Quebec Student Protests

• Montreal to pay $6 million, apologize to settle protest class-action lawsuits

  An estimated 3,119 people who were encircled by police during various protests between 2012 and 2015 and arrested or detained will be eligible for payment.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2023
  
• Former student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois joins Quebec Solidaire

  Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, a student activist during the 2012 Quebec student protest, is joining Quebec Solidaire.

  Politics

  Mar 9, 2017
  
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• Stéfanie Trudeau, ‘Officer 728,’ given 12-month suspended sentence, community service

  Stéfanie Trudeau was caught on a cellphone video arresting Rudi Orchiette for drinking on the street.

  Canada

  May 26, 2016
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• Longueuil man’s request to use controversial red square symbol to sell products denied

  Canada's intellectual property office has rejected a Montreal-area man's request to copyright the carré rouge.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2016
• Montreal students march against austerity

  The demonstration started at 1 p.m. in the Old Port.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2015
• Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois appeal

  The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the appeal in the Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois case, dating back to Quebec's 2012 Maple Spring.

  Education

  Oct 22, 2015
• Concordia University students challenge possible strike-action sanctions

  Several Concordia University students may face expulsion for their involvement in anti-austerity protests that left three professors feeling intimidated.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2015
• Woman given suspended sentence for sharing photo of violent graffiti

  The woman found guilty of criminal harassment after posting a photo of graffiti depicting a Montreal police officer with a bullet in his head has received a suspended sentence.

  Canada

  May 15, 2015
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• Montreal police investigate video of May Day protest arrest

  Montreal police are investigating after a video surfaced showing a man seemingly being hit in the face by officers during May Day demonstrations.

  Canada

  May 5, 2015
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• May Day protests: Banks and cost-cuttting measures targeted in Montreal

  Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Montreal and elsewhere in the province to mark International Workers Day.

  Canada

  May 1, 2015