
Trudeau Condemns Ottawa Protest That Celebrated Hamas Attack
Published on April 22, 2024
A pro-Palestine protest in Ottawa over the weekend that saw some demonstrators celebrating the Oct. 7 Hamas attack has drawn condemnation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “There is a difference between peaceful protest and hateful intimidation,” Mr. Trudeau wrote on the X platform on April 21. “It is unconscionable to glorify the antisemitic violence and murder perpetrated by Hamas on October 7th. This rhetoric has no place in Canada. None.” The pro-Palestine march took place in Ottawa on April 20, with video captured by Dacey Media going viral. A crowd carrying Palestinian flags, banners, and green and red smoke grenades can be seen walking in front of Parliament Hill and the prime minister’s office on Wellington Street....
