Quebec mayor tells right-wing group to leave; says it won popularity contest
MONTREAL — Quebec City’s mayor says right-wing protesters are not welcome in his city but he believes they won the popularity contest during duelling demonstrations over the weekend.
Mayor Regis Labeaume thanked members of the right-wing group, La Meute, for collaborating with police while some counter-protesters turned violent.
He nonetheless told La Meute to protest elsewhere.
“Their world doesn’t interest us,” he told reporters a day after members of the group marched to denounce what they say is a too-charitable refugee and immigration policy by the federal and Quebec governments.