Anti-G7 protesters, unions and environmentalists march in Old Quebec
QUEBEC — Amid a sea of banners and multi-coloured flags, several hundred anti-G7 protesters were joined by labour unions and environmental groups in a raucous march through the streets of Quebec City on Saturday during a third straight day of demonstrations against the summit.
The crowd appeared upbeat as they set off from in front of Quebec’s legislature, cheering as an organizer denounced the elite Group of Seven industrial countries as an “illegitimate” cadre that is “based on the principle of exclusion.”
Since Thursday, anti-G7 protesters have taken to the streets in a series of public stunts, marches, and a few acts of resistance carried out by small pockets of activists.
Saturday’s march, like most of the previous events, was peaceful.