Ottawa kicks off Canada Day expecting anti-government protests

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The first in-person Canada Day celebrations in three years kicked off on Friday with a huge police presence and street closures throughout downtown Ottawa to prevent anti-government “freedom” protesters from disrupting the festivities

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the free concerts and other activities usually held on the national holiday, which celebrates the founding of the country, were last held in 2019.

“The key on Canada Day is we don’t just celebrate Canada, we celebrate Canadians. We celebrate each other, and that means listening to each other, respecting each other… That’s part of the resilience of Canada,” Trudeau said. James Topp, a former soldier and one of the organizers, had spoken at the War Memorial before the incident, but was not involved in the skirmish. Police said an officer had been choked and that it was investigating the scuffle.

Some of the same organizers were behind a truck convoy that blocked Ottawa’s downtown core around parliament for three weeks this past winter, causing a crisis that resulted in dozens of arrests. Separate protests during the same period snarled international travel and trade at border crossings.

 

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