Thousands gathered in Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario to protest against the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision
. Same-sex rights and abortion are protected in Canada, but advocates have expressed alarm that LGBTQ2+ rights could be under attack next.
In Montreal, hundreds flocked to the city’s courthouse carrying signs, stickers and loudspeakers in peaceful demonstration against the ruling.Meanwhile, outside the B.C. Supreme Court, dozens of people showed up at a rally in solidarity with Americans on Sunday. Some said they are saddened by last week’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, and are pondering ways to do more to help peers across the border.
Michelle Fortin, executive director of Options for Sexual Health, a non-profit network of reproductive health clinics and co-organizer of the rally, said people can show solidary by donating to abortion funds in the U.S. Similar sentiments were felt in Toronto, where tens of thousands of people lined the streets of the downtown core to celebrate the 50th annual LGBTQ2+ celebration and the return to an in-person pride parade on Sunday, after a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19.
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