Oh please...  call it what it is.  UPC participation in this parade is, for the most part, a blatent attempt to co-opt an event for its own purposes - free press, acting more liberal and inclusive than they really are, and hopefully clawing in a few extra votes by doing so.  

Jean must realize that Wildrose has now chosen the likes of Jason Kenny and Alberta alt-righters as a bed partners as they merged into UCP.  Wild Rose has had a few zingers in its ranks over the years, and Kenny's slimy position on outing kids who join LGBTQ school groups is a uniquely Alberta stance that espouses the old 'we're still pretty redneck and intolerant' attitude.  

You chose your bed partner, Brian, now snuggle up and feel the heat.

I say keep these political groups out of parades.  If they participate let them do it as individuals in support of the cause, and without a political agenda.