Steinbach protest calls for end to code-red restrictions Minister says call for 'fervent prayer' right response to COVID-19 By: Cody Sellar Last Modified: 10:52 PM CST Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 | Updates A protester holds a sign that reads “end the lockdown” at a protest organized by the group Hugs Over Masks outside city hall in Steinbach, Saturday afternoon. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press) Dozens of people gathered in front of Steinbach’s city hall Saturday afternoon to protest code-red restrictions. The group known as Hugs Over Masks set up loudspeakers on the steps and had signs with messages that included “Faith is Essential,” “The Media is the Virus” and “Lockdown is About Control.”