Tamils Take Protests to Harper's Front Door

Published April 8, 2009

In their most in-your-face protest yet, hundreds of Tamil Canadians clogged Ottawa's downtown streets yesterday, blocking traffic on all sides of the Prime Minister's Office.

The frustrated crowd massed noisily on Stephen Harper's doorstep, raucously halting and surrounding cars they believed to be part of the PM's motorcade, and promising not to leave until Mr. Harper got the message.

Tamil Tiger flags were flown...

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