Meanwhile, a few choice quotes that stand out from the week's events:
When protesters are yelling at undercover police officers to "put down the rock!", something’s clearly amiss. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? Lord Kitchener's Own
In this case, [the SQ officers] didn't defuse conflict, they provoked conflict. Martin Courcy, conflict management expert
They won't be winning any Oscars for their performance. Senior Sûreté du Québec officer.I'm sure the RCMP will get to the bottom of this. In fact, I'm sure they've been there all along. Caroline Fram, commenter at the Globe and Mail
The SQ officer was carrying the rock to blend in. No, wait, a protester gave him the rock to throw. [paraphrase of SQ spokesperson Marcel Savard's two stories]
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