The World - News from April 28, 1985
Tens of thousands of Canadians demonstrated against the testing of U.S. cruise missiles in Canada and any Canadian role in President Reagan’s program to research space-based defenses against nuclear missiles. In Vancouver, the demonstrators numbered fewer than 100,000, well below the 150,000 predicted by organizers, who blamed the smaller turnout on rainy weather. Smaller protests were held in Toronto and in Ottawa, where about 150 demonstrated on the steps of Parliament.
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