Traffic delays expected during Tamil protest

Thousands of Tamil supporters protested on Parliament Hill on April 21 to speak out against violence in Sri Lanka and to ask the Canadian government to push for an end to that country's civil war.

Tamil supporters again made their way to Parliament Hill on Wednesday to ask the federal government to throw its support behind their cause.
At the end of April, about 30,000 Tamil supporters descended on Parliament Hill after 16 days of smaller protests in both Ottawa and Toronto.
At the time, the protesters were asking the federal government to exert pressure on the government in Sri Lanka to end the 25-year long civil war between itself and the Tamil Tigers.
The Tamil Tigers, a group of rebel fighters listed as a terrorist group in Canada, admitted defeat in that war on May 17, but the plea for Canada's help has continued.
On Wednesday, several hundred Tamil supporters appeared on the Hill, this time to ask the Canadian government to hold Sri Lankan authorities accountable for what protesters consider to be war crimes.
Wednesday's demonstration was expected to run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Police said no road closures are expected, but that there were traffic delays on Wellington Street, between O'Connor and Elgin streets.