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Toronto police plan to boost their presence at local Pride events following the mass shooting inside a gay nightclub in Florida that killed 50 people early Sunday, organizers say.

Police Chief Mark Saunders tweeted Sunday that local officers are “actively reassessing” security plans for the city’s month-long Pride events, a sentiment echoed by Pride Toronto who issued a statement saying it would “continue to work with our full security team” throughout the festival.

Pride organizers and police plan to meet Monday morning to review security plans for the rest of the month’s celebrations. The chief has also committed to posting more officers near the Village and areas where events will be happening, Pride’s executive director Mathieu Chantelois said.

Toronto police have not made any other decisions about changes to Pride events in the city, Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu said Sunday. Sidhu said the force’s LGBT liaison officer has reached out to counterparts in Florida and to Pride Toronto to assess any threats.

The celebratory nature of Pride has been already been shadowed by the shooting, with a candlelight vigil planned on Church Street Sunday night to honour the 50 who died and the 53 injured in the shooting at Pulse nightclub.

Chantelois said that he was sickened by both the hatred and the violence in Florida, saying that he had still been unable to eat by late afternoon.

“What happened has already changed what this Pride month is about,” he said. “There’s not one march, not one rally, not one human rights panel that we will not address it. And on July 3, when a million of us will take the street, it’s going to be in everyone’s mind.”
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After a mass shooting on Sunday that killed at least 50 people and injured dozens more at a gay nightclub in Florida, many Canadians were reflecting on what the violence means for the LGBTQ community.

Candlelight vigils to mourn the victims were planned in several Canadian cities Sunday night, including Toronto and Vancouver.

A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning. He was shot and killed by police.

The attack came during Pride month, both in the U.S. and Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered Canada’s condolences to the victims.

In an official statement, Trudeau said he was “shocked and saddened” to learn so many people have been killed and injured following a mass shooting in Orlando.

“While authorities are still investigating and details continue to be confirmed, it is appalling that as many as 50 lives may have been lost to this domestic terror attack targeting the LGBTQ2 community.”

“On behalf of the Government of Canada, Sophie and I offer our condolences and prayers to the families and friends of those lost today, and wish a full recovery to all those injured. We stand in solidarity with Orlando and the LGBTQ2 community,” he said.
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