Justin Trudeau addresses Canada Day crowd
“Canada Day is Canadians' Day” remarked the prime minister to the crowd of thousands at La Breton Flats Park just hours after peaceful protesters were taken away at the war memorial by police.
Justin Trudeau gives a speech and says that Canadian citizens are important and that everyone helped build the country.
— William Diaz-Berthiaume (@wdiazberthiaume) July 1, 2022
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“Canada has never been perfect and it is not perfect now.”
Justin Trudeau continues to utter words praising the country. @RebelNewsOnline
— William Diaz-Berthiaume (@wdiazberthiaume) July 1, 2022
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This is the first major celebration in Ottawa since the invocation of the Emergencies Act, the anti-terrorism law used to euthanize February's peaceful convoy protest against lockdown restrictions.
Ottawa police have blocked Portage Bridge to personal motor vehicles heading to Parliament from Gatineau.https://t.co/8TCbF5VnhQ pic.twitter.com/Zdu4Uh6nnD
— Efron Monsanto 🇨🇦🚜🚛 (@realmonsanto) July 1, 2022
The Hill itself has been turned into a high security zone.
Not a lot of people on the Hill itself. You can see the airport style security to get inside.https://t.co/8TCbF5VnhQ pic.twitter.com/USZ510ZbWR
— Efron Monsanto 🇨🇦🚜🚛 (@realmonsanto) July 1, 2022
Thursday evening, peaceful demonstrators who had converged on the war memorial were arrested by police though the reasons why remain unclear.
Rebel News was at the scene where 3 men were violently pinned down by groups of police.
— Mauricio (@_m2pacheco) July 1, 2022
Still unsure of what exactly initiated the interaction.
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Demonstrators had been gathering at the war memorial show support for James Topp, a Canadian veteran who had walked from British Columbia to Ottawa.
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Sheila Gunn Reid
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Editor-in-Chief, Alberta Bureau Chief, member of the board of directors, and host of The Gunn Show at Rebel News. Sheila also serves as President of the Independent Press Gallery of Canada. A mother of three and longtime conservative activist, Sheila is the author of bestselling books, including her most recent release, Independence Blueprint: What Alberta Can Learn From Quebec.
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