Chrystia Freeland’s Liberal Party leadership launch was brilliantly disrupted Sunday. Anti-genocide protesters derailed her speech and captured much of the spotlight.
A dozen individuals heckled Freeland. They did so in sequence prolonging the disruptive impact by repeatedly forcing the former international trade minister to stop speaking. One protester carried a Palestinian flag onto the podium and two others stood behind the former foreign affairs minister with a banner stating “Freeland: Our deputy PM gravedigger”.
Once the protesters were escorted out of the venue they reportedly banged on the walls, making it hard for those inside to hear Freeland. The well-organized action included a press release that was immediately distributed to journalists explaining the rationale for the disruption.
The protests garnered significant attention from an establishment media that’s generally deferential to the former senior Globe and Mail and Financial Times editor. The protest trended on X and was widely circulated on other social media. (more...)
Freeland must pay political price for support of Israel
'Fascist' Chrystia Freeland's Liberal leadership launch speech disrupted by 'free Palestine' protestors
— RT (@RT_com) January 20, 2025
When she eventually got a word in edgeways, she claimed that Trump poses an 'existential risk' to Canada pic.twitter.com/eJhEShazEc
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