MONTREAL The Quebec government came under pressure Monday to ease lockdown restrictions, from the opposition who called for the homeless to be curfew exempt, to regional mayors who said the rules are unjustified in their towns.
Over a dozen tickets were handed out at a Montreal protest against the province-wide curfew on Saturday evening while across the province over 200 tickets were handed out to those breaking public sanitary measures. In total, Montreal police (SPVM) said 17 tickets were handed out at the gathering, which began at 7:30 p.m. and soon violated the new curfew, which went into effect at 8 p.m. Police stopped several protesters but a spokesperson said no arrests were made. The demonstration began on Mount Royal East, winding down several streets before SPVM officers dispersed the crowd at St-Andre and St-Gregoire. In total, the SPVM reported 84 non-compliance incidents in a provisional report.
At least two people were detained at a Montreal protest against the province-wide curfew on Saturday evening. Across Quebec, over 200 tickets were distributed to those breaking the curfew.