A day after a sometimes violent Montreal protest ended in a seriesof street fires, police were criticized for pepper-spraying patronsat a nearby bar patio. Surveillance footage shows several people on the St-Bock Brasserieterrace being sprayed at close range by police in riot gear. As other customers at the St-Denis Street bar scurry inside, anofficer barrels through a tangle of tables and chairs. Another video from a local TV station shows the officers tookaction after one was hit by a chair that someone threw. The chairwas then flung back toward the patio. "About one foot from the faces of my clients, police also threwthis," said bar owner Martin Guimond, holding up an empty muzzleblast. "They created panic, they destroyed the terrace and peoplescrambled inside, throwing themselves over each other. Everyoneleft without paying." A waitress told him to call 911, then said, "But wait, it's thepolice that are doing this," Guimond recounted. "That's when you realize there's a total breakdown of order." Police said Sunday that a large object was thrown at officerspassing by the bar, and that they are investigating thealtercation. The incident took place steps away from an intersection in theLatin Quarter where protesters lit several bonfires on Saturdaynight. Saturday mayhem 'predictable' The Saturday night march came as Quebec's controversial Bill 78took effect, imposing strict rules for demonstrations involvingmore than 50 people. Intended to restore order and settle the three-month-old studentcrisis, Bill 78 requires protest organizers to provide eight hoursof warning for events, including a detailed itinerary, or besubject to heavy fines running into the thousands of dollars. The Liberal government's legal solution to its tuition hikeconflict has had the opposite effect, fuelling the growing studentmovement. Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the movement's most prominent leader, calledSaturday's mayhem unfortunate but predictable. "It's a direct consequence from the adoption of the law," he said."We repeated when the law was adopted that it would create a lotmore anger and confrontation and that's exactly what happened." Nadeau-Dubois said members of the umbrella student group CLASSE arediscussing how they should react to Bill 78 in future protests. A demonstration was held Sunday afternoon against Quebec's newemergency law and another march was planned for later in theevening. Celebrities outside Canada are getting behind the cause. Activistand filmmaker Michael Moore weighed in on Twitter in support of thestudents and against the new legislation. Members of Montreal band Arcade Fire wore the movement's iconic redsquare during an appearance on Saturday Night Live with Mick Jagger. Last week, darling Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan wore the redsquare on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. Bill 78's future enforcement unclear It remains unclear to what extent police will enforce the new law or whether they even can. On Saturday, Montreal police appeared to take a tougher stance thanpreviously seen during the nightly marches. Sixty-nine people were arrested, including nine who were chargedwith criminal offences five with armed aggression againstpolice, three with assaulting police and one with arson. The remainder of those arrested face fines for violating variousbylaws. Two police officers suffered minor injuries from projectiles, andOuimet said that one protester also suffered a minor injury whilebeing arrested. He said the property damage included two police cruisers that hadtheir windshields smashed. Student groups aren't taking any chances with some aspects of thelegislation. Several student websites had already removed schedulesof future protests. The schedules later showed up on a separate website, with a warningdiscouraging people from attending. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Heavy Duty Truck Diagnostic Tools , Car Service Reset Tool Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Car Key Programer today!
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