Thousands of protesters from several marches crowded Toronto’s downtown core Saturday, in largely peaceful demonstrations that were only marred by one known arrest.
A man in black face appeared at a protest in front of Toronto city hall. He was jeered by protesters and arrested for breaching the peace, according to a Toronto police spokesman, No charges have officially been filed and the spokesman declined to give the man’s name.
Mary Jubran, a 27 year-old videographer, said that incident was the only disruption she noticed during the day, which included an 8 minute and 46 second pause in front of the U.S. Consulate General. Protestors kneeled in silence to mark the time Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck.
On Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared at a demonstration in Ottawa. Surrounded by security and accompanied by a Somali-born cabinet minister, Ahmed Hussen, he knelt and held what appeared to be a black T-shirt with the slogan, “Black Lives Matter.”
Earlier in the week, Mr. Trudeau caused a stir when paused for more than 20 seconds before answering a question at a press conference about what he thought of the decision to forcibly remove a crowd of peaceful protesters in front of the White House.
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