Quebec tables bill to force police to ditch colourful camo pants protest
MONTREAL — In recent years, Montrealers have become used to seeing their police officers working in bright pink military-style pants, jeans and even leggings.
But while they don’t profess to be fans of the look, several Montrealers expressed mixed feelings about a bill tabled Thursday that would force the officers to ditch the colourful pants they’ve been wearing to protest changes to their pensions.
Lucie Landriault, 64, said she thought the pants were an embarrassment to the city but still wasn’t sure it was right to legislate officers back into their uniforms.
“I’m divided because they don’t have the right to strike, and they don’t have a lot of pressure tactics (available to them),” she said on a pause from a bike ride in Montreal’s Old Port.