MONTREAL – The Montreal city council has voted in favour of an anti-mask protest bylaw.
After ending debate when it became clear neither opposition party supported it, Mayor Gerald Tremblay’s administration put the adoption of the bylaw to a vote.
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The bylaw, which makes it illegal to wear a mask during a public demonstration without “a valid excuse” and requires march organizers to provide authorities with demonstration routes, could go into effect as early as Saturday.
Montreal police chief Marc Parent told city council on Friday his force would use “discretion” when applying the law.
The vote passed with 33 in favour of the anti-mask law and 25 opposed.
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