Montreal quiet – arrests in Quebec City
Montreal’s 35th night of demonstration was free of untoward incidents, but there were 84 arrests in Quebec City where people demonstrated at the building where the student leaders are meeting with Michelle Courchesne.
According to reports on Twitter, one of the people arrested was the BanAnarchiste, the guy in the banana costume.
Ian 05:00 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
$634 according to the ceeb. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/28/quebec-student-negotiations-resume-28-05-2012.html Arresting people at a peaceful demo is a pretty cheap shot. Worth noting, the QC cops have also applied bill 78 in the past – the SPVM have refused to.
Raoul 05:20 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
They’re asking for jail time for GND. Oddly enough, the lawyer representing jean francois morasse pro bono also happens to have contributed 1700$ to the PLQ
Ian 05:44 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
Are you mixing stories, Raoul, or was the Morasse suit mentioned somewhere in there? Who’s asking for jail time for GND?
Raoul 05:51 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
Im so sorry, how dare i presume that jailing a student leader would have anything to do with demonstrations, policing and arrests.
Carry on.
Raoul 06:02 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
here: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gabriel+nadeau+prison
Kate 06:29 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
Raoul, cool your jets – fuck off using “let me google that for you” as a passive-aggressive move.
Unfortunately, he is correct. Those are deep waters, with lawyers that are big Liberal Party donors involved in the story.
If GND were to be jailed for something he said, the whole situation would become much bigger than anything we’ve seen so far.
Raoul 06:31 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
if he can dish the attitude he can fucking take it.
Kate 06:32 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
Ian has been civil. You are not. Goodbye.
Bill_the_Bear 06:33 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
RDI was running tape of BanAnarchiste being arrested earlier this morning.
Hamza 06:36 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
Just let them try it.
Ian 07:07 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
I was just asking a question, no need to get all huffy. Go have another cup of coffee, grumpypants.
erika 09:25 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
Perhaps it is not the swearing that has been offensive?
qatzelok 10:00 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
As much as it would be unpopular in Quebec, GND might be just the scapegoat that Tea-Party Canadians need to look like they’re still “in control” of their polluted, small-minded little governments. A Louis Riel for the Internet age.
Only this time, the Anglo garrison society isn’t so strong or united, and that hegemonic and megalomaniac worldview is clearly flawed and suicidal. If only the Anglos who killed Riel could have seen this far into the future. If only they could have heard the pots and pans of Riel-Future.
Ian 10:18 on 2012/05/29 Permalink
Morasse, Charest, Courchesne – these are Anglo names?