“I understand the curfew. I understand the rules. We weren’t contesting that. However, we felt like we would fall into the exemption category.
We weren’t stopping. We didn’t stop at any stores any time after 8 p.m. We didn’t even get gas,” said Calhoun.They were stopped by provincial police driving on the highway in Longueuil, about 30 kilometers from home.
It was about 10p.m., two hours past curfew.“They said it appears as though you’re in a gray zone, which means you probably shouldn’t be getting the ticket, but because you’re past curfew, we have no choice but to give you the ticket,” Calhoun said.“It’s up to each citizen to prove they have a good reason to break curfew,” Surété du Québec spokesperson Stephane Tremblay told Global News,.