Hundreds descended on the streets of downtown Ottawa Saturday in the second an anti-racism rally in as many weeks. The protest was organized by the group Justice for Abdirahman coalition. Abdirahman Abdi was 37-years-old when hed died following a violent altercation with Ottawa police on July 24, 2016. We need to understand that it's four years since the death of Abdirahman," said Farhia Ahmed, a member of the coalition. There were also renewed calls for the resignation of Matt Skof, president of the Ottawa Police Association, including from Ottawa-Centre MPP Joel Harden.

Source: CBC News June 21, 2020 01:52 UTC