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A few dozen protesters from a new far-right alliance faced off against a much larger contingent of “counter-protesters” in a noisy, but largely violence-free confrontation on Parliament Hill on Saturday.

The Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens (CCCC) went to the Hill at about 11:30 a.m. to register their opposition to federal immigration policies they claim will result in the imposition of Shariah law and put an end to freedom of speech in Canada.

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A much larger congregation of so-called “antifascist”, or more popularly “antifa” were on hand to shout their opposition to the CCCC group. The group carried placards with slogans such as “Make the right afraid again!”

There was one brief physical skirmish at the beginning of the protest when the two groups met on the Great Lawn, but they were separated and led in opposite directions by RCMP and parliamentary police.

A well-armoured group of riot squad officers deployed on the lawn later to ensure the groups remained apart.