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A participant stands beneath a rainbow flag during the Gay Pride Parade in Toronto, July, 1, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu Michelle Siu

Toronto Pride draws most colours of political spectrum. (Anyone see blue?)

Parade gathers politicians, leadership hopefuls and Mulcair Bears

By Mitchel Raphael

July 2, 2012

Liberal Interim leader Bob Rae.

Politicians were out for Toronto’s annual gay pride parade.

Toronto NDP MP Olivia Chow.

Sticker in honour of bearded NDP leader Thomas Mulcair.

Bob Rae with Barack Obama cut-out.

Bob Rae with Queer LIberal contingent.

NDP social media-master Justin Stayshyn.

Bob Rae even took a minute to pop by the NDP booth. Classy!

Toronto NDP MP Peggy Nash.

Canadian Armed Forces.

(left to right) Patrick Burke, Rick Mercer and Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke .

Pride Toronto Executive Director Kevin Beaulieu.

Toronto Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett .

Denise Brunsdon.

Liberal leadership hopeful Deborah Coyne.

Former Liberal MP Gerard Kennedy. Still mum on next leadership race.

Zach Paikin.

Green Party candidate Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu.

Nash & Cash! NDP MPs Peggy Nash and Andrew Cash with Dan Harris working his Blackberry in the background.

NDP candidate Michael Erickson (left).

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and NDP MP Olivia Chow.

Toronto CIty Councillor Mike Layton honouring his father's memory with a moustache.

NDP MP Craig Scott (left).

The Communist Party of Canada.

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair.

Mike Layton and Olivia Chow.