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“We want everyone in Canada to know that this is not just a Sikh issue,” Moninder Singh said. “This is actually a Canadian issue, and India using violence, intimidation, threats and coercion to force Canadians to bend the knee to them and to toe the line that they want toed, whether it’s our politicians, our media or the average citizen.”
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Thousands attend ‘No Tyrants’ protest at U.S. Embassy
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Others attended the “No Tyrants” protest against U.S. President Donald Trump, who is also attending the G7 Summit.
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More than 1,000 people marched around the U.S. Embassy in downtown Ottawa on Saturday afternoon, holding up signs and reciting chants against the American president. Protesters first gathered on the York Street steps, marched to Mackenzie Avenue, then along Murray Street to Sussex Drive.
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The Ottawa protest was part of a series of demonstrations and rallies across the U.S. and Canada against federal immigration raids, including in Los Angeles, where Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops and Marines against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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“(The protest) is driven by what’s happening in the U.S., what the Trump administration is doing, some of which affects the U.S. in terms of it not being so much of a democracy anymore,” said Jay Baltz of Indivisible Ottawa, one of the protest organizers.
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“A lot of it affects us here in Canada. The tariffs, the attacks on our sovereignty … I think people are just angry and upset about what’s going on.”
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The protest was also held hours before a military parade was to take place in Washington.
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David Schellenberg, co-chair for Democrats Abroad in the National Capital Region, accused Trump of behaving like a “dictator.”
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“A president has to respect the entire world, and we have a problem with Donald Trump, and that he seems to think he’s a dictator, that he’s a tyrant, that he calls himself a king, and who believes he can say whatever he wants to say,” Schellenberg said.
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“We cannot accept the limitations that he puts on everybody. We have to stand up. We have to disagree that this is not right. Canada is the United States’ biggest customer. We should not be treated this way, and that’s what we want everybody know.”
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Pro-Palestinian protest through downtown Ottawa
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Many more marched through downtown Ottawa in support of Palestinians days after a Gaza aid ship containing Greta Thunberg and other activists was seized by Israeli officials.
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Protesters waved Palestinian flags and wore keffiyehs, the scarf that has become a symbol of the pro-Palestinian movement.
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Many called on the Canadian government to implement an arms embargo against Israel. Others condemned Egypt’s government for detaining March to Gaza activists, including Canadians.
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Palestinian supporters marched along Elgin Street on Saturday, calling for an end to arms shipments to Israel. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
“We know that the governments do not align with the people that they so-call serve, and that’s why we continue to protest,” an organizer said as protesters marched along Rideau Street.
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“We encourage people around the people to speak up about Palestine because genocide is a crime and it cannot continue any longer.”
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Sikhs gathered on Parliament Hill on Saturday to protest a planned appearance by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 conference in Alberta. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
Democrats Abroad in the National Capital Region organized a “No Tyrants” protest outside the U.S. Embassy on Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
Palestinian supporters marched along Elgin Street on Saturday calling for an end to arms shipments to Israel. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
Palestinian supporters march along Elgin Street calling for an end to arms shipments to Israel. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
Palestinian supporters march along Elgin Street calling for an end to arms shipments to Israel and voicing support for a free Palestine. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
Ottawa police implemented rolling road closures as Palestinian supporters marched along Elgin Street on Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
Sikhs gathered on Parliament Hill on Saturday to protest a planned appearance by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 conference in Alberta. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
Participants in the “No Tyrants” protest walk along the sidewalk outside the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa on Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
Palestinian supporters march along Elgin Street on Saturday. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
Palestinian supporters march along Elgin Street in Ottawa on Saturday calling for an end to arms shipments to Israel. Photo by Ashley Fraser /PostmediaArticle content
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