A 47-year old man was arrested by Montreal Police (SPVM) for mischief during an anti-mask protest in Montreal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.
Hundreds of people who oppose the wearing of face masks gathered at Lafontaine Park to protest the government’s public health measures.
The organizers called the protest shortly after Montreal mayor Valerie Plante’s comments when she invited anti-maskers to “go protest in a potato field.”
The demonstrators danced, shouted, and hugged, ignoring all public health guidelines such as physical distancing.
During the speeches, people claimed the government’s sanitary measures are too harsh and infringe on their personal rights.
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