Parliament Hill: Francoise Boivin

Dept: The crowd of 50 protesters at the start of the event quickly grew to an estimated 200 to 250 as the crowd, both adults and some children, gathered on the lawns of Parliament Hill, according to Montreal Gazette. Before marching, a commotion erupted at the entrance gate to the Hill, about 10 metres from the demonstration, as RCMP officers arrived on the scene and oTTAWA - A peaceful Occupy Ottawa-led protest against the Conservative omnibus crime bill turned aggressive as one man was arrested and several others ticketed on Saturday afternoon. A series of speakers, including NDP MP Francoise Boivin who joined the protesters, spoke about what they saw as problems with Bill C-10, seen as a sweeping overhaul of Canada's justice system, before they marching down Wellington Street towards the Supreme Court of Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.