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Mock beheading of Quebec labour minister at May Day protest draws outrage
Quebec’s major unions denied involvement and apologized as Montreal police opened an investigation into the mock beheading of Labour Minister Jean Boulet.
- Major unions apologized after a widely circulated video showed protesters at a Saturday Montreal event using a makeshift guillotine to decapitate an effigy of Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet.
- The activist group Alliance Ouvri, describing itself as the "most militant activists," said the display was a "carnivalesque performance" intended to express public anger toward political and economic elites.
- Quebec Premier Christine denounced the actions on social media, stating, "I'm convinced that it's possible to make progress constructively, without violence or threats." Political leaders reacted swiftly.
- Parti leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon wrote on social media, "I've just seen the images and I'm as disgusted as I am shocked," condemning the display.
- Political tensions stem from Bill, which restricts union funding for court challenges and political activities; the Barreau has warned the legislation risks undermining democratic rights.
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Stunned by the simulation of beheading aimed at him, Minister Jean Boulet will file a complaint with the City of Montreal Police Service (SPVM). For the Minister of Homeland Security, Ian Lafrenière, this blow was a "incitement to commit criminal acts".
·Montreal, Canada
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This staging sows the emolument of the political class in Quebec.
·Montreal, Canada
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Protesters simulated the execution at the guillotine of the Minister of Labour, Jean Boulet.
·Montreal, Canada
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Leaning Left14Leaning Right1Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution70% Left
Bias Distribution
- 70% of the sources lean Left
70% Left
L 70%
C 25%
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