Hundreds defy Montreal s 8 p.m. curfew in violent, destructive protest
by Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press
Posted Apr 11, 2021 10:52 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 11, 2021 at 10:57 pm EDT
MONTREAL Hundreds of protesters set fires and smashed windows through a swath of downtown Montreal on Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew intended to stem surging COVID-19 case numbers in the city.
Police responded with tear gas in a bid to control the crowd, who were purportedly protesting Quebec Premier Francois Legault’s decision to roll the city-wide curfew back from 9:30 to 8 p.m. The move, previously replicated in other COVID-19 hot spots across the province, took effect in Montreal and nearby Laval on Sunday.
Hundreds gathered in defiance of an 8 p.m. curfew that took effect Sunday night. However, the atmosphere quickly soured as a few protesters lit a garbage fire in Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Square
MONTREAL - Hundreds of protestors gathered in Montreal on Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew intended to stem surging COVID-19 case numbers before dozens of them started fires and damaged property in the city's old quarter.
Montreal s earlier curfew met with protest and rioting I understand that people are tired, Health Minister Christian Dubé says. Look at this as a final effort. . We can see the finish line of June 24.
Author of the article: Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Apr 12, 2021 • 31 minutes ago • 3 minute read • A woman walks by damage on St-Paul St. W. that was made when a crowd of at least several hundred people gathered in Old Montreal, chanting and shooting off fireworks to protest the return to an 8 p.m. curfew in Montreal. Photo by John Kenney /Montreal Gazette
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The province is in a sprint to the finish to administer the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines, so Quebecers should continue to obey the curfew and other rules until then, Health Minister Christian Dubé told a television audience on Sunday evening as an earlier curfew went into effect in Montreal and Laval and protesters in Old Montreal set fires and smashed store windows.