Cliche's story is one of 13 incidents included in an open letter that was read out during a Sherbrooke city council meeting on March 8. The letter was a compilation of personal stories from women who had been allegedly followed, harassed, catcalled, intimidated, and in one case, sexually assaulted in Sherbrooke over the past months. The Manifesto for the safety of women in Sherbrooke will be officially presented to city council on March 15. Addressed to the city's public safety committee, it asks for concrete measures to make Sherbrooke safer — for example, offering free self-defence classes. City councillor Danielle Berthold, who also chairs the city's public safety committee, said she is "worried" and takes the stories seriously.

Source: CBC News March 12, 2021 17:15 UTC