Potentially hundreds of protesters detained and/or arrested by Montreal Police (SPVM) in violation of their rights at eight protests between 2012 and 2014 are entitled […]
Tag: Maple Spring
Quebec Superior Court Strikes Down P-6 Amendments Banning Masks at Protests and Demanding a Route
In 2012, at the height of the Quebec Student Protests (Maple Spring), Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay’s administration amended Municipal Bylaw P-6 to include a ban […]
P-6 Defeated on a Technicality? Could it Really be that Simple?
It’s a gross violation of the right to free speech and freedom of assembly. It’s the local symbol of state repression and unchecked power. It […]
Our collective struggle: Austerity and Spring 2015
What is austerity? Very simply put, it is when governments decide to ‘tighten the belt’ in order to resolve ‘debt crises.’ A government starts running […]
Political Profiling: The Habs, Instagram and the SPVM
They’re not even trying to hide it anymore. Montreal’s police force, the SPVM, is now openly engaging in political profiling. Over the past few months, […]
‘There is no right to protest’: Montreal police deny Charter rights
“This is approaching absurdist comedy,” tweeted Montreal Gazette reporter Christopher Curtis Friday night, trapped in a police kettle…
Another Maple Spring: “the social crisis is behind us”
“The social crisis is behind us.” Quebec Premier Pauline Marois made that statement yesterday, concluding her party’s Summit on Higher Education at the Arsenal in […]
Interview with Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
Ethan Cox is the Quebec Correspondent for Rabble.ca where this interview with Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the former spokesperson for student group CLASSE originally appeared.. Ethan Cox: You were recently […]
‘Maple Tour’ kicks off with a bang!
Day two of our national speaking tour dawned sunny in London, Ontario — a good omen for things to come. On day one we spoke to over a hundred people at King’s College in London, an active and engaged crowd who kept us half an hour past the end of the event with questions.
How $7 million in SPVM overtime could have bought a greener Montreal
With university back in session, the cops are back on the beat, arresting protesters and racking up overtime. Radio Canada found the SPVM logged $5.6 million in overtime from February 1 to June 27, y’know, keeping track of protesters. As of July 13, it had reached $7.3 million.