Collected Item: “"A lot of diversity in messages" Canada Day protests”
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"A lot of diversity in messages" Canada Day protests
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A thread of tweets from local reporter Amanda Pfeffer. The first is a video of the small crowd on The Hill and then a series of photographs in which protesters are holding signs.
In the top left image the signs read, "WEARING A MASK IS A SIGN OF SUBMISSION" and "SOCIAL DISTANCING IS FOR ROBOTS!" behind the couple is a sign reading "THE CANADIAN REVOLUTION" and the woman's tank top reads "HUGS OVER MASKS"
In the top right image a woman dressed in scrubs and a stethoscope holds up a flag with letters applied to it which read, "STOP FRAUD ABORT COVID / VACCINES SCAM [?] / RECOVERY RATE 99.9% / DEATH RATE 0.03%"
The bottom left image shows a chalk drawing which reads "BLACK LIVES MATTER" with an illegible Instagram handle underneath it.
The bottom right image shows a chalk drawing which reads "CANADA DAY CELEBRATES STOLEN LANDS &..."
In the top left image the signs read, "WEARING A MASK IS A SIGN OF SUBMISSION" and "SOCIAL DISTANCING IS FOR ROBOTS!" behind the couple is a sign reading "THE CANADIAN REVOLUTION" and the woman's tank top reads "HUGS OVER MASKS"
In the top right image a woman dressed in scrubs and a stethoscope holds up a flag with letters applied to it which read, "STOP FRAUD ABORT COVID / VACCINES SCAM [?] / RECOVERY RATE 99.9% / DEATH RATE 0.03%"
The bottom left image shows a chalk drawing which reads "BLACK LIVES MATTER" with an illegible Instagram handle underneath it.
The bottom right image shows a chalk drawing which reads "CANADA DAY CELEBRATES STOLEN LANDS &..."
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skeptics, differing opinions, Black Lives Matter, Canada Day, gathering, protest, signs
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https://twitter.com/onthebeat1/status/1278338779946856450
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Amanda Pfeffer, CBC News Ottawa
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2020-03-01