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An anti-capitalist group is calling on people to disrupt Canada Day festivities on Saturday, especially by using symbols of Canadian colonialism.

On its website, the group, called the Convergence des luttes anticapitalistes, announced it is planning a demonstration that will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Place d’Armes in Montreal – they are calling it AntiCanada Day.

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The group is asking people to steal Quebec and Canadian flags from government buildings and to burn them.

The CLAC says it considers Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations a disgrace due to the country’s history of colonialism, imperialism, and racism.

They say that the land that is now called Canada was stolen from indigenous people who had lived there for millennia by European settlers, who used the land’s natural wealth for imperialistic reasons.

CLAC also states that Canadian colonialism is ongoing, and that oppression and racism towards Canada’s indigenous population persists.