About 30 demonstrators gathered outside a hotel in Canada's Toronto on Thursday to protest a visit by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, local media reported.
Protesters rallied against the wars and occupations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. The demonstrators also denounced Blair's decision to support U.S. President George W. Bush'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.
The demonstration was organized by the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War, a group of more than 50 labor, faith and community organizations.
Organizer Ali Mallah said it was "shameful" to invite Blair to Toronto when he supported Bush's war in Iraq.
Blair delivered a speech to a business audience of about 2,000 people in a hotel in downtown Toronto. The event was organized by the Toronto-Dominion Bank, the Toronto Board of Trade and national newspaper "The Globe and Mail."
Blair stepped down as prime minister last June and was succeeded by Gordon Brown. He is now a Middle East peace envoy.
Source: Xinhua
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