Canadian protesters decry Trump’s U.S. travel ban; urge Trudeau action
TORONTO — Hundreds of people gathered outside a shut-down U.S. consulate in Toronto and elsewhere in Canada on Monday to denounce the American entry ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries, and to urge action from the Liberal government.
The peaceful protesters, who also expressed sympathy for the victims of Sunday’s mosque massacre in Quebec City, blocked traffic, held placards, chanted, and marched a short distance to city hall and back to the consulate as Toronto police kept an eye on them.
On the periphery of the protest, American citizen Anne Rubenstein said she felt “deeply ashamed” of her country.
“I can barely find the words for how angry and pained I am that (President) Donald Trump with one executive order has spit on the things that were the very foundations of American democracy,” said Rubenstein, who is currently teaching history at York University.