Montreal student protest turns chaotic as police deploy tear gas and flash bangs
Organizers say about 100,000 students joined the strike as police used tear gas and arrested three people after clashes erupted downtown.
- On Friday, Montreal police deployed tear gas to disperse crowds after a demonstration organized by CRUES in downtown Montreal, with clashes breaking out at Viger and St-Alexandre streets as around 100,000 students participated in a provincewide strike.
- Protesters are demanding provincial government reform of the Aide Financi, citing a flawed aid formula that relies on expected parental contributions and leaves students struggling financially despite rising living costs and tuition fees.
- Second-Year law student Justin Lamarche and CEGEP student Rafael Lemay-Fortin face dire economic hardship; Lamarche works over 20 hours weekly while receiving $2,000 in AFE aid, and Lemay-Fortin relies on food banks most weeks to eat.
- Quebec solidaire co-leader Ruba Ghazal joined Friday's demonstration urging no education cuts, while Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard supported students' demands but expressed hope an agreement could be reached before the academic term is jeopardized.
- Student associations are expected to vote later this month on calling an unlimited general strike, potentially escalating the mobilization; the current movement draws comparisons to Quebec's historic 2012 student strikes against tuition increases.
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Once again, tens of thousands of people in several cities have hit the streets in France, demanding better educational opportunities and a strengthening of people's purchasing power. The authorities reported more than 200 arrests.
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Approximately 106,000 people demonstrated in France, including 24,000 in Paris, according to the government. Trade unions and other organizers speak of 200,000 demonstrators.
Protests in France continue. For the fifth consecutive Saturday, tens of thousands of French people have taken to the streets again to protest against the rising cost of living and in defense of public services. This Saturday, however, saw the lowest turnout since the demonstrations began in the country on October 17, and ended in serious riots, including the looting of businesses.
The increase in the cost of living brought the French back to the streets in several cities. Despite the 219 detainees, the situation remained under control throughout the country, according to the government
The fifth Saturday of mobilization brought together between 106 000 and 200 000 people in France, marked by various demands and clashes at the end of processions Protection of children and
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