At one point I got involved with some theatrical types who were doing "street theater" to protest such things as crummy housing, etc. For some reason, I was dressed as Charlie Chaplin, and we had various skits that we would perform as we paraded from Dominion Square to LaFontaine Park. There were about 40 of us in all.

We had barely started off, when we discovered that, same day, same route, was a huge Separatiste parade, coming up behind us. Tens of thousands, outnumbering us 100's or 1000's to one! They loved us! We ended up seeming like an advance party for the FLQ, helping to clear the streets for them with a bit of light entertainment.

Good grief!