Hundreds protest Bylaw P-6 at city hall

Hundreds of people protested against the city’s bylaw limiting protests outside city hall on Monday evening.

According to the Gazette, councillors were meeting at city hall for a monthly council meeting.

They’re expected to vote on whether to repeal the advance-notice and no-masks components of the P-6 bylaw.

Protesters denounced the bylaw, saying it is ‘‘criminalizing dissent.’’

The bylaw was adopted last May at the height of the student protests. Under P-6, each protester can be fined $637 if they don’t give their route in advance.

About 800 Montrealers received these fines in recent weeks after officers declared their protests illegal.

Flickr Photo by: niXerKG

STORY WRITTEN BY: GREGORY WILSON