Montreal
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by dona bozzi
For a little over a month, the Montreal Police Department began to use the anti-demo by-law adopted last year by the city Council (P-6) to prohibit and prevent the holding of any demonstrations whose route has not been previously disclosed. Montreal.
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Even though the official day to celebrate Earth Day is on April 22nd, environmental organizations and families gathered in downtown Montreal to celebrate the Earth and demand a more ecologically oriented policy from the Canadian government.
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by Darren Ell
The SPVM (Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal) continues to implement the practices of kettling and mass arrest on protesters who demonstrate without declaring an itinerary, a result of the application of the 2012 Montreal bylaw P-6.
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by David Vilder
Members of the political party Projet Montreal, the borough of Ville-Marie chose Jimmy Zoubris to be candidate. In the district of Peter McGill, Janine Krieber in the district of Saint-Jacques, and Richard Bergeron for mayor.
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by David Vilder
The fifth and last debate among the six remaining contenders for the 2013 leadership of the Liberal party of Canada. Justin Trudeau, Martin Cauchon, Martha Hall Findlay, Joyce Murray, Karen McCrimmon, Deborah Coyne.
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by Darren Ell
Over 500 people, mostly students, gathered at Montreal's Place des Arts in defiance of a municipal bylaw banning demonstrations when an official itinerary has not been declared. Protesters were demonstrating against police brutality.
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by David Vilder
A new snowstorm hits Montreal as everyone gets ready for spring. Traffic was blocked on many streets in the city as heavy snow made roads very slippery.
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by David Vilder
Taking the opportunity of having the interim mayor Michael Applebaum announce improvements of the Bixi service, the press questioned him about the firing of city manager Guy Hebert.
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Organized by the United Irish Societies of Montreal, St. Catherine street in downtown Montreal turned green to celebrate St. Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland.
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Despite of a biting cold hundreds of bystanders filled up Ste. Catherine St. to watch the Irish Parade of St. Patrick's Day.
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Organized by the "Collective Opposed to Police Brutality", hundreds of demonstrators took part in the 17th international day against police brutality. Minutes after the protest started it was declared illegal, as the proper permits were not obtained.
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by David Vilder
Projet Montreal elected members Marc-André Gadoury and Sophie Thiébaut, with Marie-Ève Gagnon and Mathieu Dario (President of student association of Projet Montréal at Université de Montréal) joined the homeless to highlight their plight for 5 days.
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by dona bozzi
The Student Association of Syndical Solidarity (ASSÉ) holds a rally on International Women's Day in front of Berry metro, and was attended not only by students, but also by local residents. The theme of the event was based on sexual equality.
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Organized by the Association pour un solidarité syndicate étudiante (ASSÉ), thousands of students demonstrated against the index tuition fee (3%) agreed at the Higher Education Summit between the Quebec government and student groups.
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by David Vilder
Members of the ASSE student federation staged a mass protest on the second day of a summit on higher education as the government announced a tuition fee hike. Riot police reportedly charged demonstrators with batons and used tear gas grenades.




































































