hundreds of students were arrested in the canadian province this weekend since premier charest declared the protests illegal through an "emergency law" widely criticized as violating charter rights, with demonstrations continuing nightly, particularly in downtown montreal.
since the protests began 99 days ago, montreal police have made 2,000 arrests. last night (sunday), over 300 people arrested, possibly the largest number yet.
From The Toronto Sun:
Martin Courcy, a specialist in police interventions, told QMI Agency Monday that Quebec's emergency law cannot be applied.
"Sunday, 300 people were arrested," he said. "What's next? Tomorrow, they'll arrest 400? And then 1,000? We do not live in a repressive society, therefore this law cannot work."students are planning to demonstrate this evening as well as tommorow to mark the 100th day anniversary of the strike.
anonymous released the following announcement voicing support for the students, and the anonymous signature sign-off, universally recognized whether or not you speak french --
the next youtube from canadian television presents the hacking incidents, and includes a short interview with M. Guglielminetti, the communications director for the national pubic relations cabinet; he states that he isn't surprised that it's anonymous --
over the weekend, michael moore and mick jagger (on saturday night live) also voiced their support for the student protesters.
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