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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday called violent protests that took place outside a NATO meeting days prior “absolutely unacceptable” and said he expects the perpetrators to face consequences. “As a democracy, as a country that will always defend freedom of speech, it’s important for people to be able to go out and protest and express their anger, their disagreements in free and comfortable ways. But there is never any room for antisemitism, for hatred, discrimination, for violence,” said Trudeau addressing the NATO Parliamentary Assembly that has been meeting in the city, prompting applause from the room. “We expect all those responsible to be pursued and punished under the full extent of the law, and we expect the authorities to do their work.” Montreal police have already arrested three people and are expected to arrest some more following an anti-NATO and anti-Israel demonstration that began late Friday afternoon, which included torching cars and smashing building windows. The pictures that circulated heavily on social media showed “Free Palestine” chants, smoke bombs and masked protesters. The protest was organized by the groups Divest for Palestine and the Convergence of Anti-Capitalist Struggles, although it’s unclear who was responsible for the criminal acts. A police spokesperson said the demonstrators were completely dispersed at around 7 p.m. Speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum this weekend, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Defence Minister Bill Blair condemned Friday’s demonstration. “The fact that there was violence in the streets of my hometown was completely unacceptable. What we saw was not peaceful protest. What we saw was actually violence, hate and antisemitism, and this has no place on our streets,” said Joly. “Of course, we believe in freedom of speech, we believe in the freedom to demonstrate but where we draw the line is when there’s violence.” Blair, a former police chief, said “this was nothing like lawful, peaceful protest” and said there was “anarchy” in the streets of Montreal. “I believe that lawful, peaceful protest can be coopted by anarchists who have other agendas. Those agendas were quite apparent by the activities of that mob yesterday and those behaviours were unacceptable and we condemn them — and particularly the hate and antisemitism that was on display in the strongest possible terms.” Friday’s protests followed another demonstration on Thursday which saw Mai Abdulhadi, a Second Cup franchise owner at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital, allegedly giving the Nazi salute and shouting “the final solution is coming” — a phrase associated with Nazi Germany’s plan to exterminate Jews. Second Cup announced the termination of the franchisee on Saturday . Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre placed responsibility on the violence in the streets of Montreal on Trudeau and lambasted him for being at a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto with his family the same evening protesters were breaking windows and burning cars. “We are reaping what you sowed,” wrote Poilievre on X in response to Trudeau’s statement. “This is what happens when a Prime Minister spends 9 years pushing toxic woke identity politics, dividing and subdividing people by race, gender, vaccine status, religion, region, age, wealth, etc.” — With files from Montreal Gazette and The Canadian Press. National Post calevesque@postmedia.com Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark nationalpost.com and sign up for our politics newsletter, First Reading, here .

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Shortly after doing a face-down snow angel, firing a few celebratory snowballs and singing “Jingle Bells” on his way to the media room, Jameis Winston ended his postgame news conference with a simple question. “Am I a Brown yet?” he asked. He is now. And who knows? Maybe for a lot longer than expected. Winston entered Cleveland football folklore on Thursday night by leading the Browns to a 24-19 win over the division rival Pittsburgh Steelers, who had their five-game winning streak stopped. Winston's performance at Huntington Bank Field, which transformed into the world's largest snow globe, not only made him an instantaneous hero in the eyes of Browns fans but added another wrinkle to the team's ever-changing, never-ending quarterback conundrum. In his fourth start since Deshaun Watson's season-ending Achilles tendon injury, Winston made enough big plays to help the Browns (3-8) get a victory that should quiet conjecture about coach Kevin Stefanski's job. Some wins mean more than others. In Cleveland, beating the Steelers is as big as it gets. But beyond any instant gratification, Winston has given the Browns more to consider as they move forward. Watson's future with Cleveland is highly uncertain since it will still be months before the team has a grip on whether he's even an option in 2025, his fourth year since signing a $230 million, fully guaranteed contract that has proven calamitous. It's also possible the Browns will cut ties with Watson. They signed Winston to a one-year contract to be Watson's backup. But the unexpected events of 2024 have changed plans and led to the possibility that the 30-year-old Winston could become Cleveland's full-time QB or a bridge to their next young one. So much is unclear. What's not is that Winston, who leaped into the end zone on fourth-and-2 for a TD to put the Browns ahead 18-6 in the fourth quarter, is a difference maker. With his larger-than-life personality and the joy he shows whether practicing or throwing three touchdown passes, he has lifted the Browns. A man of faith, he's made his teammates believe. Winston has done what Watson couldn't: made the Browns better. “A very, very authentic person,” Stefanski said Friday on a Zoom call. “He’s the same guy every single day. He's the same guy at 5 a.m. as he at 5 p.m. He brings great energy to everything he does, and I think his teammates appreciate that about him.” Winston, who is 2-2 as a starter with wins over the Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, has a knack for inspiring through fiery, preacher-like pregame speeches. But what has impressed the Browns is his ability to stay calm in the storm. “He doesn’t get rattled,” said Myles Garrett, who had three sacks against the Steelers . “He’s just tuned in and focused as anyone I’ve seen at that position. Turn the page. There was a turnover, came back to the sideline, ‘Love you. I’m sorry. We’re going to get it back.’ He was already on to the next one, ‘How can we complete the mission?’ “I have a lot of respect for him. First was from afar and now seeing it on the field in front of me, it’s a blessing to have someone who plays a game with such a passion and want-to. You can’t ask for a better teammate when they take those things to heart and they want to play for you like we’re actually brothers and that’s what we have to attain. That brotherhood.” What's working Winston has done something else Watson couldn't: move the offense. The Browns scored more than 20 points for just the second time this season, and like Joe Flacco a year ago, Winston has shown that Stefanski's system works with a quarterback patient enough to let plays develop and unafraid to take shots downfield. What needs help The conditions certainly were a factor, but the Browns were a miserable 1 of 10 on third down, a season-long trend. However, Cleveland converted all four fourth-down tries, including a fourth-and-3 pass from Winston to Jerry Jeudy with 2:36 left that helped set up Nick Chubb's go-ahead TD run. Stock up RT Jack Conklin. Garrett outplayed Steelers star T.J. Watt in their rivalry within the rivalry partly because Conklin did a nice job containing Pittsburgh's edge rusher, who was held without a sack and had one tackle for loss. Conklin has made a remarkable comeback since undergoing reconstructive knee surgery last year. Stock down Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam. Their desire to build a dome is well intended, but an indoor game could never come close to matching the surreal setting of Thursday night, when snow swirled throughout the stadium and covered nearly all the yard lines and hash marks. “It was beautiful,” Winston said. Injuries WR Cedric Tillman is in the concussion protocol. He had two catches before taking a big hit on the final play of the third quarter. Key numbers 9 — Consecutive home wins for the Browns in Thursday night games. Three of those have come against Pittsburgh. What's next An extended break before visiting the Denver Broncos on Dec. 2. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Tom Withers, The Associated Press

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