Sinn Féin assembly member Gerry Kelly said the Apprentice Boys could make a last minute decision to use a different band out of respect to the McKenna family and people of the area.
Kelly was speaking as the Apprentice Boys are due to march past Ardoyne on Saturday morning with a band commemorating a UVF killer.
UVF man Brian Robinson was shot dead by undercover British soldiers after he had murdered Ardoyne man Paddy McKenna in 1989.
"This decision to use this Brian Robinson tribute band is extremely insensitive. It is bad enough they want to parade through the area without using a band that commemorates Brian Robinson,” said Gerry.
"Of all the bands they could have used they chose this one but it is not too late to withdraw the band and use another that isn't so disrespectful."
He also added he is supporting residents’ group CARA in their opposition to any protest against the parade.
"I met with CARA and told them I would support them. They said they didn't want a protest and had another way of dealing with it. We will help and support them any way we can. These are the residents of the area and we respect their wishes.”
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