Thousands across Canada take to the streets for Women's March
Canadians joined their American neighbours Saturday as women’s marches across the country drew in massive crowds of people.
New estimates say the crowd in Washington, D.C., has reached close to 500,000. Around 200,000 people were expected with roughly 200 satellite marches at cities around the world.
Canadians came out in full force with tens of thousands marching in Calgary, Vancouver and Halifax. Organizers expected in 11,000 in Toronto alone. Estimates of the turnout were reportedly around 60,000.
Check out some of the best tweets, photos and video from across the country:
Introductions are underway at #WomensMarch in #Vancouver. Very moving speeches from organizers and First Nation leaders. #wmwcanada pic.twitter.com/fkdj92Zrqs
— Sarah MacDonald (@CTVSarah) January 21, 2017
Safe to say at least 1,000 people piled in to Portage Place to join in Winnipeg #WomensMarch @globalwinnipeg pic.twitter.com/jXMdhWcyF4
— Zahra Premji (@ZahraGlobalNews) January 21, 2017
Halifax's #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/XhzJdAhKC6
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_CBC) January 21, 2017
view from college and university, tail end of the #WomensMarchTO pic.twitter.com/9ZZTCrGbnd
— Jade Blair (@jadejader) January 21, 2017
What a turnout! Powerful scenes from @womensmarch in Montreal #WomensMarch #womensmarchglobal #manifdesfemmes #sistersofthenorth pic.twitter.com/POJENycoAh
— Phaedra (@Phaedra_DSR) January 21, 2017
There was a huge turnout for the #WomensMarch in #Toronto pic.twitter.com/Zd4iLCz5TD
— blogTO (@blogTO) January 21, 2017
Women's rights and solidarity knows no borders. Canada standing up. #WomensMarch #WomensRights #DumpTrump pic.twitter.com/Q7cMkar6Uw
— Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) January 21, 2017
Canada has arrived #womensmarch pic.twitter.com/aQPDK9u5Uv
— Brittany Bazler (@brittanybazler) January 21, 2017
"Thank you, Canada!" A common refrain here as we join the flow of the march #wmwcanada #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/9OeufgGoZs
— Sarah Boesveld (@sarahboesveld) January 21, 2017
Why we march. #MMIW #WomensMarch #WomensMarchTO pic.twitter.com/Ph1kfIbwwQ
— Greenpeace Canada (@GreenpeaceCA) January 21, 2017
"Why march in Canada? Because there is violence here too" #WomensMarch #WMWcanada
— Hilary Agro (@hilaryagro) January 21, 2017
Photo from my mom showing part of the crowd at a women's march in downtown Vancouver, Canada. pic.twitter.com/Nb8zSIv1aw
— Matt Ford (@fordm) January 21, 2017
A bus load of women our way to Washington for the Woman's march, so exciting! #whyIMarch #womensmarch #canada #Ofl pic.twitter.com/PpPlALvPVl
— Patty Coates (@Pattycoates) January 20, 2017
All over Canada, #wemarch #womensmarch #wmwcanada #sistersofthenorth #jan21 pic.twitter.com/pv0XYN3xYq
— Women's March Canada (@CdnWomenMarch) January 20, 2017
No end in sight yet in #ottawa at #WomensMarch. Must be 1000s marching down Laurier Ave. pic.twitter.com/k8GqbDXCrR
— Val Walker (@Val1Walker) January 21, 2017
"We deserve equality." Marchers still coming toward city hall in #Calgary for #WomensMarch. @CTVCalgary pic.twitter.com/jWKN1YlzDE
— Alesia Fieldberg (@CTVAlesia) January 21, 2017
Massive crowd for @womensmarch in Toronto moves toward City Hall. @CBCToronto @CBCAlerts pic.twitter.com/K6jwr7rTfo
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) January 21, 2017