -- and <br />Toronto Mayor John Tory marched alongside Trudeau.<br /><br />The three politicians attended an outdoor worship service yesterday morning in the city's gay district. <br /></p>