We have warned several times that as important as it is to protect ourselves against Covid, it is just as important that we remember that civil rights have not been repealed and that rule of law has not been suspended. We need to be able to recognize ourselves on the other side of this.
The behaviour of the Montreal police this weekend during the âMarch of the Rebelliousâ should make us all reflect deeply on the danger signs. It is true that many of the marchers were on the political fringes. But it can honestly be said that half of them were regular people, our neighbours, who simply want an end to child-masking and the curfews. Many came with their children. The vast majority peaceful except for several at the end when most had gone home.