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PM Trudeau attends anti-racism rally and takes a public knee in solidarity with demonstrators

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As protests over the deaths of black people during encounters with police have roiled the U.S. and Canada, many supporters are eager to take a stand, but run the risk of crowding out black activists on the front lines of the movement. Demonstrators take part in a rally protesting the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet in downtown Toronto, Saturday May 30, 2020. Thousands of protesters took to the streets to rally in the aftermath of high-profile, police-involved deaths in both Canada and the United States. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has attended an anti-racism rally and took a public knee in solidarity with demonstrators.

Trudeau arrived on Parliament Hill in Ottawa with security guards Friday, wearing a black cloth mask.

After a few protesters asked him to kneel, he did.

The Ottawa protest is one of multiple events in Canada on Friday following days of demonstrations against racism and police brutality in numerous American cities.


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