An Ottawa resident has been acquitted of charges for violating an 8 p.m. curfew the Quebec government imposed while he was travelling through Gatineau, QC, said the Democracy Fund (TDF). .A Tuesday release said the man, who hasn't been identified was charged after he left his residence to buy an asthma inhaler from a pharmacy. It said he was outside his residence for 30 minutes past curfew when police detained and ticketed him. .The release went on to say TDF hired Legal Logic lawyer Christina Muccari to defend the man against these charges. Muccari presented evidence and a legal argument that her client was exempt from the curfew because he was buying a pharmaceutical product. .Her client ended up being acquitted. .Quebec introduced a curfew to stop the spread of COVID-19 in 2021, and police departments issued multiple $1,550 fines once it went into effect to people violating it. .READ MORE: Dozens ticketed in Quebec’s COVID curfew lockdown.“On the entire territory of Montreal, the #SPVM issued 84 reports for non-compliance with the curfew,” said Montreal police. .“Of this number, 17 were handed over during a demonstration.” .Quebec’s curfew was lifted after a few months, but it was again reimposed when COVID-19 case counts went up. .READ MORE: Quebec curfew lifting Monday.Quebec’s curfew was lifted for a second time in January. .“Experts tell us that new cases have peaked,” said Quebec Premier Francois Legault.
