Although a lot of U.S. political trends come up to Canada, along with extremist ideologies, an Alberta political scientist believes there is a different political culture here.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said he had personally seen “no use of force around peaceful protests” and cast doubt on people who had, belying social media posts and witness accounts.

Despite the shift in tone, protesters have shown no sign that they are going away and, if anything, are emboldened to stay on the streets to push for police reforms.