Hopefully, Canadian law enforcement will respect the letter and spirit of the law and arrest only those who commit violent crimes. When has that ever happened?

Hopefully, Canadian law enforcement will respect the letter and spirit of the law and arrest only those who commit violent crimes. When has that ever happened? In my experience, law enforcement always stretches it's powers to the limit, and only retreats when courts or legislatures explicitly set limits. Now, there are limits in this law: the protestor wearing the mask has to be doing something illegal before wearing the mask becomes a crime in itself. But who makes the determination on the scene as to whether the protestor is doing something illegal? Law enforcement. So, while the intent of the law will is to reduce the damage done by masked protestors, the effect of the law will be to give law enforcement yet another legal club to use against all protestors, peaceful or not. After all, if the Occupy Wall Street protests have taught us anything, it is that law enforcement sees any defiance of its authority, no matter how peaceful, as dangerous and illegal. Therefore, my prediction is that this law against masks will be used indiscriminately, against all protestors, peaceful or not. For that reason, I think this is a terrible law and that it should be repealed as soon as possible.