Protesters denounce police brutality in Montreal
Several dozen demonstrators also condemned misconduct allegations against two suspended officers and called attention to homelessness and the rising cost of living.
- On Saturday, dozens of demonstrators gathered at Phillips Square in downtown Montreal to express solidarity with student protesters in France while denouncing local police violence and the treatment of vulnerable people.
- Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest rising living costs and deteriorating school conditions, with clashes between police and demonstrators leading to about 400 arrests.
- Montreal Police confirmed Friday that two officers from Station 21 were suspended following internal misconduct allegations, including a report that one officer allegedly urinated on a person experiencing homelessness while on duty.
- Protesters placed a toilet in front of the French Consulate General on Saturday, referencing the allegations against the suspended officer while drawing parallels between police responses to student movements in France and Quebec.
- Activists, including Audet of the Universit student association, continue demanding greater attention to homelessness and warning that the current system fails to address rising living costs in Quebec and beyond.
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Montrealers show solidarity for students in France, and rally against police violence amid new allegations
Several dozen demonstrators gathered in downtown Montreal on Saturday to denounce police violence, a day after allegations of misconduct involving two city police officers came to light.
Protesters denounce police brutality in Montreal
Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Montreal on Saturday to denounce police violence, as allegations of abuse involving officers from the Montreal Police (SPVM) once again make headlines. The demonstration, which took place in Phillips Square, near Rue Sainte-Catherine, was initially organized in solidarity with student protesters in France. But the speakers also denounced police […]
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Le Journal de MontrealSome 100 demonstrators in front of the French consulate in Montreal denounce police violence and fears of austerity in Quebec.
A demonstration in solidarity with French students and another against police violence merged under a single banner on Saturday.
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Montreal demonstrators denounce police violence amid misconduct allegations
MONTREAL - Several dozen demonstrators gathered in downtown Montreal to denounce police violence, amid renewed scrutiny of misconduct allegations involving city police officers.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Montreal, in solidarity with demonstrations that broke out on Saturday across France. No arrests or acts of vandalism had been observed at the time of publication.
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