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Justin Trudeau kneels during anti-racism protest in Ottawa

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The Canadian prime minister took a knee during a large anti-racism protest at Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital on Thursday. Trudeau was also met with chants of "Stand up to Trump!"

The Canadian prime minister took a knee during a large anti-racism protest at Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital on Thursday. Trudeau was also met with chants of "Stand up to Trump!"

  1. Jun 5

    Ottawa march about to get underway, starting at Parliament Hill. At least hundreds - harder to judge exact crowd size with people spaced further apart than usual. Chanting “Black Lives Matter.”

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  2. Jun 5

    Thousands kneel in protest on Parliament Hill

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  3. Jun 5

    People are chanting “I CAN’T BREATHE”. The march is growing significantly

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  4. Jun 5

    PM takes a knee on Parliament Hill in solidarity with protestors. PM was greeted with some chants of “stand up to Trump” when he arrived on the hill with his security detail.

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  5. Jun 5

    Protesters shout “Stand up to Trump,” as Prime Minister attends an anti-racism rally on Parliament Hill.

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  6. Jun 5

    Here is Prime Minister and in the thick of the crowd of the Ottawa march. More:

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  7. Jun 5

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a knee while attending a demonstration on Parliament Hill that was organized to protest racial injustice and police brutality. Read more here:

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  8. Jun 5

    Trudeau and the ministers take a knee

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  9. Jun 5

    Prime Minister kneeling next to minister

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  10. Jun 5

    No public remarks from who is listening to speakers at the anti rally on Parliament Hill.

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  11. Jun 5

    My team, one of 3 covering march, has repositioned to US embassy where thousands of people fill the street. This is not on protest route, but was initially. Protest organizers changed route bc they felt going to the embassy may be unsafe. Peaceful so far.

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  12. Jun 5

    Crowd getting louder outside US embassy. You can see businesses boarded up in the background, which colleagues who have been here longer than I say they’ve never seen in Ottawa before.

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  13. Jun 2

    Trudeau takes long pause before answering a reporter's question about Trump's response to protesters in the US.

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  14. Jun 5

    A peaceful anti-racism march is underway in downtown Toronto.

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