Hundreds ignore restrictions to join March for Life Hundreds of pro-life Canadians gathered on Parliament Hill to take part in an in-person March For Life through the streets of downtown Ottawa on May 13. It was a return to Parliament Hill for the march, which was cancelled last year because of the COVID pandemic. Photo by Brian Dryden May 14, 2021 OTTAWA - The ongoing COVID pandemic could not silence Canada’s pro-life movement as hundreds marched through the streets of the nation’s capital May 13 while thousands more gathered online for the annual March for Life. The march was back on Parliament Hill again after the actual in-person march was cancelled last year because of the COVID pandemic.