Montrealers protest war in the middle east

Hundreds of Montreal activists gathered otuside of the US consulate downtown on Wednesday, April 8th, to protest America and Israel's war with Iran, as well as attacks in Lebanon and Gaza.

The protest, organized by the Iranian Canadian Congress, was organized shortly after President Donald Trumps remarks that "a whole civilization [would] die" if the US terms were not met by Iran. However, a US-Iran ceasefire deal had been annoucned shortly before the protest began.

CJLO reporter Zach Jutras was on the gorund at the protest and spoke with the Iranian Canadian Council for reactions on the cease-fire, and Canada's careful rhetoric around the war in Iran. Listen here.