Inspiring Rally in Ottawa Tarnished by 'Outrageous' Protesters

Summary

---

In the middle of question period, several participants in the Power Shift conference abruptly disrupted Parliament by shouting "Vote yes on Bill C-311" from the visitors' gallery. The rest of us sitting side by side were not informed of this planned action.

Despite the fact of the illegal act of only a few who disrupted Parliament, all 150 of us were blamed and removed from Parliament after this incident. The majority removed from question period had met in a democratic fashion with their respective MPs that day.

My disappointment also extends to some members of Parliament who responded during question period to the outspoken environmentalists by shouting back "send up the next one," as protesters began to stand up in the viewing gallery one by one and shout.

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

Inspiring Rally in Ottawa Tarnished by 'Outrageous' Protesters

11It was my first time participating in a social action conference and rally and the whole weekend was inspiring and educational. We met with youth from all the provinces and te...

See the full content of this document

---