Federal government, MPs watch ‘descent into madness,’ condemn violence in U.S. capital

Canada is ‘deeply shocked’ by the mob that stormed Capitol Hill, says Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau notes his ‘concern.’
Pro-Donald Trump rioters breached the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of politicians who had gathered to certify Joe Biden’s win of the presidential election.
Canadian MPs joined what were likely scores of people around the world on Wednesday afternoon in watching protests against the certification of election results at the United States capital devolve into scenes of a mob storming the Capitol Building. Speaking to a Vancouver radio station, Prime Mini...

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