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Collected Item: “'I exempt myself:' Protesters march against mandatory masks”

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'I exempt myself:' Protesters march against mandatory masks

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news article

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"About 60 people gathered outside Ottawa City Hall on Sunday for an event called March to Unmask.

"Some were skeptical about the evidence for making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces. Some argued that it’s a human rights issue. Others were skeptical of government in general."

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mask, skeptic, protest, government local, government federal, government provincial

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https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/i-exempt-myself-protesters-march-against-mandatory-masks?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1595236929

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Joanne Laucius

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2020-07-19
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