I cant breathe, guys: Ontario man accuses police in Quebec of using excessive force [Video]

Police in Laval, Que., say officers were following protocol after videos surfaced of police violently arresting a tourist from Toronto over Labour Day weekend.

Gulaid Omar was in Laval, just north of Montreal, to celebrate a work anniversary with family and friends on Sept. 1 when the incident began with a couple of Laval police officers.

“We wanted to see Montreal,” he said. “We’re actually planning to go to Taco Fest; just enjoy a long weekend over there.”

Omar, who is Black, said he was in his rental car with his cousins when a police cruiser rolled past as an officer shone a flashlight into his vehicle.

The cruiser kept driving as Omar and his passengers made their way towards a lounge. They were about six metres from the vehicle when the cruiser spun around and came back in their direction, according to Omar.

“They drove onto the curb and …