Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the nation’s capital and other cities across Canada over the last three weeks to protest vaccine mandates, pandemic restrictions and lockdowns.
While many protesters have been carrying the Canadian flag, some have been waving flags that are less recognizable.
But for experts who study extremism in Canada, the symbols on some of these flags are familiar.
Here’s what some of them mean.
Gadsden flag
“If you step on a snake, you’re going to get bitten. That’s the idea,” said Matthew Chen of the coiled-snake symbol on the yellow flag with the words “Don’t Tread on
