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Feminist News On Saturday, thousands of women from across 16 cities in Québec including Montréal formed a human chain to protest Trump and Elon Musk. Protesters chanted “shame on you” on the doorsteps of the U.S. Consulate. It was one of more than a dozen demonstrations held across Quebec to mark International Women’s Day and denounce the American government’s attacks on women’s rights and Canada’s sovereignty. In Montreal, many wore red, symbolic of both blood and love. Some donned signs displaying the Canadian maple leaf. A few wore robes reminiscent of The Handmaid’s Tale, a dystopian novel in which women are subjugated by the governing regime. Others carried signs comparing U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to that of Nazi Germany. Protesters locked arms as eight minutes of silence was observed. In a message addressed to Trump, Vice-President JD Vance and Trump ally Elon Musk, protest organizer Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette denounced the U.S. administration. “You are not kings. We are not handmaids,” she said. Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press