Rob Ford says he will skip the Pride parade for the third consecutive time since he was elected mayor of Toronto.

Ford has faced criticism from even conservative allies for repeatedly refusing to attend one of the city's marquee celebrations. But he said Saturday that he will miss the parade again this year if it falls on the Canada Day weekend he usually spends at his family’s cottage in Muskoka. It does.

Asked by KISS 92.5 FM radio’s Maurie Sherman on Saturday whether he would, “for the love of God,” go to Pride this year, Ford laughed and said, “All depends – like I’ve always said, if it lands on the same weekend when I take my family up north, unfortunately, my family comes first. And I’ve seen very little of my family right now.”

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