A Canadian pro-Kremlin Russian language Facebook group promoted an anti-mask rally that was organized in Montreal on September 13, 2020. Russian flags were photographed at the rally by CBC journalists.
A Russian flag seen at a Montreal COVID anti-mask protest in Montreal, Quebec on September 13, 2020. Photo CBC.ca
According to a CBC report, flags and signs representing groups that support the QAnon conspiracy theory were present at the protest.
Members of the Russian language Facebook group, Russkiy Mir Montreal, posted that participants were outraged by the Canadian and Quebec government’s manipulation of COVID related information:
