"Find out".

Quebec's leadership overtly said "our police-state impersonation does shit-all. But we think it's funny to have you guys suffer."

Okay, that's not an exact quote, it was more "We have no proof or even evidence that lockdowns, enhanced lockdowns, or the curfew we are implementing have any efficacy at all, but it nonetheless should work as a splash of cold water on the faces of those not taking us seriously." And that one isn't excessive hyperbole. They overtly said their methods are not for "working", they're for causing people to suffer.