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A Group Of Health Workers Is Calling For The 'Immediate Reconfinement' Of Greater Montreal

A local collective called COVID-STOP, which includes Quebec scientists and physicians, is demanding that the provincial government enforce stricter public health protocols in Greater Montreal — just as it did in three other cities earlier this week.

In a press release on April 2, COVID-STOP said the closure of schools and non-essential businesses in Quebec City, Gatineau and Lévis should "be applied quickly and in the same way in Greater Montreal" due to the "already very high" rate of circulation of the virus combined with increasing cases linked to virus variants. 

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7 Things Montreal Politicians Think The City Needs To Do To Address Domestic Violence

Before International Women's Day, the March 8 Collective — a group representing more than 700,000 Quebec women — met with Quebec's Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, Isabelle Charest. The reason? To discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the province's women, including women in Montreal.

Days after the meeting, which March 8 Collective called "disappointing," Charest unveiled Quebec's action plan to counter the impacts of the pandemic on women. Despite this, local politicians believe the City of Montreal must create its own action plan to better support victims of domestic violence.

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