Protestor Angela Best shouts during a protest at Fong’s Restaurant in Carbonear on Oct. 21.
The protest — made up of four women — started outside the main entrance of Fong’s Restaurant before moving around to the back where the luncheon was being held.
The group was there to voice their frustrations with the work Bennett and the rest of the government has been doing in the province since bringing down its 2016 budget. It comes at a time when hundreds around the province are protesting mega project Muskrat Falls.
Groups of indigenous people have been blockading the work site in Labrador for the last several days.
The group shouted ‘Make Muskrat Right’ and held posters demanding Premier Dwight Ball’s resignation up to the window.
One sign questioned the decision of the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District to enforce a 1.6 kilometre buffer zone for school busing.
Jenn Clarke was one of the organizers of the protest.
She was disappointed with the low turnout and stated she expected close to 100 people to come out.
“We want to get them out of office and make a better, stronger province,” said Clarke. “We’ve been doing this for months.”
The blinds for a set of windows overlooking the conference room were quickly drawn once they reached the end of . The protest lasted only a couple of minutes before the group was asked to leave the property
As they headed for neutral ground, they kept repeating the message.
“They asked us to leave, but that doesn’t mean I can’t still shout,” said protestor Angela Best.
