Protestors rally outside Mark Gerretsen’s constituency office in Kingston

A group of about 30 protesters rallied outside Mark Gerretsen’s midtown office Tuesday night to protest the federal government’s decision to buy the trans mountain pipeline for 4.5 billion dollars.

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Kingston Police were called to the scene around 6 o’clock after it was reported that some of the demonstrators spilled out onto princess street. According to police, non-permanent red paint was applied to the sidewalk outside Gerretsen’s office. The words “oil”, “capitalism”, “colonialism” and “racism” were painted on the ground. According to police, no arrests were made.

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