Protesters unmasked at City Hall

Over 50 masked demonstrators jammed the reception area of Montreal’s City Hall Monday night in an attempt to voice their opposition to a proposed bylaw banning masks at protests.
But any plans of a masked protest inside the upper hall, where citizens can view the council chamber, were dashed when police said anyone wearing a coat, scarf, bandanna or hat would not be allowed in – a move that some protesters saw as an attempt to thin out their numbers.
“I am very upset,” said demonstrator Eric Dinotel-Martin. “This is clearly a method of dissuasion.”
“It’s a method of controlling access,” he said.
Police presence was quite large with riot police standing by inside the Hall.