Canada student protests erupt into political crisis with mass arrests | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Protests that began in opposition to tuition fees in Canada have exploded into a political crisis with the mass arrest of hundreds of demonstrators amid a backlash against draconian emergency laws.
More than 500 people were arrested in a demonstration in Montreal on Wednesday night as protesters defied a controversial new law – Bill 78 – that places restrictions on the right to demonstrate. In Quebec City, police arrested 176 people under the provisions of the new law.
Demonstrators have been gathering in Montreal for just over 100 days to oppose tuition increases by the Quebec provincial government. On Tuesday, about 100 people were arrested after 150,000 people took the streets, according to some estimates."
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Canada student protests erupt into political crisis with mass arrests | World news | guardian.co.uk
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