Thousands gather on Parliament Hill to celebrate Canada Day

More than 10,000 people gathered on Parliament Hill on Monday to celebrate the country’s 152nd birthday.
Ottawa police said roughly 11,500 people were at the main site of the festivities as of noon, which was when the first of several planned performances got underway with artists including K’Naan, Shawnee, T. Thomason and Karim Oullet. That was an increase over the crowds in 2018, when a scorching heat wave dropped the attendance numbers down to roughly 6,000.
Among those taking in the celebrations was Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, who had a seat just behind Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family near the stage where hosts Ashley Callingbull, a First Nations activist and model, and Quebec media personality Herby Moreau introduced the noon show guests.
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[@jeanine9]

Happy Canada from America!

[@rikpaterson5680]

Thanx, appreciate it.

[@ekrillzz911]

Thankyou

[@emutv4100]

happy canada day from the US 🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@rikpaterson5680]

Thanx, and happy Independence Day to you soon.

[@emutv4100]

Thank you both

[@emutv4100]

thank you, july has always been my favorite month, first full month off of school (for me), Canada day (even though, im not Canadian, but i have friends who are, and i just love the country), and independence day, have a great day

[@jameshowardwilliamson5043]

Happy Canada 🇨🇦 and US 🇺🇸 Day in the July! 💥

[@emutv4100]

@Vincero Viktor you too, 🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@silentbydeadly8661]

Happy Canada Day to everybody.

[@rabbishekelstein9477]

That thumbnail though.. much maple, such Canada. Diversity is our strength

[@Goatboy-xi2hr]

Nobody looked particularly Canadian

[@johnline]

such a capitulation, what a pathetic news site

[@davidclark7024]

Proud to be Canadian

[@samc2324]

@Jay Black u r more than welcome to leave

[@annettefennell7724]

Happy Canada Day Everybody !

[@069220]

Hmmm, Gee, wonder why they chose blacks for the thumbnail. Huh? Pandering? No hijabs?

[@katerwhall1865]

From sea to sea to sea, we are all Canadian and should stand strong and free. live it up today people we need more positive these days.

[@TheWorldisSoDivided]

The foreigners seem like foreigners

[@Oppenmindheimer]

POST-NATIONAL COUNTRY...WHY BOTHER?WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO CELEBRATE ANYWAY?YOUR DEMOGRAPHIC REPLACEMENT?

[@crushingalldeceivers]

I am sure if Trudeau thought it would gain him votes, he would ban the flag. What a disgrace we have in office.

[@kvcp]

@@crushingalldeceivers oi boy.. it's Canada Day, it's a day to celebrate the good.. can't you just complain tomorrow?

[@darrenhowell9415]

crushingalldeceivers no different from any other PM thats been in power. I guess u forget Harper and him taking up the hoop from the Chinese

[@TeenageMillionaire2]

Some of you are damn foul posting such rhetoric on what is supposed to be a day of celebration.

[@daveymorgan909]

What you say is so correct. Canadians should be nothing but proud on a day like this.

[@Vickytoriahirt1234]

Time to vote out that fool Trudeau

[@funnypolitics4899]

Today we thank the British for our independence and the restraint from the Queen to not ruin our democracy with her constitutional powers.

[@penelopepurr]

I don't think you understand how Canada works.

[@mooseknuckle8334]

The Queen still has control over our government, it's in our constitution lol.

[@lunamaria1048]

People shaking Trudeau's hand should go to jail with him

[@odinoldman5850]

Today I'm ashamed to be Canadian. Until Liberals and NDP stop pushing for censorship. our soldiers died Fighting for the rights of all people to worship and speak freely without the fear of prosecution imprisonment or death. *If ye break faith with us who die. We shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders Fields*

[@rikpaterson5680]

Clease our land from your negatively on this day. Move out.

[@odinoldman5850]

My native an ancestor were born here Buddy.

[@ilhamitalychannel6952]

Wow good 👍👍👍🤝💐

[@shahzeensaleem840]

Greatest country on earth🇨🇦❤🇨🇦❤🇨🇦❤🇨🇦

[@teaoftheworld8942]

Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦!

[@vrgobeast1935]

Awesome the queens guards are in Canada today

[@kvcp]

those are the governor general's footguards, they are there year round. They look like the queen's guards because the GG is the queen's representative in Canada.

[@nobelheretic8962]

Africa or Canada can't tell anymore

[@tyreejosey8774]

IM SCARED TO GO UP TO CANADA

[@kroodo9962]

Happy Canada Day To All 🤘🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🤘

[@gunam7002]

Happy Canada Day

[@SchnuffiJames]

Happy Canada day and Happy 4th of July to our American cousins.

[@hanadamericaamerica3980]

Im Somali boy Canada is the best countries of world wide I believe that really

[@yowgyrl]

I guess I'll be playing this on repeat next July. Thanks Covid.

[@liljes34]

The irony of singing about freedom

[@GovernodoSenhor]

Love you all

[@itsgoldglarequeen1392]

Happy Canada day

[@FUTBOLENLERI719]

England in US

[@itsadependu805]

Maybe a thousand or two at the most. Look at 2:53. Not many people there. Sad.

[@kvcp]

lol you sound like trump.. worrying about numbers.. also, if you bothered to coming to Ottawa you would know that parliament hill isn't the only venue. Multiple parks and streets are closed down and full of people. most of the downtown and byward are closed to cars for this event

[@itsadependu805]

@@kvcp Canadians are now afraid of the gang violence these large events attract, especially after the Raptor's celebration bedlam. Maybe Trump could clean Canada up, seeing that you're fixated on the man.

[@nutlover3609]

Ottawa is a pretty small place dude.

[@anitamariedavid7329]

Happy Canada Big Day

[@456inthemix]

Why is my comment deleted

[@donbrassco301]

Go Raps😊

[@march11stoneytony]

Back when Trudeau had a wife. Lol

[@eptikal]

When the little girl with white and green shirt was waving to the camera in the back if you see the girl with dirty blonde hair on her phone I am her friend beside her with dark hair😂😂😂

[@bukhaari2899]

Kaeya Martin damn Damn I saw both of in Rideau mall at that day🤣🤣

[@bryttafitzgibbons6901]

Happy Canada Day!

[@darkvoid1751]

Canada can’t have a day, no one lives in Canada this is must be Denmark

[@rikpaterson5680]

And we'll fight for it.

[@tyreejosey8774]

I LUV CANADA

[@matthew5553]

Happy Canada day 👋

[@AltafHussain-wd5jq]

Thank you invite me this is may favorites state I am respectful good

[@shafeeqahmed636]

Happy Canada Day...to all Canadians...May Allah Bless Canada and Canadians...

[@Pleasefireme80]

Keep Allah's blessings for yourself

[@TheWorldisSoDivided]

Serial killer worshippers

[@tyreejosey8774]

WERES JUSTIN BIEBER OR DRAKE TEXAS IS NOT BETTER THEN CANADA

[@wootwoot3363]

R.I.P Canada

[@Goatboy-xi2hr]

Didn't look like Canadians to me.

[@RaisinSac]

No Canadians in the thumbnail

[@dvferyance]

So to celebrate their country they sing another country's national anthem. Yeah that is a great idea. Let's sing Advance Australian Fare at our 4th of July celebrations sure why not?

[@mikeneufield5499]

dvferyance Canada has the Queen as Head of State, as does Australia and the other Commonwealth countries , so we sing God Save the Queen, as well as O Canada ..

[@dvferyance]

@@mikeneufield5499 It is so illogical to celebrate your independence for one nation than honor their national anthem on your independence day celebration. I just think that is strange.

[@jhabernath1180]

dvferyance Canada Day celebrates the creation of Canada as a federation as outlined in the British North America Act in 1867. It’s not a celebration of independence, hence it’s not called Independence Day. I am proud of our ongoing connections with the crown and its symbolism in our form of government.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

dvferyance On 4th July you Americans still speak in English. Not very 'independent' is it?

[@dvferyance]

@@lyndoncmp5751 Then what should we speak?

[@nutlover3609]

I can smell the sweat. Ugh

[@tj5308]

Justin Trudeau looks young, athletic and dynamic but his wife doesn’t. Maybe, that’s why they were walking separately.

[@chonaanttonen948]

@John McSween The bottle is probably worth 8000

[@brettosborne6250]

she is even embarrassed of him now it seems

[@kevinzhang7370]

Happy Canada Day!🇨🇦