'I’m marching on behalf of all the people who have been killed by police... It could’ve been me.”
in Toronto with police on scene, spurred her to join the March For Change Friday, despite her parents’ warnings about the COVID-19 pandemic and possible violence.
Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders briefly joined the demonstration. He and other officers knelt alongside them — a sign of solidarity with the movement. “They need to know what happens in the States, happens here. Racism is right here. I’ve experienced it.”
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