As thousands celebrated the nation's birthday, Police in Ottawa say they were also ready for the anti-government demonstrators expected to make their voices heard on Canada Day.

Several hundred protesters did march through the streets south of Parliament Hill on Friday afternoon, with a heavy police presence along the route as they walked and chanted "freedom."

While the morning started quietly, Abigail Bimman looks at how crowds grew as the day progressed.

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