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There's An Unauthorized Anti-Lockdown Holiday Parade Happening At Yonge & Dundas Right Now

Hundreds of people are in attendance, along with dozens of TPS officers.
Anti-Lockdown Holiday Parade At Yonge & Dundas Draws Hundreds Of People To Protest
Lance McMillan | Narcity Lance McMillan | Narcity
Staff Writer

You can find a few Santa Clauses downtown in Toronto right now, but instead of handing out presents, they're attending an anti-lockdown holiday parade.

The parade also has police in attendance, after they tweeted a warning on Friday that people should not go to the unauthorized "Santa-themed" gathering.

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Hundreds of people are currently gathered in Yonge / Dundas Square, along with several Toronto Police officers and Parking Enforcement Officers.

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The anti-mask/anti-lockdown protest is "Santa-themed," with some attendees in hats and others in full costume.

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The parade was announced back in October and is a spoof of Toronto's Santa Clause Parade, which took place online this year.

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It's organized by Chris Sky, a Toronto-based anti-masker who runs MAD, or Mothers Against Distancing, and other anti-lockdown organizations like The Line and Hugs Over Masks.

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Police tweeted on Friday night that no permits had been issued for the event, but officers had blocked intersections off and allowed the parade to move northbound from Yonge/Dundas square.

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