By law, mandatory mask rules in the province include exemptions for those unable to wear one due to physical or cognitive challenges
Beth Baisch / Mar 10, 2021
Protestors once again defied the ongoing stay-at-home order — which recently lifted for most of the province but extended in the Toronto, Peel, and North Bay-Parry Sound regions — to speak out against the ongoing lockdowns.
Beth Baisch / Feb 20, 2021
Anti-lockdown protestors once again braved the bitter cold and risked arrest Saturday in opposition of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns in Toronto.
Beth Baisch / Feb 13, 2021
The weekly anti-lockdown protest once again defied the provincial stay-at-home order, calling again for an end to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns which have correlated with a sharp rise in unemployment.
Beth Baisch / Feb 6, 2021
For the 3rd week in a row, the weekly anti-lockdown protest which has been ongoing since April was met with heavy police presence.
Beth Baisch / Jan 30, 2021
A heavy police presence was found in Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto for an anti-lockdown protest long before the event even began. Journalists were asked to leave, and one early arrival to the protest was arrested.
Beth Baisch / Jan 23, 2021
Days after Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency and issued a Stay at Home order for Toronto, anti-lockdown protestors rebranded their weekly call against lockdowns as an “Essential Exercise March.”
Beth Baisch / Jan 16, 2021
The weekly protest to end the COVID-19 lockdown was once again held in downtown Toronto.
Beth Baisch / Jan 9, 2021
Anti-lockdown protestors once again took to the streets of Toronto to protest the ongoing restrictions which are destroying businesses and seeing a rise in mental illness.
Beth Baisch / Jan 2, 2021
One protestor said “I’m prepared to get arrested,” adding “This isn’t right. This is a democracy? Yeah right.”
Beth Baisch / Dec 26, 2020
Protestors gathered outside Police Headquarters in downtown Toronto to demand justice for Karima Mehrab, also known as Karima Baloch, a human rights activist from Balochistan who was found dead on Sunday after having been initially reported as missing.
Beth Baisch / Dec 24, 2020
Anti-lockdown protesters gathered outside the Ontario Legislative Building on Wednesday to bang pots and pans in the name of ending COVID-19 restrictions.
Beth Baisch / Dec 2, 2020
Participants and organizers alike were not deterred by the fact that police have been issuing fines over similar anti-lockdown events in the province.
Beth Baisch / Nov 28, 2020
“We’re not here to create any disturbance or anything that will affect our country in a bad way. We’re here to unite the community and stand for businesses that are closed unjustifiably.”
Beth Baisch / Nov 26, 2020
Police on the scene said that those in attendance were in violation of the Toronto and Peel area's lockdown regulations, and were facing the "possibility of being charged."
Beth Baisch / Nov 25, 2020