Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has been the target of an escalating series of violent threats, apparently sparked by her staunch opposition to the provincial government's secularism bill. Plante's staff declined to give a precise figure on the number of threats she's received. However, they say the mayor has received "several" messages via social media and email that are either sexist or threaten to do her physical harm. To protect Bill 21 from constitutional challenges, the CAQ government has inserted a clause that allows it to override sections of the Canadian and Quebec charters of rights. The leader of the opposition Ensemble Montréal, Lionel Perez, said he, too, has received hateful messages for his stand against Bill 21, though no violent threats.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2019 00:00 UTC