Montreal libraries will soon be able to kick people out for smelling bad. Critics say the rule could target the homeless and the poor.

• Some boroughs in Montreal will be able to remove people with poor personal hygiene.
• Critics say the rule could be used to persecute vulnerable people.
• An official said it would only be enforced in "extreme measures." 

Smelling bad could get you kicked out of libraries in Montreal under new rules coming into force on January 1.

Critics of the new rule say it could be used to persecute vulnerable people, such as those who are homeless or experience poverty.

"Personal hygiene which inconveniences other users or the personnel" has been added to the list of things that can get you removed from libraries, which has been adopted by certain boroughs.