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From January to March 2020, a series of civil disobedience protests were held in Canada over the construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline (CGL) through 190 kilometres (120 mi) of Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation territory in British Columbia (BC), land that is unceded.
A solidarity rally at the Canadian consulate in San Francisco, California on February 7, 2020; February 3 – The Office of the Wetʼsuwetʼen asks for a judicial review of the environmental approval for the pipeline. [13] February 4 – The hereditary chiefs and the Government of British Columbia issue statements that talks had broken down. [14]
A counter-protest organized by health care workers was planned in Toronto for February 12, but was called off when the provincial government instituted a state of emergency. [287] In counter-protests on February 12, thousands of people joined the "Community Solidarity March" through Ottawa to demand the end of the protests.
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Montreal protest on 31 May 2020. Montreal: Thousands attended a protest outside the Montreal police headquarters on 31 May. [74] The protests eventually escalated into unrest, and police fired tear gas. [75] Several store windows were damaged, and some items were stolen. Eleven arrests were made, including one for assault. [76]
The COVID-19 protests in Canada are protests that began in April 2020, with protests in Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, and Ottawa against the Government of Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent measures. [1] [2] In Alberta, a group called "Walk for Freedom" ran anti-mask protests from at least April 2020 to February 2021.