
Prime minister among those marking Montreal’s St. Patrick’s parade 200th anniversary
MONTREAL — The streets of downtown Montreal turned green like clockwork on Sunday as its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade celebrated its 200th anniversary with the country’s new prime minister present.
Mark Carney marched in Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, his first public event since being sworn in on Friday.
Carney was joined by several Quebec-based cabinet ministers as he shook hands and waved to thousands gathered along the parade route in the downtown core.
He walked the entire route of more than two kilometres along De Maisonneuve Boulevard, often veering off into the crowd to shake hands and snap photos.