Event Brief
Outrage after mock beheading of Quebec labour minister
Filed: May 04, 2026 at 2:03 PM ET
Summary: A video of a guillotine-style decapitation of a papier mâché effigy of Jean Boulet at a May Day protest drew outrage.
WHO: Demonstrators
WHAT: May Day protest video shows mock beheading of Jean Boulet effigy
WHEN: May 04, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
WHERE: Quebec City, Canada
WHY: The outrage followed a mock beheading of Quebec labour minister Jean Boulet at a May Day protest.
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