Article contentTORONTO – Despite strict limits on nonessential travel between Canada and the United States, two Canadian nurses active in the so-called “anti-lockdown” movement made it to Washington for the Wednesday rally that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or U.S.-Canada border mostly closed, but some Canadians still made it to the U.S. Capitol siege Back to videoIn the hours before President Donald Trump’s rally at the Ellipse, they held a small event in downtown Washington where both spoke. A live stream posted to Facebook by another nurse in the group that afternoon shows Choujounian on the steps of the Capitol amid a large crowd. It also offers a reminder of the deep ties between conspiratorial and far-right movements on both sides of the border.

Source: National Post January 12, 2021 01:32 UTC