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Montreal’s Grand Prix party crashed by protesters
Anti-capitalist group pledged to target ‘turbo-capitalist’ events CBC News, Jun 8, 2012 Hundreds of demonstrators besieged Montreal’s Grand Prix street parties Friday night, as police used pepper-spray and reportedly rubber bullets, arrested a dozen people and forcefully pushed back crowds of protesters and bystanders alike.
Anonymous Group Hacks Montreal Formula F1
According to CBC News, Anonymous hacked into the Montreal Formula F1 ticket purchasing database and posted details about 130 people who had bought tickets for the car race. The protest was directed against the Quebec government’s Bill 78 and in solidarity with the student strike and social unrest in that province. On April 20, 2012, […]
Resistance can be violent
Re: Resistance is not violence Davide Mastracci, The McGill Daily, Published on May 24, 2012 In Resistance is not violence (Commentary, April 28, Online), Mona Luxion describes why it is important for protesters to disregard the limits set by those who “profit from the status quo.” The timeline of the Quebec student movement has indicated […]
700 Arrested in Montreal & Quebec City Student Protests
518 arrested in nightly Montreal student protest Mass arrest rounds up largest number of people so far in three month dispute By Max Harrold, The Montreal Gazette, May 24, 2012 MONTREAL – It was a peaceful river of humanity for more than three hours, with about 3,000 people walking, chanting and feeling united on the […]
Tens of thousands turn out in Montreal to mark 100th day of Quebec student strikes
Myles Dolphin, The Canadian Press/National Post, May 22, 2012 MONTREAL — A river of red-clad protesters rippled through downtown Montreal to mark the 100th day of Quebec’s student strikes, while smaller events were held in other cities Tuesday. Tens of thousands of people clogged Montreal’s city core in a festive, multi-headed march designed to make […]
Montreal protesters defy demo law and clash with police
Police fire tear gas and muzzle blasts, arrest more than 300 CBC News, May 21, 2012 About 300 people were arrested and 20 were injured during overnight protests in Montreal in defiance of Quebec’s contentious Bill 78, which cracks down on student-stoked demonstrations sparked by the province’s proposed tuition hikes.
Montreal police teargas protesters, arrest 69
CBC News, May 20, 2012 Thousands of protesters outraged by two laws passed Friday to tamp down civil unrest marched through downtown Montreal on Saturday night, many of them wearing now-illegal masks or hoods.
Quebec student protesters find creative ways around controversial new law
Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press/Toronto Star, Sat May 19 2012 MONTREAL — Only a day after becoming law, protesters were finding creative ways around Quebec’s controversial legislation aimed at restoring order in the province.
Montreal Bylaw Bans Wearing of Masks
A series of corporate news articles on the new Montreal bylaw banning the wearing of masks at protests, passed on May 18, 2012. The ban comes as the federal government prepares to amend the Criminal Code to make it an offense to wear masks during unlawful assemblies and riots.
Montreal subway sabotage accused face terror-hoax related charges
Andrew Chung, Toronto Star, Sat May 12 2012 MONTREAL—The gravity of the actions alleged against four young people accused in connection with Thursday’s subway smoke bombings became much more apparent Saturday with the addition of an anti-terror related charge.
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