May Day in Montreal: The wording of the controversial new anti-mask bylaw is so broad, says city councillor Warren Allmand, a former federal solicitor-general, that it could be used to arrest somebody in the Santa Claus parade. Photograph by: PIERRE OBENDRAUF THE GAZETTE, The GazetteFrom The Montreal Gazette:
Montreal's executive committee has sent its controversial new anti-mask bylaw back to the drawing board.
On the lip of a city-council vote over the proposal scheduled for Monday night, it chose instead yesterday to quietly move the measure to a back burner.
But this is only a partial retreat - and far from sufficient, a coalition representing 20 community and other groups declared.
"We want this proposition totally withdrawn - period," said lawyer Denis Barrette, speaking for the Ligue des droits et libertés and 19 other groups.
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