Joel Harden, of Ottawa Centre, was OK afterward, and extended an invitation to Solicitor General Michael Kerzner to speak with under-threat community groups
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park.
"I’ll take a punch for queer and trans youth any day," Harden said on Twitter. He said later that he wasn't hurt, and hadn't required medical attention. In response to Elston's protest, local community groups Horizon Ottawa and Community Solidarity Ottawa were involved in the planning of the counter-protest to support transgender rights.
"She punched me once in the back and I stupidly looked over my shoulder to see where she was, and she rabbit punched me," Harden said. "It is what it is, I'm totally fine anyway." "I'm convinced now that there are some people who hate who hate queer and trans people so much that they literally want to hurt them," he added.
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