Would this situation make good sense to the people of Montreal or to the Irish community? Should the City of Montreal now deal with this new organization, instead of the organization which has been mandated and accepted by the Irish community as having the legitimate right to hold the parade for many years? While one part of the debate is the legitimate right of either organization to hold the parade, the other sadder part of our parade dilemma is that there is one group that is made up mostly of older folks who knew what carnival was like 50 years ago, while the other group is made up of mostly young folks who understand what carnival is like now. In 2009 we were able to see Faye Ann Lyons, the offspring of our own Superblue, win the Soca Monarch, Groovy Soca Monarch, People's Choice Awards, and the Road March titles.
