It aims to make members of groups such as La Meute, the organizer of the Quebec City far-right march, so uncomfortable in the streets that they'll be forced back into the shadows. For Le Moyne, that perceived attack on religious freedom was personal: She converted to Islam in 2001 and now wears a hijab. "They could have taken his flag away, but to hit him like that — it was intense," Le Moyne said. On that point, both the Montreal and the Quebec City Antifa militants agree that, under some circumstances, physical violence is necessary. "We came out of the shadows because the racists showed up, so we did, too," Le Moyne said.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2017 00:22 UTC