Soggy grounds and sticky heat don’t stop revellers at Canada 150 bash
OTTAWA — Paper Maple Leaf flags soaked by an early morning downpour quickly turned into makeshift fans to ward off sticky afternoon warmth Saturday as thousands of people squelched and squished their way around Parliament Hill to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday.
The crowds for this year’s Canada Day celebration may have been the biggest ever, and due to the especially tight security thousands of people had to wait in lines — often for hours — as they funnelled through security checkpoints to get to the party on the Hill.
It prompted plenty of grumbling as would be revellers took to social media to vent their frustrations.
“I used to think standing quietly in orderly lines was what made this country great. I don’t know what to believe in anymore,” tweeted Benjamin. Woo.