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Nov 7, 2022 28 min

The Gastown Riots

from Canada is Boring

In 1971 The Gastown riots, also known as "The Battle of Maple Tree Square" saw a ton of police mess up a herd of hippies with maximum property damage in Vancouver. But it wasn't a random event, this clash of generations had been brewing for months. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/canadianpoliticsisboring Socials: twitch.tv/canadianpoliticsisboring/about Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yc6ujz Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Wp9IDo Our Merch Store: https://bit.ly/3sTWR7Z For premium content, socials, merch, to leave a voicemail or message us go to canadaisboring.com

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