Irish prime minister to march with Trudeau in Montreal’s Pride parade

OTTAWA — Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s taoiseach, or prime minister, will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Montreal’s Pride parade during a three-day visit that gets underway Saturday.

The two leaders met in Ireland in July, shortly after Varadkar took office as the country’s first openly gay prime minister.

Trudeau says he and Varadkar plan to discuss issues related to diversity and inclusion and how both countries can benefit from the Canada-Europe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, which goes into effect next month.

Trudeau’s office says the Sunday event will mark the first time a foreign leader has joined the prime minister in a Canadian Pride parade.