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Canada - Be Quiet

In Montreal, you can be fined $444 by the police for “excessive noise.”  A couple who were each charged $444 claims that the “excessive noise” was laughing and conversing loudly at around 10 a.m. in the streets.  

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-couple-ticketed-888-for-excessive-noise-accuses-montreal-police-of-racial-profiling-1.4630259  

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