Canadian Union of Public Employees Demands Inquiry into Police Duplicity at SPP Protest in Montebello

At a peaceful protest to oppose the real goals of the SPP Conference in Montebello, Quebec on August 20, 2007, Canadians were stunned after watching a 5 minute video which focused on the actions of 3 undercover Quebec Provincial Police officers. The video is available on the previous posting on this website.

The video provides clear evidence that the 3 masked uncover policeman, one brandishing a rock in his hand while making gestures towards the police line, were sternly requested by the middle age organizers of the protest to desist and leave the protest.

The undercover cops could have used a few acting lessons as their pathetic attempts to pose as protesters was transparent to the assembled crowd, and is now part of the public record. Watch the video and you will see the police provocateurs pushing through the protest line and being dragged away by their uniformed colleagues.

The whole issue is now in the national media and the Conservative government once again has been caught spitting in the eyes of all Canadians by using such tactics.

A few questions come to mind. Why are members of a provincial police force obviously working as agents provocateurs? Who gave the order for this tactic and why was it given? Did the government secretly hope that there would be an ugly incident so as to discredit the protesters?

Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day looked like a deer caught in the headlights when he uttered the government’s feeble response, while of course defending the undercover policemen’s actions.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is demanding an independent, public inquiry into the actions of the Quebec Provincial Police.

When are Canadians going to get a bit of respect from this government?