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The last few protesters said, without evidence, that the protest was legal, citing, but misunderstanding Canadian law. [317] [318] CBC News on the front lines reported protesters in the red zone, who could leave, chose to stay and be arrested. [318] There were 70 arrests and 21 vehicles were removed by mid-afternoon. [318]
The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most famous and influential strikes in Canadian history. [1] For six weeks, May 15 to June 26, more than 30,000 strikers brought economic activity to a standstill in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which at the time was Canada's third largest city.
The following article is a broad timeline of the course of events surrounding the Canada convoy protest, a series of protests and blockades in Canada in early 2022. The protest, which was called the Freedom Convoy (French: Convoi de la liberté) by organizers, was "first aimed at a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers" when the convoy of hundreds of vehicles, including semi ...
Tamara Lich is a Canadian activist who has organised for the right-wing Maverick Party, the far-right Yellow Vest protests, and the Canada convoy protest in Ottawa.. Lich was among the organizers of yellow vest protests in Alberta in late 2018 and early 2019.
Mohawk protesters at the Tyendinaga blockade on February 10; February 8 – Solidarity protests take place in Toronto [20] and Ottawa. [21] February 8 - A blockade of the Exo Candiac line south of Montreal in Kahnawake begins. [17] [22] February 9-10 - Individuals set fire to a rail junction box in Hamilton, ON and Guelph, ON. [23]
On October 2, CBC News reported that information related to protests in February that they had requested from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) under the Access to Information Act had been withheld. CSIS cited section 15 of the act in withholding the information, which defines "subversive or hostile activities" as including ...
2010 Canada anti-prorogation protests; 2018 Franco-Ontarian Black Thursday; 2019 Ontario Autism Program controversy; A. ... Peace Village (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
A number of monuments and memorials in Canada were removed or destroyed as a result of protests and riots between 2020 and 2022. These included six sculptures of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of Canada, three of other figures connected to the Canadian Indian residential school system (Alexander Wood, Egerton Ryerson and Joseph Hugonard), two of Canadian monarchs (Queen ...