Justin Trudeau takes a knee at Black Lives Matter demonstration on Parliament Hill

[riversedge]

Source: cnn


Updated 6:20 PM ET, Fri June 5, 2020


CNN)Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a knee during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Ottawa on Friday.

Trudeau's act of solidarity comes after he declined to comment earlier in the day about whether he would be attending the protest. Still, he arrived at Parliament Hill -- home to Canada's Parliament -- wearing a black cloth mask Friday afternoon and surrounded by security guards, according to CNN affiliate CTVnews.

Trudeau did not speak at the event, though he clapped and nodded along with some of the other speakers, including a moment when a speaker asserted there is no middle ground on racism. At another point, he yelled "Amen" along with other protesters after a speaker discussed promoting love and justice.

Some in the crowd shouted at him to stand up to US President Donald Trump, CTVnews reported.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/us/justin-trudeau-kneel-black-lives-matter-trnd/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&utm_content=2020-06-05T23%3A35%3A22&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes a knee during in a Black Lives Matter protest on Parliament Hill June 5, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada

[sop]

1. If Trump ever took a knee, it would take six Secret Service agents to lift him back up to his feet.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. .

[Cha]

3. Awww.. TY, PM Trudeau!

Link to tweet

[Thomas Hurt]

4. The a-hole Trump attacked taking a knee and all he accomplished was making it more popular.

fn idiot.

[totodeinhere]

5. He needed to do that, especially since Canada is not immune to racism either. n/t

[applegrove]

6. From what i hear things are better here in canada than in the US but that does not mean we

don't have a whole lot of work to do still.

[BobTheSubgenius]

7. Somehow, protestors were able to escape with their lives and their bodies intact.

Rubber bullets didn't arrive on time, tear gas delivery systems had technical issues. Next time, maybe.

I wonder if Justin didn't do that at least partly to troll the putrescent taint.

[duforsure]

8. Joe Biden in a show of unity

Needs a photo op of him kneeling , and to get under trumps skin at a protest site with others. JT is a great leader , and isn't scared of trump. Canadians should be proud of him for this.

[yellowdogintexas]

11. Here is one:

https://people.com/politics/joe-biden-george-floyd-protest-site-church-visit-delaware/

[CTyankee]

9. O, Canada!

n/m

[JI7]

10. I don't think Trump is physically capable of kneeling and getting up without assistance