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*In Montreal during March and early-April 2021, anti-[[CCP flu]] lockdown protesters who peacefully protested the imposed lockdowns, as well as [[Rebel News]] reporters and staff, were subjected to illegal harassment and [[Gestapo]]-style tactics by the SPVM, who made arrests against the protesters and the reporters on false charges<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/montreal_protest_reporters_locals_swept_up_by_lockdown_enforcement MONTREAL PROTEST: Reporters, locals swept up by lockdown enforcement] at Rebel News</ref> and made [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] slurs against the Rebel News staff and threatened them with illegal fines<ref>Two references:

*In Montreal during March and early-April 2021, anti-[[CCP flu]] lockdown protesters who peacefully protested the imposed lockdowns, as well as [[Rebel News]] reporters and staff, were subjected to illegal harassment and [[Gestapo]]-style tactics by the SPVM, who made arrests against the protesters and the reporters on false charges<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/montreal_protest_reporters_locals_swept_up_by_lockdown_enforcement MONTREAL PROTEST: Reporters, locals swept up by lockdown enforcement] at Rebel News</ref> and made [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] slurs against the Rebel News staff and threatened them with illegal fines<ref>Two references:

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/rebel_team_gets_6000_worth_of_tickets_in_montreal RAW FOOTAGE: Rebel team gets $6,000 worth of tickets in Montreal] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/rebel_team_gets_6000_worth_of_tickets_in_montreal RAW FOOTAGE: Rebel team gets $6,000 worth of tickets in Montreal] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/investigation_montreal_police_curfew_enforcement_on_hasidic_jewish_community INVESTIGATION: Montreal police curfew enforcement on Hasidic Jewish community] at Rebel News</ref> for not wearing masks, even though media reporters are legally exempt from mask diktats.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1376304012308459527 Ezra Levant: "Something’s deeply wrong with Montreal’s @SPVM police. They arrest, handcuff & ticket our reporters, asking if we’re “Jews” or “Jew media”. They gave us $10,000+ in fines even though reporters are legally exempt from lockdowns] at Twitter</ref>  The SPVM was also criticized for targeting children who took part in the anti-lockdown protests.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsJJpqEdKXw DAILY | Montreal Cops VS Children, CBC Writes Up Rebel] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref>  Mocha Bezirgan, a Rebel News videographer, pointed out that the illegal arrests and fines imposed by the SPVM, along with their police brutality incidents, are not about the masks (as some of the SPVM officers were not wearing masks themselves), but about intimidation of those attempting to stand up for their rights and against unconstitutional diktats and illegal behavior by the diktats' enforcers.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/_of_course_its_not_about_masks_mocha_bezirgan_on_montreal_protest_arrests “Of course it's not about masks” | Mocha Bezirgan on Montreal protest arrests] at Rebel News</ref>  In addition, the SPVM also came under fire for anti-Semitic targeting and harassment of Montreal's Hasidic Jewish community while using the pandemic as its justification for same.<ref>Multiple references:

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/investigation_montreal_police_curfew_enforcement_on_hasidic_jewish_community INVESTIGATION: Montreal police curfew enforcement on Hasidic Jewish community] at Rebel News</ref> for not wearing masks, even though media reporters are legally exempt from mask diktats.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1376304012308459527 Ezra Levant: "Something’s deeply wrong with Montreal’s @SPVM police. They arrest, handcuff & ticket our reporters, asking if we’re “Jews” or “Jew media”. They gave us $10,000+ in fines even though reporters are legally exempt from lockdowns] at Twitter</ref>  The SPVM was also criticized for targeting children who took part in the anti-lockdown protests.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsJJpqEdKXw DAILY | Montreal Cops VS Children, CBC Writes Up Rebel] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref>  Mocha Bezirgan, a Rebel News videographer, pointed out that the illegal arrests and fines imposed by the SPVM, along with their police brutality incidents, are not about the masks (as some of the SPVM officers were not wearing masks themselves), but about intimidation of those attempting to stand up for their rights and against unconstitutional diktats and illegal behavior by the diktats' enforcers.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/_of_course_its_not_about_masks_mocha_bezirgan_on_montreal_protest_arrests “Of course it's not about masks” | Mocha Bezirgan on Montreal protest arrests] at Rebel News</ref>  In addition, the SPVM also came under fire for anti-Semitic targeting and harassment of Montreal's Hasidic Jewish community while using the pandemic, as well as the recent introduction of an 8:00 p.m. curfew in the city, as its justification for same.<ref>Multiple references:

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/police_in_montreal_gather_around_jewish_library_check_papers_issue_tickets_for_curfew_violations Police in Montreal gather around Jewish library to check papers, issue tickets for curfew violations] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/police_in_montreal_gather_around_jewish_library_check_papers_issue_tickets_for_curfew_violations Police in Montreal gather around Jewish library to check papers, issue tickets for curfew violations] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/investigation_montreal_police_curfew_enforcement_on_hasidic_jewish_community INVESTIGATION: Montreal police curfew enforcement on Hasidic Jewish community] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/investigation_montreal_police_curfew_enforcement_on_hasidic_jewish_community INVESTIGATION: Montreal police curfew enforcement on Hasidic Jewish community] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/victory_covid_charges_against_orthodox_jewish_man_caught_in_montreal_synagogue_sweep_dropped VICTORY: COVID charges against Orthodox Jewish man caught in Montreal's synagogue sweep dropped] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/victory_covid_charges_against_orthodox_jewish_man_caught_in_montreal_synagogue_sweep_dropped VICTORY: COVID charges against Orthodox Jewish man caught in Montreal's synagogue sweep dropped] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/montreal_police_target_peaceful_jewish_neighbourhood Montreal police target peaceful Jewish neighbourhood] at Rebel News</ref>

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/montreal_police_target_peaceful_jewish_neighbourhood Montreal police target peaceful Jewish neighbourhood] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/another_friday_another_night_of_montreal_police_going_on_jew_patrol Another Friday, another night of Montreal police going on “Jew Patrol”] at Rebel News</ref>

*On April 10, 2021, heavily-armed SPVM officers staged a warrantless raid on an Airbnb location and illegally arrested and falsely charged several Rebel News reporters, including David Menzies and Keean Bexte, who were in Montreal to cover the anti-lockdown protests in the city; in addition to disregarding being told that their raid was illegal, the officers also falsely claimed that the hotel where the reporters were staying was a "crime scene", even though no crime had been committed.<ref>Multiple references:

*On April 10, 2021, heavily-armed SPVM officers staged a warrantless raid on an Airbnb location and illegally arrested and falsely charged several Rebel News reporters, including David Menzies and Keean Bexte, who were in Montreal to cover the anti-lockdown protests in the city; in addition to disregarding being told that their raid was illegal, the officers also falsely claimed that the hotel where the reporters were staying was a "crime scene", even though no crime had been committed.<ref>Multiple references:

*Firas Zahabi, a mixed martial arts trainer and the operator of Tristar Gym in Montreal, reported that the SPVM had raided his gym 16 times despite his efforts to comply with CCP flu regulations, and that their confrontations with and harassment of Zahabi had become increasingly aggressive over time.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/theyve_been_here_16_times_montreal_police_harass_ufc_trainer_firas_zahabi “They've been here 16 times!”: Montreal police harass UFC Trainer Firas Zahabi] at Rebel News</ref>

*Firas Zahabi, a mixed martial arts trainer and the operator of Tristar Gym in Montreal, reported that the SPVM had raided his gym 16 times despite his efforts to comply with CCP flu regulations, and that their confrontations with and harassment of Zahabi had become increasingly aggressive over time.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/theyve_been_here_16_times_montreal_police_harass_ufc_trainer_firas_zahabi “They've been here 16 times!”: Montreal police harass UFC Trainer Firas Zahabi] at Rebel News</ref>

*Rebel News videographer Yaakov Pollak, who is Jewish, reported being frequently targeted by the SPVM during his coverage of its anti-Semitic targeting of the Montreal Hasidic Jewish community, stating that he had been stopped by SPVM officers nearly 50 times and was illegally ticketed at least 12 times as well as being illegally threatened with fines for filming the SPVM's wrongdoing, bigotry, corruption and power trips against the public (including their levying of illegal fines and refusal to respect medical exemptions from face mask wearing, all targeting local Jewish people).<ref>Two references:

*Rebel News videographer Yaakov Pollak, who is Jewish, reported being frequently targeted by the SPVM during his coverage of its anti-Semitic targeting of the Montreal Hasidic Jewish community, stating that he had been stopped by SPVM officers nearly 50 times and was illegally ticketed at least 12 times as well as being illegally threatened with fines for filming the SPVM's wrongdoing, bigotry, corruption and power trips against the public (including their levying of illegal fines and refusal to respect medical exemptions from face mask wearing, all targeting local Jewish people);<ref>Multiple references:

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/quebec_police_continue_to_target_hasidic_community_after_sabbath_ends Quebec police continue to target Hasidic community after Sabbath ends] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/quebec_police_continue_to_target_hasidic_community_after_sabbath_ends Quebec police continue to target Hasidic community after Sabbath ends] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/papers_please_montreal_police_continue_to_target_jewish_community_to_show_who_is_boss PAPERS PLEASE: Montreal police continue to target Jewish community to show who is boss] at Rebel News</ref>

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/papers_please_montreal_police_continue_to_target_jewish_community_to_show_who_is_boss PAPERS PLEASE: Montreal police continue to target Jewish community to show who is boss] at Rebel News

*[https://www.rebelnews.com/another_friday_another_night_of_montreal_police_going_on_jew_patrol Another Friday, another night of Montreal police going on “Jew Patrol”] at Rebel News</ref> SPVM officers also refused to speak to Rebel News when confronted about their unjust actions against a Jewish family returning home after the local 8:00 p.m. curfew took effect, with David Menzies noting through implication that the SPVM's demands for people's identification papers when confronting members of the public is very similar to what the Nazis did against German Jews during the Nazi regime in Germany.

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