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Policies: Trump and Cardboard Replica

policies: Related Items Articles Obama exits the presidency voicing optimism for the future Organizer Nicole LeBlanc said despite the focus on Trump, the protest was less about him than the values he stands for, according to Brandon Sun. We want to start a conversation about the fact that the sexist, anti-immigrant, islamophobic, xenophobic policies that Trump represents are not just limited to Trump, she said. About 200 people marched through downtown, waving signs and chanting slogans, most commonly No Trump, No Hate, America was Never Great! They then stopped outside the offices of the U.S. Consulate, where they set fire to a cardboard replica of Trump as a dozen police officers guarded the door. There are far-right groups with very similar policies operating here in Quebec. During Friday's march, a lone Trump supporter who showed up wearing a shirt reading Hillary for Prison was chased and knocked to the ground before police intervened. The consulate posted a message on its website on Thursday warning American citizens to avoid the protests, citing safety concerns. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.