ians ▁One ▁hundred ▁law ▁profess ors ▁have ▁written ▁against ▁the ▁bill . ▁Over ▁ 1 5 0 ▁Canadian ▁business ▁leaders ▁and ▁follow ers ▁signed ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁condem ning ▁bill ▁C - 5 1 , ▁circul ated ▁by ▁Open Media . ca . ▁ ▁The ▁Moh awk ▁Council ▁of ▁K ah na w à : ke ▁sent ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁against ▁the ▁bill ▁writing : ▁" We ▁feel ▁that ▁Bill ▁C - 5 1 , ▁in ▁its ▁current ▁state , ▁could ▁potentially ▁and ▁perhaps ▁even ▁predict ably ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁future ▁opp ress ▁our ▁defense ▁of ▁our ▁Ab original ▁rights ▁and ▁Title ." ▁ ▁Public ▁protest ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Paul ▁Fin ch , ▁the ▁BC GE U ▁called ▁a ▁major ▁anti - C 5 1 ▁r ally ▁for ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁began ▁fund ing ▁Le ad Now ▁to ▁organ ize ▁actions ▁nation ally . ▁After ▁a ▁successful ▁post ▁on ▁the ▁social ▁media ▁website ▁Red dit , ▁under ▁the ▁site ' s ▁sub section ▁/ r / Can ada , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁online ▁activ ists ▁generated ▁another ▁sub section ▁for ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁protest s ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁weeks , ▁over ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Canad ians ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁bill . ▁ ▁Through ▁' we . le ad now . ca ', ▁forty - five ▁protest s ▁occurred ▁across ▁Canada ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁which ▁organiz ers ▁called ▁a ▁Day ▁of