Julie Smith, Khloe Potts and Hayley Potts all marched for their own reasons, but wanted to make sure voices were heard.

Julie: "I’m a teacher at Peel District School board and so I’m marching today so my students will hopefully not have to march for this in five, ten, fifteen years as well. And just to make sure all the voices of the students are being heard as well."

Khloe: "I think the recent events in America have brought these issues more to the forefront than ever before. It’s super important to have these discussions and be as loud as possible so people make change."

When asked why they think it’s important that Toronto participate, their answer was simple:

“There's power in numbers.”