Thanks for the clarification. Being a bit of a curmudgeon, I still would have voted "no" I think the provincial party and/or whatever the Ontario equivalent of the Council of Federal Ridings is should have been tapped for the funding rather than the federal caucus. Given relative party strength in various regions and the ability of caucuses within those regions to raise funds I think this is a poor allocation of resources. (Damn, I have spent way too much time at ANDP budget committee meetings, haven't I?)
In your role as provincial caucus rep, did you request the federal caucus to press the leader's handlers to make room on the schedule to ensure the leader would be present at these events? That would be something I would have voted for.
The provincial party has contributed substantially to the NDP's Toronto pride presence through various means. The Ontario LGBT caucus made the request of the federal LGBT caucus as Ontario was looking to expand its presence beyond Toronto (the caucus not being active outside of Toronto has been a long-standing complaint from non-GTA members).
Elections and reports from Randall and Dany gobbled up most of the time at the caucus meeting, and so we didn't have much time to discuss anything else. I know from Jack's office that he is definitely going to be at Toronto Pride, and I will press his office for him to be present at London and Ottawa, also.