Montreal Protest

I took in the protest today. There have been several protests in Montreal since the summer. One of the larger ones possibly reaching as high as 50 000.

I stood on a corner street and recorded the march which began on McGill and Sherbrooke and ended at Parc Lafontaine.

The march was 14 minutes long. I have no idea how many people this translates to but a friend present estimates it was around 15 000- 20 000 people. Not to bad considering it was a grey, snowy day and -2 c.

It was loud and peaceful. It dd feel like I was witnessing a Quebec independence rally with all the flags of the 'Patriotes 1837' and Quebec decorating the street. There were also several 'Trump 2020' and United States flags. 

I did see some people apprehended here and there and brought into 'paddy wagons' or make shift mobile processing vehicles but it was definitely more festive despite the anger people have about the measures.

I followed the march, careful to walk on the sidewalk to avoid being singled out by cops for now wearing a mask, to Lafontaine park observing riot police and officers on bikes. When I arrived, there was a police truck broadcasting orders on a loop. The message was as per 'public health orders' people must wear masks and keep social distance (how this is possible during a protest with that many people only adds to the stupidity of public officials and cops enforcing dubious measures) or face fines (bravo Francois!) of anywhere between $1000 and $6000.

$6000! Those are amounts reserved for businesses but here was the police pumping up the volume scaring people.

Fear, fear, FEAR.

Of course, the 'public health orders' are illegal and the only criminals are public officials and officers enforcing their illegal decrees. 

This is what I witnessed.

Too bad the media are gutless and useless worms that i had to go and report on it.