Gatineau police issue over 20 tickets during first night of Quebec’s new curfew

By Dani-Elle Dubé

Gatineau police say they’ve issued 21 tickets to people in its first night of enforcing Quebec’s new curfew.

The first night of the curfew started Saturday at 8 p.m. and ended at 5 a.m. Sunday, and police had warned the public ahead of time that they would be out in droves enforcing the new temporary law.

Among what officers had done are 441 verifications, as well as four reports for forbidden assembly.

They also handed out 19 warnings, and there was one report in the municipal by-law for peace and good order.

Quebec City police spokesman Const. Etienne Doyon says approximately 20 people protesting the curfew were ticketed around 8:20 p.m. adding some of those individuals were detained after they refused to identify themselves.

Montreal police spokeswoman Const. Caroline Chevrefils says 17 tickets were issued to people protesting the measure in the city’s Plateau borough. 

Sherbrooke police said they issued around a dozen fines to people protesting the province’s COVID-19 regulations. 

Quebec’s Public Security Minister, Genevieve Guilbault thanked Quebecers for cooperating with the measure in a post on Twitter today. 

Fines for breaking the curfew, which is set to end on Februrary 8, can range anywhere from $1,000 to $6,000.

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