Quebec

April 8, 2013 3:51 pm

The crackdown against the right to protest in Montreal continues

Camille, a Concordia student, was one of the 279 people arrested en masse on April 5 under Montreal’s municipal bylaw P6, which requires protesters to submit an itinerary of their protest for police approval.

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  • May 3, 2013 3:20 pm

    Students pressure their schools to divest from fossil fuels on 11 Canadian campuses

    MONTREAL (CUP) – Mar. 27 was the first-ever Fossil Fools Day. Fossil Fools is a global day of campus action, which is ultimately part of a broader campaign by Fossil Free, an international coalition of different organizations, to advocate for all public institutions to divest from fossil fuel industry. “Essentially, we think it’s wrong to profit off of something that’s wrecking the climate,” said Emily Boytinck, a psychology student participating in Fools Day on McGill campus. “So take the money and put it in other stocks.” Some students celebrated by making vegan pancakes for classmates, others (like those at McGill) took photos beside a bright orange X – the symbol for the fossil fuel divestment movement. At McGill, the student-led campaign is…

  • March 23, 2013 2:50 pm

    Police launch renewed crackdown on Quebec student movement

    More than 200 demonstrators were arrested and handed down fines $637 for violating a municipal bylaw enacted last spring at the height of the unlimited general student strike.

  • March 19, 2013 12:33 am

    A new angle on a familiar topic: Israeli Apartheid Week takes inspiration from Idle No More

    IAW takes place in over 200 cities and campuses worldwide. The week-long event aims to raise awareness of Israeli policies against Palestinians and to bolster support for the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign.

  • March 11, 2013 8:56 pm

    New scholarship benefits students with ADD/ADHD

    Shire Canada, a biopharmaceutical company that focuses particularly on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is creating a scholarship program for Canadian adults who suffer from the disorder.