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[–] jsdz@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A million, eh? I'll be impressed if they number much more than a hundred, and surprised if they outnumber the counter-protesters. But this is the kind of protest The News loves to report on, so we're all hearing about it before it even happens.

[–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

CTV NewsNet is reporting live in Ottawa and said that there are only "hundreds" of protesters and counter-protesters altogether.

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Their goal was to get 1 million across all of Canada, not just in one place.

I live in SK, and based on what I what I saw, I would not be surprised if there were between 100-200 people at the pro-"making kids homeless by outing them to their parents" demonstration at my town.

They're still not going to hit a million, but probably a more than a couple thousand.