A year of Ottawa protests: 2017's biggest demonstrations

Protests sometimes risk fading into the background in Ottawa — just look at Parliament Hill, where a cast of demonstrators regularly gather there in small numbers — but many of 2017’s protests could not be ignored.
This year saw frequent — and big — marches and rallies on a wide range of issues, such as women’s rights, anti-racism, the SOS Vanier saga and a “reoccupation” on the Hill by Indigenous protesters.
Here are some of the most prominent ral