*At a large anti-CCP flu lockdown protest in Montreal, the SPVM overreacted when they gang-tackled a 10-year-old autistic boy who had run away from his mother and then pepper-sprayed everyone who had attempted to stop the police from hurting the boy; among those assaulted by the pepper spray attack was Rebel News reporter Alexandra Lavoie, who got sprayed by a SPVM officer when she tried asking him a question about what happened.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/were_suing_the_montreal_police_for_assaulting_another_rebel_news_reporter We're suing the Montreal police for assaulting another Rebel News reporter] at Rebel News</ref> The SPVM officers retreated when an angry crowd of protesters advanced on them in reaction to the pepper spray assault; in response to what happened to Lavoie, Rebel News announced that it will be suing the SPVM. | *At a large anti-CCP flu lockdown protest in Montreal, the SPVM overreacted when they gang-tackled a 10-year-old autistic boy who had run away from his mother and then pepper-sprayed everyone who had attempted to stop the police from hurting the boy; among those assaulted by the pepper spray attack was Rebel News reporter Alexandra Lavoie, who got sprayed by a SPVM officer when she tried asking him a question about what happened.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/were_suing_the_montreal_police_for_assaulting_another_rebel_news_reporter We're suing the Montreal police for assaulting another Rebel News reporter] at Rebel News</ref> The SPVM officers retreated when an angry crowd of protesters advanced on them in reaction to the pepper spray assault; in response to what happened to Lavoie, Rebel News announced that it will be suing the SPVM. |