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Love comes first - A couple kisses in front of an intimidating police line during the G20 protest in Toronto, reminding everyone of the softer part of humanity in the middle of the riotous behaviour in the city.

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Fake funeral, real feelings - A student acts as a mourner during a mock funeral demonstration in Quebec City. University and CEGEP students were protesting the provincial government tuition fee hikes, which for some would mean no post-secondary education at all.

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Representing Canadian beliefs beyond our borders - Angela Miracle Gladue, of the Frog Lake First Nation in Alberta, was cheered on by thousands of people at a rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016.

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Not clowning around - A very serious clown frowns at police officers holding back protesters of the G20 summit in 2010. 

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Clarity is key - A woman at the 2011 Occupy Vancouver protest ensures her feelings are conveyed accurately.

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Have you ever seen anything more Canadian? - Protesters gathered on Parliament Hill to demonstrate the arrival of President George W. Bush, and this woman uses a Tim Hortons cup as a light.

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'Merry Occupation, ya filthy animals' - Thousands of people take to the streets during the 2011 Occupy Vancouver demonstration, inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City.

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A protesting fixture - An anti-G20 protester shouts at police from the top of a statue in Toronto.

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Smoke big or go home? - At a 2003 protest organized by the leader of the Marijuana Party of British Columbia, a man lights a 15 gram joint (which is a crazy size, for those who don't know).

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Reminding everyone why they're there - After the mess of the G20 summit in Toronto, demonstrators head to detention centres to ask for the release of the many people arrested during the protest.

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Even silenced he speaks - A man in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery during the 2011 Occupy Vancouver wears a symbolic muzzle while simultaneously asking the tough questions. 

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Even Canadian dogs use their bark - A cute pup sports a sign that reads "I bite fascists" at an anti-racism gathering outside of Vancouver's City Hall in 2017.

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Fight the fear - Anti-racism protesters gather outside of Vancouver City Hall in 2017, and this woman shows a kind of honesty that deserves immense respect.

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The next generation is already getting involved - During a protest against President Donald Trump's executive order travel ban, outside the US consulate in Toronto, a child holds a sign that says, "Be Nice." Enough said.

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What dedication to a cause looks like - An activist with PETA covers herself with barbecue sauce and lies on a plate in the middle of a busy Ottawa corner during a protest against the consumption of animal products.

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What’s more powerful than a great big “NOPE”? - A protester in Vancouver opposing the Kinder Morgan pipeline has one clear message for the government.

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Emotions run high when you're protesting for life - Taz Bouchier, an Indigenous elder with the Idle No More movement, hugs a supporter after giving a speech at a rally in Edmonton in solidarity with the Washington, D.C. protest against the Keystone XL pipeline.

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No sleep for Canadians - Protesters demonstrating against Stephen Harper's absence during the opening ceremonies of the XVI International AIDS Conference in 2006.

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A cloud of smoke or a change in the atmosphere? - Billows of smoke cloud a crowd of thousands at 4:20 pm during Vancouver's 4/20 event—the largest free protest festival in the city, featuring music, speakers, and the world's only open-air public cannabis farmers' market.

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Protesting doesn't have to be boring - A Torontonian jumps in the air as he and other G8 protesters covered in mud dance through the streets of Calgary during an anti-globalization demonstration in 2002.

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Students fighting for their rights and education - A protester thows a tear gas canister back at the police during a demonstration against tuition fee hikes in Victoriaville, Quebec.

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Even the Grim Reaper cares - A protester stands among the "dead" during the Di-In for Life in 2002, which protested the G8 summit.

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A simple yet effective message - Counter-protesters watch a rally by opponents of the anti-Islamophobia federal government motion outside Toronto's City Hall in 2017, and they had one clear message to deliver.

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Solidarity through the streets - Indigenous leaders and environmentalists march in protest against Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline in British Columbia in March of this year.

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Allies are everywhere - A woman wearing a niqab participates in a solidarity march in Toronto, showing support for two Muslim woman who were allegedly verbally assaulted on the Toronto subway system.

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Posterity taking care of posterity - A young Indigenous boy takes part in the Idle No More movement during a 2013 candlelit demonstration in Toronto.

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Punny protests - After the inauguration of President Donald Trump, thousands of people take to the streets.

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Using appropriation for good - A supporter of the anti-Islamophobia federal government motion sported a very cool hat at a rally outside of Winnipeg's City Hall in 2017. 

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Changing history - Isabelle Knockwood, an elder of Indian Brook, calls for the removal of the statue of Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis, who issued a bounty on the heads of Indigenous people.

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Literally stopping traffic - Protesters fill the streets of Ottawa during the 2017 Women's March.

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It's contagious in the best way - A driver held up by the Women's March in Ottawa honks her horn and gestures, but not in the way drivers usually do when they're stuck in traffic.

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Bringing death to your doorstep - Protesters from the The Toronto No Line 9 Network perform a "die-in" to demonstrate the possible effects if the Enbridge-operated "Line 9" petroleum pipeline (which runs under the Finch subway station) were to rupture.

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Alliteration is key - A protester at the 2016 rally against the proposed expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline laid it out for everyone.

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Canadians aren't perfect, and they know it - Protesters march in Ottawa for Abdirahman Abdi, a mentally ill black man who died after an incident with police in 2016.

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Young girls putting politics on trend - Young demonstrators protest Quebec's proposed bill to ban the wearing of any overt religious garb by government-paid employees in 2013.

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Students in Canada actually want to be in school - Students with "Kill Bill" written on their hands protest Bill 115 in Toronto during a rally to end the labour dispute between the Ontario government and teachers unions in 2012.

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It takes courage to stand out - Protestors head to the court after an Ontario judge finds former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi not guilty on four charges of sexual assault.

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