ASIAN LIVES MATTER, ANTI LOCKDOWN PROTEST, LEGAULT CALLS NEW FIRST NATIONS TABLE A ‘BIG STEP FORWARD’

Reporter: Shanellie Marie

Stories: Luca Caruso Moro 

ASIAN LIVES MATTER

People gathered in downtown Montreal Sunday to call attention to what many have called 

a rise in anti-Asian racism since the beginning of the pandemic.

After the march, a vigil was held for the eight people who were killed in massage parlours in the Atlanta area on March 16.

Most of the victims were Asian women.

The man allegedly responsible for the shootings has been charged with right counts of murder.

ANTI LOCKDOWN PROTEST

The day before, hundreds of protests took place around the world against COVID-19 lockdown measures.

In Montreal, hundreds marched downtown against the curfew and other health restrictions.

While it’s legal for people to gather to protest, attendants are still supposed to maintain distancing when possible and wear a mask.

Montreal police handed out 52 tickets to people violating health measures, for approximately 1,550 dollars each.

LEGAULT CALLS NEW FIRST NATIONS TABLE A ‘BIG STEP FORWARD’

Finally, Indigenous leaders in Quebec and the provincial government announced a new plan to address the needs of First Nations and Inuit communities Sunday.

They say chiefs from communities across the province will establish priority topics 

to be looked at over several meetings, which started this weekend.

Several others have been planned, including one on economic recovery in the fall.

In a Sunday press release, the premier said he believed, quote, “we are taking a big step forward.”