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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined thousands of people on Friday and knelt in front of his country's Parliament in solidarity with American protesters marching against racism and police brutality.

This public appearance by Trudeau, one of the few he has made since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, is a testament to the scale that protests started in the United States have taken after the Minnesota police killed a unarmed black man.

"Too many Canadians are scared and anxious to see law enforcement officers ," Trudeau said at his daily news conference.

"In the past few weeks, we have seen large numbers of Canadians suddenly wake up to the fact that discrimination is a reality lived by many of our fellow citizens and that it is something that must end," he said.

Wearing a "Black Lives Matter" T-shirt , Trudeau sang, his mouth covered by a mask, along with the crowd, which occupied several blocks to the United States Embassy.

He then remained silent for eight minutes and 46 seconds , the time a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd , an unarmed African American who died after claiming he was unable to breathe.

The video of Floyd's death on May 25 went viral, sparking sometimes violent protests in the United States and mass protests in European capitals and elsewhere.

"Look at the diversity of this crowd," said Family Minister Ahmed Hussen , who joined Trudeau in the Ottawa protest. "It's not just about black Canadians. It's all those who say black lives matter."

Similar protests took place in cities across Canada.

In Toronto, Police Chief Mark Saunders and several uniformed officers joined protesters marching through the city center and also knelt.

"We all must stay together to change," Saunders tweeted, who was praised by Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford . Ford called the images of the city's first black police chief "shocking." "That is what is called true leadership," he said.

Stephane Kribodo , an Ottawa protester, said there was too much racism: "In the world, in France, in the United States, in Canada." Another protester, Sophie Scott , recalled several recent cases of alleged police misconduct in Canada.

On Tuesday, Trudeau appeared to be speechless when asked by journalists for his opinion on the threat by US President Donald Trump to mobilize the military to quell the protests. "We all watch with horror and dismay what is happening in the United States," he finally said.

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