Occupy Canada

Occupy Canada
Part of the Occupy movement
Occupy Montreal (Occupons Montréal) on October 15, 2011
DateOctober 15, 2011 (2011-10-15) – December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13)
(1 year, 1 month and 4 weeks)
Location
Canada
Caused byWealth inequality, Plutocracy, Corporate influence of government, Corporatocracy, inter alia.
Methods
StatusFailure
Number
Casualties and losses
Arrests: 17[1]
Injuries: 1[4]
Deaths: At least 1[5]

Occupy Canada was a collective of peaceful protests and demonstrations that were part of the larger Occupy Together movement which first manifested in the financial district of New York City with Occupy Wall Street, and subsequently spread to over 900 cities around the world.[6][7]

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  4. ^ "Occupy Vancouver protester treated for drug overdose". CBC News. November 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  5. ^ "Occupy camper died of overdose: coroner". CBC. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Occupy Canada rallies spread in economic 'awakening'". CBC.ca. October 13, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  7. ^ Caplan, Gerald; Grzyb, Amanda (October 12, 2011). "This is what democracy looks like: Occupying Wall Street and Bay Street". Toronto: Theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 2011-10-27.