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Quebec Bill 78

Courts Toss Request To Halt Controversial Law

CBC | Posted 08.27.2012 | Canada Politics

The Quebec Superior Court has rejected a request for an emergency injunction against the province's controversial Bill 78 before a court challenge is ...

What's Louder Than a Formula One Engine? Quebec Protesters

Don Tapscott | Posted 08.08.2012 | Canada Politics
Don Tapscott

That deafening noise that Formula 1 fans in Montreal and viewers around the world hear this weekend might not be just the supercharged cars screaming past the grandstands in quest of the checkered flag. It will likely also be the banging of pots and pans by the tens of thousands of protestors filling the streets around the Grand Prix of Canada in order to publicize their fight with the Quebec government.

Quebec's Pots-And-Pan Protest Goes Global

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.06.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - New York, Chicago, Berlin — it appears the clanging of pots and pans in protest isn't just a Quebec thing anymore.While about 1,000 prote...

Bill 78 Must Be On Negotiation Table: Montreal Student Group

CBC | Posted 07.26.2012 | Canada Politics

The clanging of pots and pans sounded throughout Montreal's downtown core Saturday night and into early Sunday morning, as thousands of p...

I'm Not a Quebec Protester, But Police Assaulted Me Anyway

Dave Kaufman | Posted 07.25.2012 | Canada Politics
Dave Kaufman

On Tuesday evening, just before midnight, I was assaulted by a police officer. No warning, no explanation, just a swift swing of a nightstick to the back of my leg. The officer chasing after me threw me into a parked van. I am not a student, I don't wear a red square, and I am not on strike. This is Montreal under Bill 78.

Montreal Protesters Set Fires, Rally Against Controversial New Quebec Law

CP | Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press | Posted 07.19.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - A plan to restore order in Montreal appeared to erupt in smoke late Saturday, with fiery blockades blazing on a busy downtown street corner...

Quebec's Emergency Law Stokes The Fire

CBC | Posted 07.19.2012 | Canada Politics

The adoption of emergency legislation to end Quebec's escalating student crisis stoked fiery debate across the province overnight, from h...