Yellow vest protesters come out across Canada in support of French movement
Crowds across Canada came out Saturday to support the “yellow vest” protests that have been ongoing in France for the last five weeks and have resulted in eight fatalities.
Donning the same yellow vests as French protesters, crowds came out in Edmonton, Toronto, Winnipeg, Okanagan, Moncton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Halifax with signs that read “Canada first,” a take on U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America first” slogan, as well as “Trudeau the traitor.”
A rally outside Halifax’s City Hall protested the United Nations’ Global Compact for Migration that Canada recently signed, which promotes safe and legal migration, as well as the federal carbon tax. The focus shifted at times to other hot topics, such as immigration and nationalism.
Protesters hoped for unity between both right- and left-wing activists, and to have their voices heard.
What’s not being heard is our government should speak on the behalf of the majority, not just the minorities that are yelling louder,” protester James Hoskin said.
“[This is] about your freedom of speech.”
Meanwhile, in downtown Edmonton, hundreds of protesters came out for the second week in a row to protest the UN and the “global world order,” as well as the UN migration pact.
Global News staff say that some protesters called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “traitor,” yelled racial slurs and talked of “fake news.”
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