OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — This morning, thousands of concerned parents, children and citizens descended upon Canada’s capital of Ottawa, and other cities across the country, for the much-anticipated Million Person March against LGBT indoctrination in the nation’s schools.
NOW: Parents are FED UP with their kids being force-fed a dogma that is against their beliefs.#LeaveOurKidsAlone #1MillionMarch4Kids #1MillionMarch4Children pic.twitter.com/ag13mab53E
— John-Henry Westen (@JhWesten) September 20, 2023
WATCH: In the middle of the 1 Million March for Children — “LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE! LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE!”#LeaveOurKidsAlone #1MillionMarch4Kids #1MillionMarch4Children pic.twitter.com/cWM711P6p7
— John-Henry Westen (@JhWesten) September 20, 2023
Exclusive footage from LifeSiteNews shows at least 3,000 pro-family Canadians having gathered near Parliament Hill at the Ottawa protest, rivaled by an estimated 350 counter-protesters.
According to LifeSite’s John-Henry Westen, who was on the ground at the Ottawa march, there was a noticeable number of children present on the pro-family side of the protest, with very few if any children present on the pro-LGBT side. Westen also estimates that the pro-family side outnumbered the pro-LGBT side by roughly ten to one.
Having taken place today, Wednesday, September 20, the Million Person March was a coast-to-coast protest gathering Canadians of all ages, races, and religions to defend children from LGBT indoctrination in schools.
WATCH: Pro-family Canadians flood Ottawa for #1MillionMarch4Children against LGBT indoctrination pic.twitter.com/tAFKFsIHow
— John-Henry Westen (@JhWesten) September 20, 2023
There are well over 3000 people even now. Canada is waking up and marching for our children.#LeaveOurKidsAlone #1MillionMarch4Kids #1MillionMarch4Chidren pic.twitter.com/XkqI82ZXvT
— John-Henry Westen (@JhWesten) September 20, 2023
The protest, organized by Muslim Canadians, has adopted the slogan, “Leave our kids alone,” specifically in regard to gender ideology, age-inappropriate sexual content in school libraries, and LGBT propaganda.
Protests were planned for cities all across Canada, with the main event taking place in Ottawa, where Canadians gathered at Parliament Hill at 9 a.m. EST and marched downtown at 11 a.m.
Counter-protesters were expected at the events after leaked video footage of a Zoom call appeared online last week showing unions leaders encouraging their members to oppose the pro-family efforts.
Protests in Toronto, Montreal and other cities across the country
Beyond the main protest in Ottawa, many other cities across the country also saw a sizable turnout of pro-family demonstrators.
Video footage from Toronto and Calgary posted to social media by True North shows thousands of pro-family citizens gathered in protest against LGBT indoctrination in both cities.
Protesters chant “Leave our Kids Alone!” #1Millionmarch4children pic.twitter.com/icdNUGqEX9
— Harrison Faulkner (@Harry__Faulkner) September 20, 2023
This time-lapse video shows just how huge the turnout is for the Calgary #1MillionMarch4Chidren. pic.twitter.com/lHlHNN0iTo
— True North (@TrueNorthCentre) September 20, 2023
Alexandra Lavoie from Rebel News shared similar videos online from Montreal, Quebec, showing a massive presence of pro-family protesters, pro-LGBT counter-protesters, as well as police.
“LEAVE OUR KIDS ALONE”
The situation is already very tense in Montreal.
The protesters from the 1 Million March 4 Children are facing counter-protesters.
There is a massive police presence on the scene.https://t.co/taoLNIK40U pic.twitter.com/8aiS6FALyU
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) September 20, 2023
Sheila-Gunn Reid, also from Rebel, posted tamer but similar footage from the protest in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Regina: As opposed to the half dozen pro-child mutilation activists in front of the legislature, 100s of parents are gathering on the lawn as part of the One Million March 4 Children.
Rebel News journos are across the country today to cover these demonstrations.… pic.twitter.com/avMxNvDSE1
— Sheila Gunn Reid (@SheilaGunnReid) September 20, 2023
In addition to major cities, smaller cities such as Hamilton, Ontario, Pickering, Ontario, and Mississauga, Ontario, also saw a large turnout of pro-family protesters coming out in defense of children.
The Hamilton, Ontario #1MillionMarch4Children takes the street and heads back to the schoolboard.https://t.co/OixkesAIc1 for more! pic.twitter.com/NUehLE96ZQ
— Efrain Flores Monsanto 🇨🇦🚛 (@realmonsanto) September 20, 2023
“Leave our kids alone”
Earlier today at the #1MillionMarch4Children in Mississauga, Ontario.
MORE: https://t.co/CDi95ZBkYD. pic.twitter.com/8g0SIob1RA
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) September 20, 2023
A large turnout for the Pickering, Ontario #1MillionMarch4Chidren. pic.twitter.com/ZYyPkPUkhV
— True North (@TrueNorthCentre) September 20, 2023
LifeSiteNews is on the ground in Ottawa. Video and written updates will be added to this article as they happen.