Hundreds of environmental protesters gathered on Parliament Hill in a mass act of 'civil disobedience' against the controversial Keystone XL pipeline extension. Some activists simply carried signs, while others went even further by climbing police barricades and immediately surrendering to police.
Protesters gather on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, September 26, 2011.
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Protesters gather on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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A protester is led away by police after crossing a barricade on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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A man is arrested as he climbs over a barricade as police keep watch on protesters staging a sit-in at a rally against the Keystone XL pipeline on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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Protesters stage a sit-in at a rally against the Keystone XL pipeline on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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A protester is led away by police during a protest against the Keystone XL pipeline on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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Police officers speak with protester as they take part in a sit-in demonstration against the Keystone XL pipeline on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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A police officer watches over protesters who had crossed the barricade to take part in a sit-in against the Keystone XL pipeline on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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The Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada hold a rally featuring a civil disobedience sit-in against the tar sands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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The Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada hold a rally featuring a civil disobedience sit-in against the tar sands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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Protesters are arrested as the Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada hold a rally featuring a civil disobedience sit-in against the tar sands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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A protester takes his place at the end of the sit-in line under the watch of police during a demonstration against the Keystone XL pipeline on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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A protester speaks with a police officer before being escorted away for processing during a demonstration against the Keystone XL pipeline on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday September 26, 2011.
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A protester is arrested as the Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada hold a rally featuring a civil disobedience sit-in against the tar sands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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Protesters are arrested as the Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada hold a rally featuring a civil disobedience sit-in against the tar sands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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The Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada hold a rally featuring a civil disobedience sit-in against the tar sands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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Protesters cross a security fence as they join the Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada in holding a rally featuring a civil disobedience sit-in against the tar sands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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The Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada hold a rally featuring a civil disobedience sit-in against the tar sands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Protesters are arrested as they cross a security fence as the Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada hold a rally featuring a civil disobedience sit-in against the tar sands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A man is led away by police after he was arrested after climbing over a barricade at a rally against the Keystone XL pipeline on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
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