Toronto police say two men were arrested on Friday after pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied outside a downtown hotel where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was appearing at a Liberal party fundraiser.
Protest organizers had earlier promised to disrupt the event at the King Edward Hotel, insisting in a statement that the Liberal Party of Canada could not proceed with “business as usual” amid the Israel-Hamas war.
In Toronto earlier this month, a weekend reception at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), featuring Trudeau and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, was cancelled after demonstrators blocked entrances.
Police described Friday’s rally as a “large demonstration” that forced closures. Two
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