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Catholics protesting abortion? I know that's where they usually march.

CDN said "Anyone have any idea what’s going on with the protest walk on Vic "

Saw on supper news on CTV that Tim Horton's employees are protesting cutbacks. Was it near there?

carrying banners by the dump heading east with a police escort

Was it by chance the picture I've added to this conversation that you seen? If so I am curious to know what it was all about!

chatter said "Was it by chance the picture I've added to this conversation that you seen? If so I am curious to know what it was all about! "

I posted a photo also, looks the same

If people have to ask around about what was being protested...and even then not being able to find out.

Johnbisonbear said "Catholics protesting abortion? I know that's where they usually march. "

Have no idea what the "protest march" is all about. (I'd add that not only Catholics that protest abortion).  
Curious that there were marchers on Vic E too.

Can’t be much of a protest if no one knows what it’s about? Kind of a waste of time for the people walking down the road and disrupting traffic.

MDG said "    Johnbisonbear said "Catholics protesting abortion? I know that's where they usually march. " Have no idea what the "protest march" is all about. (I'd add that not only Catholics that protest abortion).   Curious that there were marchers on Vic E too. "

not my intention to single out any particular group but it was a Catholic friend who invited me to their protest walk.

please enlighten me as too why a group or individual can even get a permit/police escort/permission to march down a city street/highway to promote their specific cause whether that is for a protest or not.  
 
i can see a public good like the summer fair parade/santa parade etc as they are a public good.  
 
just because you are protesting something does that mean you have the right to access public resources for police services and other such items and take up public road way?  
 
i am not against peaceful protests, that is a function of a democratic society, just the manner in which it is allowed.  
 
this latest one on the west end of town they were walking down the Vic ave, with 2 police cars as escort when there is a perfectly good sidewalk available. no clue as to what it was about so what did thier walk accomplish.  
 
i don't get it.  
 
can anyone just get a permit or police escort for their own cause what is the criteria.

Passed them on Vic as well. I think it was these ladies. They're heading from Saskatoon to Winnipeg.  
 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/fnuniv-students-walking-to-honour-indigenous-youth-1.4652683

The walkers are drawing attention to the inequalities in the justice system for indigenous people in particular. I'm not indigenous, but I feel that drawing attention to injustice is a public good, far more of a public good than a Santa Claus parade lying to children and indoctrinating them towards materialism and consumerism.