I always thought of Canada as a sort of conservative 'Brady Bunch' kind of place until I noticed the amount of rainbow flags and symbols being displayed around Toronto. Is the rest of Canada as Liberal as this ?

No. Pride is coming up soon in Toronto.

Is this a big event in Toronto, like the one in Brighton in the UK ?

Plenty of rainbows on western Rue St. Catherine in Montreal.

I believe so. I've never been to either (and I'm from Brighton).

dbd is probably the best person to ask about gay stuff.

Ha! There are plenty of people on this board with more clearly defined inclinations than me. However, we usually go out to the Pride parade and, believe me honey, it's huge.

That's a chat-up line for Pride, if I ever heard one.

I love Brighton, there is always something going on.
Last weekend there was a 10k charity run, and all the participants had to dress in a super heroes outfits. 100's dressed as super heroes was hilarious.
Then the old mini cars had their london to Brighton day out.
Also there was a big group of Bikers with all their flash bikes on display.
I spotted a few immaculate Harley Davidsons.
I just went for a quiet day at the beach and had all of this thrown into the bargain.
Even the cod and chips was good.