Under the doubtful gaze of merchants and local residents, hundreds of protesters stormed the streets of the town of L’Assomption on Saturday to denounce the Legault government’s health measures during the pandemic.
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“Freedom for our children! Legault in prison!” proclaimed Mylène Hébert, organizer of the Dehors la CAQ event, on Saturday at the head of a colorful wave of supporters.
Photo agency QMI, Laurent Corbeil
Many protesters this Saturday denounced the thousands of deaths in CHSLDs.
Many convoys of vehicles from all corners of the province converged in the Lanaudière region to demonstrate in front of the offices of Prime Minister and outgoing L’Assomption MP François Legault.
Flanked by Canadian and Quebec flags, they honked their horns to announce their arrival.
The march, which started at the Paul Arseneau high school in the afternoon, had between 850 and 1,000 people by afternoon, said L’Assomption mayor Sébastien Nadeau.
against the measures
Citizens met by Le Journal all said their presence was motivated by decisions made by the Quebec government during the pandemic.
“My mother, I haven’t been able to see her for six months [en CHSLD]says Danielle Castonguay. [François Legault] limited us in everything.”
“The three deliveries that Mr. Legault performed were disastrous for our children,” adds Montreal resident Kim Leduc.
Here is the main organizer of the convoy “Dehors la CAQ” in L’Assomption.
This is Mylene Hebert. “We do this to protect children and the elderly,” she explains vaguely in this ajd video. #polqc
Note: She declined all of my interview requests. pic.twitter.com/57nvDJHeMq
— Francis Pilon (@FrancisPilon_) October 1, 2022
The protesters also stopped in front of the CHSLD L’Assomption, demanding “Justice for our Elders”. Sad left many bouquets of flowers.
Be careful
Meanwhile, several traders on the city center’s Boulevard de l’Ange-Gardien wanted to keep their doors open despite fears of overcrowding.
“There is still a significant shortcoming. Weekends are still good days for us,” says Florence Guillochon, manager of Café Brûlerie des Anges.
“We have lost enough with COVID,” adds Karine Gendron, owner of Pizzeria Reina.
discontent
Many local residents made no secret of their dissatisfaction with the demonstration.
“I have nothing against Legault. He did his job, he did what he had to do [durant la pandémie]insisted Marie, sitting on a bench on the Boulevard de l’Ange-Gardien.
“It was global,” Guylaine adds, regretting that his community is associated with the event.
Mayor Nadeau was satisfied with the behavior of the visitors in the afternoon.
The “Dehors la CAQ” convoy really looks like a demonstration against hygiene measures in 2021 #polqc
We find there:
– The notorious conspirator François Amalega
– The Farfadaas with their legendary jacket
– “My body, my choice” slogans with an anti-vaccine sign pic.twitter.com/dtXzh7sSNX
— Francis Pilon (@FrancisPilon_) October 1, 2022
“It’s framed, people are demonstrating respectfully,” he said.
The Sûreté du Québec and the L’Assomption/St-Sulpice Police Department reported no overruns.
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