Hundreds of Bill 21 supporters, opponents clash in downtown demonstration

May 4, 2019   

(CTV) A pro-Bill 21 rally was held in downtown Montreal Saturday afternoon.

Hundreds of people — many of them donning patriotic gear and waving Quebec flags — gathered on de Maisonneuve Boulevard, not far from Papineau Avenue.

“La Vague Bleue” — the organizers of the event — are a group who say they support Premier Francois Legault’s proposed secularism bill.

“Initially, the main purpose of La Vague Bleue is to promote a Quebec citizen’s constitution,” reads a post on the demonstration’s event page. “Following the latest events, there is now added support for secularism.”

Bill 21 would ban some public servants from donning religious symbols.

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