Mayor Valérie Plante defended Montreal police after Premier François Legault offered to deploy Sûreté du Québec officers to help “re-establish order” following a protest that turned violent on Friday.
The Regroupement des comités logement et associations de locataires du Québec (RCLALQ) organized a demonstration in Montreal alongside frustrated tenants.
Federal ministers Melanie Joly and Bill Blair condemned protests in Montreal Friday where pro-Palestinian and anti-NATO demonstrators smashed windows and set two cars on fire.