Even in acknowledging last night that the Masked Men of Montebello were cops, the Surete du Quebec demonstrated that it still hasn't quite grasped this whole YouTube thing.
From the Surete's statement: "The police officers were identified by demonstrators when they refused to throw projectiles.”
Nice try, guys. But as anyone with an Internet connection can see for themselves, the officers were identified by demonstrators when they refused to put down their projectiles.
That's a pretty big distinction - the difference between the protesters being a bunch of hooligans, and outright rejecting hooliganism. Lying is a lot harder than it used to be.
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Update: Evidently not a loyal reader, our Public Safety Minister has gone down the same road - and more explicitly at that. I can't decide if these folks can't figure out how to work YouTube, or if they're just assuming the majority of Canadians can't.
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Update II: I know I'm starting to repeat myself. But seriously, what is wrong with these people?
As several commenters have pointed out, I was not overly inclined to take these protesters seriously at the start of the week. But after what we've seen this week, I'll take this Dave Coles guy over both Stockwell Day and whoever is purportedly in charge of Quebec's police.
And just to make clear one more time why that is, here, once again, is the video evidence. If you know Stockwell Day and/or a police official, please forward the link.
