Police investigating violent fight between groups of protestors at Eaton Centre (VIDEO)
As the downtown core was flooded with people celebrating Pride over the weekend, Toronto’s Eaton Centre became violent after tensions built between two groups of protestors.
Videos circulating online show groups of people shoving, punching, and kicking each other inside the busy mall, in front of Uniqlo as onlookers watched in the distance.
On Saturday, June 22, a group by the name of PEGIDA Canada, who describes itself as “Patriots of Canada against the Islamization of the West,” held a rally near the mall and spoke about “Islamic teachings on homosexuality, media bias and Al Quds antisemitism.”
PEGIDA Canada said after its rally, a group of counter-protesters, referring to them as “Antifa,” began following the group and “harassing” them.
No sympathy for the fash.
Why? Right here.
Ron Banerjee (Rise Canada): “Let’s have a big fight right in Eaton Centre.”
Rick Boswick: “Yeah.” #cdnpoli #cdnmedia #Toronto #onpoli pic.twitter.com/bFKC8U8yI2
— Yellow Vests Canada Exposed (@VestsCanada) June 23, 2019
Tensions continued to escalate between the groups and, eventually, a violent fight broke out inside the busy shopping mall. In videos shared online, security guards can be seen trying to pull the groups apart.
Many of those fighting are wearing skateboard helmets, balaclavas, and shirts with “Canada Nationalist Party” written on them. One person can be seen holding a red Communist Party of the Soviet Union flag.
CW: violence
Another angle of the mall fight yesterday in Toronto after Pegida.
Vanderweide sucker punching someone, and the same person on the ground being kicked and hit by Radovicka, while Boswick screams “fuck him up” and “show us your face!” pic.twitter.com/F68cfSe7Z0
— Yellow Vests Canada Exposed (@VestsCanada) June 23, 2019