A large crowd of anti-mask demonstrators gathered outside of the Vancouver Art Gallery on New Year s Eve to protest the B.C. government-imposed restrictions related to COVID-19.Photo via alxyee / Twitter
However, many people speculate that the protest wasn t much more than a party one without any physical distancing or face masks.
The NYE Freedom Rally Dance Party kicked off around 8 p.m. outside of the Art Gallery and featured guest speakers, live music, a kid s corner, dance parties, and more. A flyer for the event states that the group opposes the government orders and will celebrate the new year!
Protestors included members of various groups, including Hugs Over Masks, 5G and QAnon conspiracy theorists, anti-vaccine advocates, and more. They held signs that read freedom is essential, false evidence appearing real, we are all essential, and fake news.
Hundreds gathered for party/protest at Vancouver Art Gallery - BC News castanet.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from castanet.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
by Craig Takeuchi on January 1st, 2021 at 10:00 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1
Although B.C. had one of its quietest New Year’s Eves last night, it wasn’t without some incidents of people defying COVID-19 health measures.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) stated today (January 1) that around 11 p.m. on December 31, police received a complaint about a private party being held at an unidentified restaurant near Granville and Davie streets. The VPD is not specifying the name or address of the venue.
When officers arrived, they estimated there were about 100 people at the premises, and both food and alcohol were being served.
VANCOUVER While most people stayed home to comply with public health orders, hundreds of people rang in the new year with a dance party outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. Vancouver police officers watched for several hours as the gathering unfolded, but appeared to take no action against anyone for violating the orders related to gatherings and events. Co-organized by a group called Hugs Over Masks, the dance party featured several large event tents, a sound system with a DJ booth and even portable toilets. Set up began in the late afternoon and the illegal gathering officially began at 8 p.m., continuing until after midnight and including a traditional New Year’s Eve countdown.
Secret plans reveal top anti-vaxxers plotting to exploit Covid to launch huge misinformation campaign about vaccines
Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 0:09
THE world s leading anti-vaxxers are plotting to exploit Covid to launch the largest ever misinformation campaign about vaccines, secret plans have revealed.
They have drawn up a sophisticated anti-vaxx playbook aims to spread three “master narratives”.
1
The world s leading anti-vaxxers are plotting to exploit Covid to launch the largest ever misinformation campaign about vaccinesCredit: Getty - Pool
Firstly they aim to spread the claim that Covid isn’t dangerous, secondly that vaccines are a threat to our health and thirdly that people cannot trust the experts.