Blair go home
During the speech, about 30 demonstrators gathered outside the downtown hotel to protest Blair’s visit.
Protesters rallied against the wars and occupations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. The demonstrators also denounced Blair’s decision to support the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
They said Blair misled the British public and world opinion by falsely claiming along with Bush that former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
No such weapons have been found in Iraq, and thousands of British troops remain in the country in support of U.S. soldiers.
Organizer Ali Mallah said it was “shameful” to invite Blair to Toronto when he supported Bush’s war in Iraq.
Blair stepped down as prime minister last June and was succeeded by Gordon Brown. He is now a Middle East peace envoy.
The demonstration was organized by the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War, a group of more than 50 labour, faith and community organizations.
