A group of demonstrators marched to the Chinese military anthem during a protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 24.
The event was advertised as marking the 100th anniversary of the so-called Chinese Exclusion Act, which resulted from efforts to stop Chinese immigration. However, some organizers have used it to promote opposition to proposed legislation to create a foreign agent registry in Canada, with one calling the bill “Exclusion 2.0.”
According to a video posted on WeChat, the demonstrators, who appear to be senior citizens, wore red jackets and paraded in military style on Wellington Street that Saturday during the protest.
The protesters moved in sync with music from a loudspeaker playing the “March of the People’s Liberation Army,” the military anthem of the Chinese army. A lead person saluted as a female voice in the clip was heard saying in Chinese, “Golden Years, Ottawa Parliament Hill parade. Start!”…