More than 4,000 people took part in a march in Montreal on Saturday morning to demand the end of all health measures against COVID-19.
The demonstrators began to meet around 9:30 a.m. in Jarry Park in a festive atmosphere before starting a march in the streets of the Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough.
The flags of Canada dominate in the crowd, where several demonstrators also wave flags of Quebec and signs showing in particular their opposition to the wearing of the mask and the health passport.
” Freedom ! chant ad nauseam from demonstrators of all ages, including several children with their parents. The demonstrators met demand the outright withdrawal of all health rules aimed at countering the spread of COVID-19. According to a police source, they would be around 4,500 parading in the streets of the borough.
The march must lead to its starting point, at Jarry Park, where speeches will be delivered, notably by one of the event organizers, Carl Giroux. Demonstrators who wish to do so will then be invited to join a convoy of truckers leaving from eastern Quebec, which will head to Ottawa this afternoon in support of the “freedom convoy”.
In the morning, a hundred counter-demonstrators were waiting for the participants in this event, which momentarily raised the tension between the two groups, without however causing any overflow. Riot police separated the two protests, then police on bicycles took over.
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