Large crowds gathered to protest mandates on Saturday days after the Ottawa-based Freedom Convoy was dismantled by police.
Protesters marched from Queen's Park to Dundas Square, stopped in front of 299 Queen Street West which houses broadcaster CP24 and circled back to Queen's Park via Spadina Ave northbound.
Among the flags flown were Trump 2024 flags, a common sight that was seen at the convoy in Ottawa.
The march was livestreamed on YouTube with over 2,500 viewers at 3:30 p.m.
A march in support of Ukraine is planned to be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Yonge-Dundas Square, around the same time another anti-mandate protest is set to happen.
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spoke to some of the protestors:
"We're just a group of Canadians looking to end all federal and provincial mandates and we're just going to stand here peacefully and protest," organizer Jerome O'Sullivan said.
"Do things a little differently and make sure we stay within the confines of the law. We're going to walk in every day, set hours maybe 9-5 during the week, but we're not going to be honking or disturbing the peace."
"We want everyone to have freedom of choice and we're worried that is jeopardized, that's why we're here today," Laura Clark said about attending the demonstration with her husband on Saturday.
"We're here because we're really concerned that our kids are going to grow up in an environment where they won't have freedom of choice," Clark said about her attendance at the protest. "We're here for the kids and protecting their future."
One Twitter user pointed out the stark contrast between the way the police responded to the truckers compared to their recent dealings with the protestors for Ukraine.
Comment: CTV News spoke to some of the protestors:
One Twitter user pointed out the stark contrast between the way the police responded to the truckers compared to their recent dealings with the protestors for Ukraine.