Official numbers are still coming in, but it's safe to say close to 100,000 Canadians turned out to take part in sister marches in support of the Women's March on Washington on Saturday. Massive crowds gathered in major urban centres, but plenty of smaller communities got involved as well (Organizers reported a turnout of 58 marchers in Pender Island, population 2,250, off the coast of B.C.) There were thousands of images shared on social media, but here's what a country looks like when it protests, coast to coast.
Women’s Marches across Canada
Vancouver
About 15,000 marchers flooded downtown Vancouver, more than double the number that had RSVP’d on the march organizer’s Facebook page. (Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press)
Edmonton
Between 4,000 and 5,000 marchers descended on the Alberta legislature. (Jason Franson / The Canadian Press)
Marchers gather to take part in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington, in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday January 21, 2016. Protests are being held across Canada today in support of the Women's March on Washington. Organizers say 30 events in all have been organized across Canada, including Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Edmonton Trump supporters
A small group of people, who the Edmonton Journal reported were Donald Trump supporters, showed up to protest the Women's March as well. (Jason Franson / The Canadian Press)
Anti-Women's March protesters show their signs during a march in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington, in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday January 21, 2016. Protests are being held across Canada today in support of the Women's March on Washington. Organizers say 30 events in all have been organized across Canada, including Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Toronto
Ontario’s capital was far and away the Canadian city that drew the most people: Organizers estimate that 60,000 protesters showed up for the march between Queen’s Park and Nathan Phillips Square. Another 8,000 came out in Ottawa, and police numbers estimate that between 8,000 and 10,000 people marched in Montreal. (Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press)
Protesters gather in Nathan Phillips Square, in support of the Women's March on Washington, in Toronto on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Protests are being held across Canada today in support of the Women's March on Washington. Organizers say 30 events in all have been organized across Canada, including Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
