Ontario Coalition Against Poverty: Protesters

David Pecaut Square Dept: Following a rally at David Pecaut Square, the protesters marched through streets, blocking traffic and ending up outside the hotel at about 5 p.m. More than 40 groups, including No One Is Illegal and the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, were involved in the protest, according to The Star. Anti-racism is part of all of our mandates, said organizer Deb Singh, of the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre, adding a peaceful protest was planned and a group of about 200 people protested outside the Royal York Hotel Sunday evening, where Immigration Minister Jason Kenney was being awarded an honorary degree. Signs and chants took issue with federal immigration and refugee policy, which protesters called exclusionary and racist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.