'Freedom convoy' protesters and counter-protesters descend on same park in Montreal
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The Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough in Montreal was active Saturday as protests and counter-protests took place in relation to the 'freedom convoy' in Ottawa.
The group Quebec Pro Choix is among those that organized the "Unis Dans L'Amour Pour La Liberte" (United in Love for Freedom) that drew thousands to Jarry Park in solidarity with the Ottawa trucker convoy, following the Quebec City convoy last weekend.
To counter that protest, No Borders Media and Parc-ex/Villeray inclusifs staged an "Anti-racist mobilization against the far right" demostration at the same park that drew a few hundred people opposed to the above protest and supporters of the 'Freedom Convoy' in Ottawa.
"We are opposed to this convoy because it is a clear front for the far-right," the group wrote. "While some people attending the Freedom Convoy protests are just opposed to vaccine mandates or lockdowns, it’s inexcusable to be expressing those views alongside known far-right actors, including conspiracy theorists promoting debunked and false viewpoints."
No Borders pointed out that members of the anti-immigration nationalist Quebecois group La Meute were spotted at the Quebec City protests. La Meute has posted support for the convoys on its Facebook page.
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