Montrealers march and burn U.S. flag in protest of Trump’s inauguration
MONTREAL — Protesters in Montreal burned an American flag and an effigy of Donald Trump on Friday in the first of several planned demonstrations against the new U.S. president.
About 200 people marched through downtown, waving signs and chanting slogans, most commonly “No Trump, No Hate, America was Never Great!”
They then stopped outside the offices of the U.S. Consulate, where they set fire to a cardboard replica of Trump as a dozen police officers guarded the door.
Organizer Nicole LeBlanc said despite the focus on Trump, the protest was less about him than the values he stands for.