Anti-Trump demonstrators rally cities across Quebec for women’s rights

People form a human chain as they take part in a

MONTREAL – Protesters gathered in front of the United States Consulate in Montreal today to mark International Women’s Day and demonstrate against what they called the American government’s attacks on women’s rights and Canada’s sovereignty.

It was one of a dozen demonstrations planned across Quebec today, with protesters also set to demonstrate in front the of U.S. consulates in Quebec City as well as the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa.

Organizer Laure Waridel denounced what she called the U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s rolling back of reproductive rights and it turning its back on its allies across the globe.

People form a human chain as they take part in a “Together for Our Daughters” rally to mark International Women’s Rights Day outside the U.S. Consulate in Montreal, Saturday, March 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Waridel called on Canadians to resist the rise of the American far-right authoritarianism and called for a boycott of American products.

Protesters in Montreal, many wearing red, chanted “shame on you.” They later formed a human chain and observed eight minutes of silence.

Protests were also planned in other cities in Quebec including Sherbrooke, Joliette, Victoriaville and Saguenay.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 8, 2025.