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Thousands March in Toronto Against Lockdowns
Thousands of people marched in downtown Toronto on May 15 to call for an end to COVID-19 lockdown measures.
The protest was part of the “World Wide Rally for Freedom” that was marked in other Canadian cities as well, including Ottawa.
Toronto isn’t having it anymore… this was a fantastic turnout for freedom loving Canadians pic.twitter.com/hlxSZNmSgv
“The government is simply not listening and the media is not letting up. While this protest is not going to change everything, showing up in numbers will show that the consensus is shifting and send a clear signal to the rest of the population that it is time to: END THE LOCKDOWN!” says the Facebook page for the Toronto event.
Regina / 980 CJME
May 10, 2021 | 4:26 PM
A man holds an upside-down Canadian flag ahead of a rally at Kiwanis Memorial Park on May 9, 2021.
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Saskatoon police say they have handed out 18 tickets to people who attended a so-called “freedom rally” in Kiwanis Memorial Park on Sunday.
Police say upon attending the rally, public health officials and police saw more than 100 people congregating and disobeying current public health orders.
Eighteen tickets were handed out to people violating the orders. Police say one additional ticket was issued to a participant who was also involved in a rally in the city on April 24.
In a release, police say those who were ticketed were seen to have varying levels of involvement with the rally.
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says there is a connection between protesters opposed to lockdowns and mandatory masks, far-right extremism.
“To brazenly not follow public-health guidelines puts people at risk and that is something that we’ve seen with extreme right-wing ideology, ” he told reporters Monday in Ottawa.
Protests against lockdowns took place across the country over the weekend in Calgary, Regina and Mirror, Alberta, where 1,500 people gathered.
Protest organizers, including Chris Scott, in Mirror, were put in handcuffs by the RCMP and hauled away. In Calgary, Pastor Artur Pawlowski was arrested in the middle of a busy street and in Regina, People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier received a $2,800 fine.
Author of the article: Duane Bratt
Publishing date: May 09, 2021  â¢Â 5 days ago  â¢Â 5 minute read  â¢Â Supporters gather during a rally against measures taken by government and health authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 at the Whistle Stop Cafe in Mirror, Alberta, on Saturday, May 8, 2021. The Whistle Stop was shut down by AHS for not following public health rules. Photo by Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
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What a week in Alberta politics! On Apr. 28, Premier Jason Kenney warned against COVID-19 lockdowns. The next day, he reversed himself and introduced some limited measures that simultaneously exempted rural hotspots.
Nevertheless, over the course of the weekend, COVID-19 cases skyrocketed to their highest totals during the 15-month-long pandemic. This led government house leader Jason Nixon to announce on May 2 that the Alberta legislature would be suspended for two weeks.