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Pot Protests Spread in Montreal (No, Not That Kind)
Saturday May 19, there weren't many poople out pounding on pots and pans in Montreal to protest emergency legislation limiting public demonstrations and many other things as the long student protest against tuition fee hikes continues. But by Wednesday, the peaceful demonstraitons of neighborhs of all ages had begun to sweep the city. So far the action has been concentrated in Francohpone neighborhoods, but since it got coverage in English media today, it should be interesting to see what h
Let's Not Go the Way the US Dept: Debt and Students and Massive Demonstrations
The New York Times lead editorial today is extremely pertinent as regional cyberspace swirls with analysis and pictures from yesterday's huge (and probably illegal) demonstration in Montreal.
Lots of Political Action Today: Demonstration and Discussion
It's raining but a big crowd is expected this afternoon for a demonstration to protest tuition fee hikes, and the provincial government's draconian law on demonstrations, return to classes, and civil disobedience.I missed an earlier one in March (it was during the NDP leadership convention) so I'd probably go even it I were outraged by some of the measures in the law.
