Alberta's justice minister condemned an Edmonton demonstration with connections to known far-right groups on Tuesday, calling them "a small group of sad losers." Anti-racist protesters clashed with a group gathered in a north Edmonton parking lot around 8 p.m. Police say about 100 people from opposing groups gathered at 82nd Street and 118th Avenue. Obviously we condemn racism and racial prejudice in any manifestation. "Obviously we condemn racism and racial prejudice in any manifestation," he responded. Evan Balgord, executive director of the Anti-Hate Network, said it was "the bare minimum" to condemn racism in the abstract, especially in the context of recent clashes in Ponoka, Red Deer and now Edmonton.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2020 02:26 UTC