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Members of Task Force-Mali’s force protection team conduct a long range shooting exercise to maintain their marksmanship skills at the Amakoulodji range near Gao, Mali during Operation PRESENCE-Mali on April 11, 2019.
Photo: Corporal François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (430 Tac Hel Sqn)
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Le jardin Jean-Paul-L'Allier est un parc de la ville de Québec situé au sud du quartier Saint-Roch. En été, on y retrouve plusieurs arrangements floraux ainsi qu'un bassin artificiel.
Le parc est situé entre le boulevard Charest et la Côte d'Abraham. La place de l'Université-du-Québec est une continuité de ce parc.
Jean-Paul-L'Allier Garden is a park in Quebec City south of the Saint-Roch district. In summer, there are several floral arrangements and an artificial pond.
The park is located between Charest Boulevard and the Côte d'Abraham. The Place du Université du Québec is a continuation of this park.
Members of Task Force-Mali onboard a CH-147F Chinook helicopter prepare to set up a Forward Area Refueling Point during Operation PRESENCE-Mali on February 16, 2019.
Photo: Corporal François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (430 Tac Hel Sqn)
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Des membres de la Force opérationnelle au Mali se trouvant à bord d’un hélicoptère CH-147F Chinook planifient la mise en place d’un point avancé de ravitaillement au cours de l’opération PRESENCE-Mali, le 16 février 2019.
Photo : Caporal François Charest, 430e Escadron tactique d’hélicoptères (430 ETAH)
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Tonight's demonstration started from Emilie Gamelin Square at 21h like it has been done every night 27 times on the row. The march had barely started that Montreal's police forces (SPVM) declared it illegal according to the new law 78.
Things rapidly went bad as riot police charged the protesters half an hour after they had started. Several groups went in different directions, turning Montreal's downtown into chaos of riot police chasing protesters.
At the time of writing there are already 116 arrests according to police forces. Several people were beaten by riot police. One protester was seen unconscious on the ground after being beaten down in the face by riot police. His state remains uncertain. Rumors circulating on Twitter tell him dead but that remains unconfirmed by police forces.
The student strike started over three months ago in all major Quebec universities and colleges because of the tuition fee hike announced by the government. Weeks and weeks of negotiations did nothing to bring closer student representatives and the government. Last week Line Beauchamp, the Minister of Education, quit her job. Since then Jean Charest pushed for a "special law" to be implemented: the law 78. The latter prohibits any gathering of more than 50 people in Quebec. The law demands such gatherings to ask permission from the SPVM 8 hours prior to taking the street.
21/05/2012.
Montreal, QC, Canada.
www.demotix.com/news/1226834/27th-student-demonstration-t...
Le jardin Jean-Paul-L'Allier est un parc de la ville de Québec situé au sud du quartier Saint-Roch. En été, on y retrouve plusieurs arrangements floraux ainsi qu'un bassin artificiel.
Le parc est situé entre le boulevard Charest et la Côte d'Abraham. La place de l'Université-du-Québec est une continuité de ce parc.
Jean-Paul-L'Allier Garden is a park in Quebec City south of the Saint-Roch district. In summer, there are several floral arrangements and an artificial pond.
The park is located between Charest Boulevard and the Côte d'Abraham. The Place du Université du Québec is a continuation of this park.
Montreal has a red spring. Today's ongoing round of protests against austerity measures that are being implemented by Quebec Liberal Party. Last round of protests like this took down the previous Liberal party of Jean Charest. Find it ironic that police that are doing the govt. bidding putting down these protests, are also sporting slogans against austerity. Seems it doesn't stop them from pepper spraying and tear-gassing the public though.
Standing: Shirley Mills, Alexandre Leblanc, Lawrence McCandless, Ed Susko, Jean-Françoise Plante, Joel Dobbin, Christian Léger, Noel Cadigan, Larry Weldon, Fernando Camancho, Tim Swartz, John Koval, Ed Chen; Seated: Russell Steele, Jenna Tichon, Anne-Sophie Charest, Mike Evans, John Petkau, Cynthis Bocci, Larysa Valanchko.
SASEBO, Japan (April 18, 2018) Ship’s Serviceman 1st Class Terriokki Sirmans, from Douglas, Ga., waves farewell as the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departs Sasebo, Japan. Bonhomme Richard has been the flagship of the Amphibious Force 7th Fleet since April 2012 and will now transit to its new homeport in San Diego for follow-on operations and eventual upgrades to become F-35B Lightning II capable. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Charest/Released)
Manif «pour un printemps québécois»
«Les journées se suivent et se ressemblent dans les rues du centre-ville de Montréal en cette période de grève étudiante. Plusieurs milliers de personnes battent le pavé dans les rues de Montréal en ce samedi après-midi pour protester contre la hausse des droits de scolarité.
Si la manifestation se voulait familiale, une arrestation a tout de même été effectuée au square Victoria. Un jeune homme s'y trouvait en possession d'une «arme prohibée». Le Service de police de la ville de Montréal confirme toutefois qu'il ne s'agissait pas d'une arme à feu. Le suspect a été transporté au centre d'enquête où il devrait rencontrer des policiers.
Les organisateurs estiment que 40 000 personnes ont répondu à leur appel. Cette manifestation coïncide avec le 9e anniversaire de l'élection du Parti libéral du Québec et se déroule sous le thème «Pour un printemps québécois».
Les protestataires sont partis du parc Jeanne-Mance vers 14 h pour se diriger jusqu'au square Victoria.» De nombreuses poussettes sont visibles dans la foule.
«Je suis sortie de l'école avec une très grosse dette d'étude et je ne peux pas m'imaginer ce que ça va être s'ils augmentent encore les frais de scolarité», a expliqué Karine, une jeune mère qui marchait avec son fils et sa fille de 4 et 6 ans. «Moi j'ai pu aller à l'école, maintenant j'ai un salaire, et maintenant je serais prête à appuyer les étudiants en payant plus d'impôts pour que les étudiants puissent aller à l'école. C'est un retour du balancier.»
Le gouvernement «incite à la violence»
Par ailleurs, le porte-parole de la Coalition large de l'Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (CLASSE) a refusé de condamner le saccage du bureau de Line Beauchamp survenu hier matin.
Selon Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, il ne revient pas aux associations étudiantes de critiquer des moyens d'action en particulier. Il a toutefois admis ne pas encourager ces débordements.
«Nous notre rôle n'est pas de condamner quelque action que ce soit. On considère que ces actions-là sont en fait des réactions, ce sont des réactions à l'attitude de la ministre. On n'en serait jamais arrivés là s'il y avait eu un dialogue», a-t-il indiqué avant le début de la marche. «La ministre se sert de cette excuse pour justifier sa position d'entêtement et de fermeture.»
Le leader étudiant est même allé plus loin, soutenant que la «seule partie en ce moment dans le conflit qui directement incite à la violence, c'est la partie gouvernementale, en demandant littéralement à une partie des étudiants de s'en prendre physiquement à d'autres étudiants pour aller à leurs cours.»
Appel dénoncé
La CLASSE a aussi vivement dénoncé vivement l'annonce de la Fédération des cégeps qui a demandé vendredi aux étudiants de mettre fin à leur grève. Pour la Coalition, cette déclaration s'inscrit dans la même lignée que les multiples injonctions visant à brimer le droit de grève des étudiants.
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois affirme que la grève va continuer, et que tous les moyens nécessaires seront pris pour que le vote étudiant soit respecté.
La CLASSE lance entre-temps un nouvel appel à la négociation à la ministre de l'Éducation, Line Beauchamp.
Par ailleurs, la Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) tient cette fin de semaine son assemblée générale annuelle, à Montréal.
En pleine campagne contre la hausse des droits de scolarité décrétée par le gouvernement libéral de Jean Charest, les délégués devront tout de même se prononcer sur diverses propositions et les élections annuelles du comité exécutif seront tenues.
Ainsi, la présidente, Martine Desjardins, est candidate à sa propre succession. Si elle ne fait face à aucun autre candidat, les délégués ont toutefois le choix de voter contre elle.
Le vote se tiendra samedi et les résultats seront connus dimanche.
La FEUQ réunit 15 associations étudiantes, ce qui équivaut à plus de 125 000 étudiants.»
Philippe Teisceira-Lessard, journal La Presse de Montréal, 14 avril 2012.
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/education/201204/14/01-4515368...
Members of Task Force-Mali’s force protection team conduct a long range shooting exercise to maintain their marksmanship skills at the Amakoulodji range near Gao, Mali during Operation PRESENCE-Mali on April 11, 2019.
Photo: Corporal François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (430 Tac Hel Sqn)
The referendum genie will be unleashed with the election of the Parti Quebecois on Tuesday, an electorate tired of the Charest Liberal government will, not being in the mood for separation as it can be delayed by a future referendum...which if it takes place will be the third which will set off the process of unleashing the Mighty Beaver across the land in search of trees to cut down for newsprint so the journalists can write even more endless stories about the Canada/Quebec separation/independence issue while the photographers can illustrate national angst, boredom and the like...with never ending photos.
If this happens soon we will run out of trees because of all the newspaper stories and the monster beaver will then have to go on a world-wide campaign, razing forests and pillaging trees to feed the insatiable maw of the referendum information industry. There is it seems always a new one to be held in the future as the politicians can't leave well enough alone. The Quebec voters did say No/Non to separation/independence back in 1980. Well that wasn't good enough for the politicians who said "Let's try again" back in 1995 for referendum number two. It ended up being a very close call. If at first we don't secede, try, try again.
It isn't as if there is a burning desire in Quebec to separate or obtain independence from Canada, this option has the support of 28 percent of the populace. It is presented with economic association with Canada. At the moment in 2012 many voters are just tired of the present Liberal government and want to teach them a lesson by turfing them out and having a change of political parties. Voters do get tired of a government from time to time.
Polls say 28 per cent of voters may change their minds when voting on Tuesday, September 4 with 28 percent of voters currently favouring the Parti Quebecois in the opinion polls (the party favouring independence from Canada with a promise to hold [again] what will then be the third referendum on the issue of separation/independence, with another 27 percent who said they will vote for the coalition party formed last year called - Coalition Avenir Quebec.
This new political party describes itself as right of centre in economic matters and left of centre in social issues. The party says it is a middle of the road party wishing to avoid a referendum for a 10 year period. Its members are comprised of both federalists who favour remaining in Canada and separatists/sovereignists who favour the independence of Quebec from Canada. Their leader is a former Parti Quebecois cabinet minister.
The present (at least until September 4) Quebec governing party are the Liberals who have a 27 percent support rate in the public opinion polls. A fringe party has 7 percent of voter support.
Only 28 percent of Quebecers want to really separate, the rest just want to ditch the Liberals for now...wishing the politicians would just take care of business such as the economy, education, daily living and leave them alone so they can go to work, take the weekends off, go to the lake, go camping, play on the computer, upload photos to Flickr, write about the latest in Facebook, you know, daily living, pet the cat or dog or both, feed the fish, garden veggies.
Since the PQ offers a referendum on separation only later on in the future, voting for the separatist/independence party does not mean immediate separation from Canada. Some voters favour the PQ's social policies being a generally left of centre party so they know that they can vote PQ but then vote not to separate later on.
If the Parti Quebecois is elected with a majority they will hold yet another referendum at a date advantageous to them. They will spend tax payers money to promote the concept of separation/independence from Canada. But if they are elected with a minority government they won't have a referendum because minority governments can be toppled by the opposition parties in the National Assembly and minority governments don't have the leeway to do everything they want compared to a majority government. Politicians in power like majority governments, minority government means they have to work hard and cooperate with the opposition parties to stay in power and not do exactly what they really want to do. They have to compromise.
The leader of the PQ is talking about passing a law where only people who have a command of the French language will be permitted to run for election which doesn't go over well with people who are English speaking, immigrants, or First Nations (known elsewhere in the world as Native People and the Inuit, also called Eskimo in parts of the world) ~ they are annoyed because they were here long before Canada existed and are outraged at the idea that if they don't speak French that they could in the future not be allowed to run for political office without learning French first.
Of course if Ontario, Alberta or other parts of Canada with large English speaking populations passed a law not allowing others to run for office if they didn't speak English there would be a lot of court cases re human rights going on.
If the PQ is elected with a majority in the National Assembly then it means real trouble for the trees...Instability looms and the trees growing wild and free in the forests will now face 'endangered species status'...the trees will be needlessly slaughtered as they will be needed to fuel an endless supply of newsprint for all the new media coverage of the newest Canada-Quebec debate..the endless volumes of prose in newspapers such as Le Devoir, The Globe & Mail and other newspapers across the land as the journalists write endless stories, not to mention the photographers who can illustrate national angst, boredom and the like with colourful photos.
The reporters will be burning the candles at both ends writing so much news coverage...and then suddenly... Canada runs out of trees! With this development...the world must take measures to survive against the invading Canadian beavers criss-crossing the planet ~ yes, in search of new tree fodder for even more newsprint for the media to cover the upcoming separation referendums which over the years seem to be breeding like rabbits.
This reminds me of the advertisement for batteries of the "energizer bunny" who just keeps on going and going and going!
Yes, the world must take heed and beware - and prepare itself for the Canadian invasion force, in a few years we may be sailing with the mighty Canadian navy - our submarine fleet will land on your shores to let loose the Beaver Tree Attack Force...razing your forests to the ground while pillaging all trees to feed the insatiable information maw of the referendum....collecting the fallen trees and bringing them home to our dams for even more newsprint. Yes, the monster beaver with its Insatiable Appetite is always hungry as there will always be even more referendums just waiting to be held Sometime in the future. We will stop at nothing as the referendums and the National Question has become a cultural/media/entertainment industry in and of itself!
Letting loose the Beavers Of Our Endless Debating War. The Referendum Genie unleashes the Mighty Beaver across the land and world, satisfying only the politicians and perhaps the media.
Of course on Tuesday the voters may simply get tired of the politicians, preferring instead their summer/autumn BBQ and picnics ignoring all the present political parties while voting and marking on the ballot: "None Of The Above!"
Voters of course could always rebel and elect the 16 year old blind cat that owns me to run the province as she has both Cat-titude and Tortie-tude and considers herself as the Supreme Ruler Of The World. Beginning slowly with leading a province will earn her points in her quest for total domination of the planet and her ultimate reward will be the Servitude of all humans...giving her pawfect devotion, treats, belly rubs and in return she will reward us with her rousing purrs.
Sept 5
Interesting, the PQ got elected but voters gave the party a very short leash...a minority government which is rare in Quebec. To stay in power the PQ will have to cooperate with two other opposition parties...unlikely now the PQ can get away with holding any Referendum.
The former Premier Liberal Jean Charest called the election a year before he had to...gambled and lost not only his government but his own seat in the National Assembly.
Everything was going well, in an ordered fashion until the Premier elect was giving her victory speech and was suddenly rushed off the stage...a man outside dressed in a bathrobe and balaclava had shot an automatic rifle and killed a person, injuring another...outside the building where the Premier elect was giving her victory speech...he then tossed a molotov cocktail into an alley starting a fire which was put out and then the police captured and arrested him. People are shocked as elections are generally peaceful affairs.
It is so very bizarre, the man is 62 years old, not from Montreal and yelled something about the English (speakers) are rising up/awakening.
He had two guns, the other was a hand gun. Police arrested him - it is so very bizarre no one was expecting this, he seems to be mentally ill...being dressed in a bathrobe but no one will really know til we find out more about him...sad that a man in his 40s died on a night where people had exercised their democratic rights to vote. He had yelled that the English (speakers) are rising/awakening in Quebec and no one knows if he was out to assassinate the premier elect. Just bizarre beyond belief, no one was expecting this. No one knows if his intended target was the premier elect.
The trees is appears are relatively safe for now...with a PQ minority the voters have put a damper on referendum plans as a minority government has to govern with the cooperation of the opposition parties on major issues...or it's back to the polls and another election. Just aren't the voters in the mood for that with the economy and other issues requiring work. Most people want to get on with daily living and not have a referendum. Support for separation/independence actually went down during the election according to opinions.
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Members of Task Force-Mali’s force protection team conduct a long range shooting exercise to maintain their marksmanship skills at the Amakoulodji range near Gao, Mali during Operation PRESENCE-Mali on April 11, 2019.
Photo: Corporal François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (430 Tac Hel Sqn)
Quebec Student Strike - Month 4. This courageous & creative angel has been facing- off the riot police.
Nightly marches, daily demos, the government thought they would break the students, but their movement against tuition hikes, a corrupt capitalist government and police repression has only grown.
More info: www.bloquonslahausse.com/la-classe/
www.facebook.com/pages/News-from-the-2012-Quebec-student-...
Le jardin Jean-Paul-L'Allier est un parc de la ville de Québec situé au sud du quartier Saint-Roch. En été, on y retrouve plusieurs arrangements floraux ainsi qu'un bassin artificiel.
Le parc est situé entre le boulevard Charest et la Côte d'Abraham. La place de l'Université-du-Québec est une continuité de ce parc.
Jean-Paul-L'Allier Garden is a park in Quebec City south of the Saint-Roch district. In summer, there are several floral arrangements and an artificial pond.
The park is located between Charest Boulevard and the Côte d'Abraham. The Place du Université du Québec is a continuation of this park.
Manifestation familiale contre la hausse - 18 mars 2012
«Droits de scolarité : les familles manifestent aux côtés des étudiants
Ce n'était pas une journée de relâche dimanche pour les étudiants, qui tenaient des manifestations familiales pour dénoncer la hausse des droits de scolarité à Montréal, Québec, Sherbrooke et Alma.
À Montréal, une marée humaine composée d'étudiants et de leur famille a envahi le parc La Fontaine, dans une ambiance plutôt festive, même si plusieurs faisaient part de leur indignation devant les politiques du gouvernement Charest. Ces manifestants (5000 selon le SPVM, 30 000 selon les organisateurs) ont ensuite marché vers le bureau de la ministre de l'Éducation, Line Beauchamp, rue Fullum.
La Coalition opposée à la tarification et à la privatisation des services publics, qui regroupe plus de 140 organismes, a profité de cette journée pour organiser une conférence citoyenne. Le président de la Fédération nationale des enseignantes et des enseignants du Québec, Jean Trudelle, a déclaré que la classe moyenne sera fortement touchée si l'augmentation des tarifs est approuvée.
Le fait que 22 % plus d'étudiants provenant de milieux défavorisés ou de régions éloignées fréquentent les campus québécois qu'ailleurs au Canada illustre bien, selon lui, que le gouvernement ne doit pas toucher aux droits de scolarité.
À Sherbrooke, plus de 1000 personnes ont marché de l'hôtel de Ville jusqu'aux bureaux du ministère de l'Éducation. Plusieurs participants n'avaient pas encore l'âge des études postsecondaires. Un adolescent rencontré par Radio-Canada a affirmé qu'il se sentait concerné parce qu'il voulait « pouvoir faire son travail plus tard ».
À Québec, plus de 400 manifestants de tous les groupes d'âge se sont rassemblés au cégep Limoilou, point de départ d'une marche qui les a amenés à la Basse-Ville de la capitale. L'une des personnes présentes a décrit l'éducation comme un « bien public ».
Le gouvernement Charest a annoncé l'an dernier une hausse des droits de scolarité de 1625 $ en cinq ans, à compter de l'automne prochain.
Un souper perturbé
Samedi, des étudiants ont tenté de perturber la soirée du premier ministre Jean Charest, alors qu'il mangeait à Montréal.
Des manifestants se sont rassemblés devant le restaurant Au pied de cochon en arborant une banderole noire. Une dizaine de policiers les ont repoussés. Aucune arrestation n'a été effectuée.
Plus tôt dans la journée, tandis qu'il participait à la Commission jeunesse de son parti, Jean Charest a réitéré qu'il ne reculerait pas sur la hausse des droits de scolarité.
De vendredi soir à samedi, des étudiants ont par ailleurs organisé un « marathon musical » de plus de 24 heures à l'église St-John the Evangelist, et dans la salle de spectacle L'Astral. La Coalition large de l'Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (CLASSE) a aussi annoncé « ses propositions budgétaires et ses alternatives » à la hausse des droits de scolarité.
À ce jour, plus de 200 000 étudiants participent au mouvement de contestation.
La mobilisation atteindra son point culminant jeudi prochain, journée de manifestation « nationale ».»
Radio-Canada, le 18 mars 2012
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/societe/2012/03/18/002-grev...
Members of Task Force-Mali’s force protection team conduct a long range shooting exercise to maintain their marksmanship skills at the Amakoulodji range near Gao, Mali during Operation PRESENCE-Mali on April 11, 2019.
Photo: Corporal François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (430 Tac Hel Sqn)
Members of Task Force-Mali’s force protection team conduct a long range shooting exercise to maintain their marksmanship skills at the Amakoulodji range near Gao, Mali during Operation PRESENCE-Mali on April 11, 2019.
Photo: Corporal François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (430 Tac Hel Sqn)
«Les 10 personnes arrêtées samedi en marge de la manifestation contre le prochain budget du gouvernement Charest devraient comparaître aujourd’hui au palais de justice de Montréal.
Les policiers les ont appréhendées avant le début de la manifestation, qui s’est déroulée au centre-ville de Montréal.Elles étaient vêtues de noir et portaient des cagoules.
Des accusations de port d’arme dans un dessein dangereux et de complot dans le but de commettre un crime devraient être portées contre les six hommes et les quatre femmes (de 20 à 27 ans) arrêtés. Ces manifestants auraient eu en leur possession divers objets, dont des bâtons et un marteau. L’un d’eux n’avait également pas le droit de se trouver dans une manifestation et pourrait donc faire face à d’autres accusations.
Le porte-parole de l’Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (ASSE), Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, a dénoncé ces arrestations qu’il qualifie d’« arbitraires ». « Ils ont été arrêtés parce qu’ils portaient des vêtements noirs, a-t-il dit. On considère que c’est un exemple parfait de profilage social. »
Outre ces arrestations, la manifestation s’est déroulée dans le calme. Les participants sont partis de la place du Canada et se sont rendus devant le bureau de Jean Charest situé au 2001, avenue McGill College, où les porte-parole de diverses organisations se sont adressés à la foule.
Venus de Laval , de la Montérégie, du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean et même de la Gaspésie pour exprimer leur mécontentement, les manifestants – au nombre de 55 000 selon les organisateurs – avaient de multiples revendications. Les étudiants ont réclamé un gel des droits de scolarité, les syndicats,l’abolition de la taxe santé qui atteindra 200 $ par contribuable en 2012, et les employés de la fonction publique, une réduction de la sous-traitance.Tous ont toutefois demandé une chose: que l’atteinte de l’équilibre budgétaire soit reportée.»
Valérie Simard, journal La Presse de Montréal, 14 mars 2011, page A10.
Le jardin Jean-Paul-L'Allier est un parc de la ville de Québec situé au sud du quartier Saint-Roch. En été, on y retrouve plusieurs arrangements floraux ainsi qu'un bassin artificiel.
Le parc est situé entre le boulevard Charest et la Côte d'Abraham. La place de l'Université-du-Québec est une continuité de ce parc.
Jean-Paul-L'Allier Garden is a park in Quebec City south of the Saint-Roch district. In summer, there are several floral arrangements and an artificial pond.
The park is located between Charest Boulevard and the Côte d'Abraham. The Place du Université du Québec is a continuation of this park.
Montreal, March 22, 2012.
250,000 people demonstrate against tuition fee hikes. Quebec has had the most student strikes against tuition hikes, and as a result, the lowest tuition in N.A.. U.S. students for their obedience, now have a $850 billion debt bomb. Mexico education is free.
The eye-patch is in honor of college student Francis Gregnier whose eye was blinded last week by a police explosive shot at him while he was playing harmonica at a protest.
More info: vimeo.com/44139694
www.bloquonslahausse.com/la-classe/
www.facebook.com/pages/News-from-the-2012-Quebec-student-...
170119-N-WF272-762 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 19, 2017) Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Daniel Charest, native of Seekonk, Mass., assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), participates in search and rescue training at the Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo Fleet Fitness Center. Bonhomme Richard, forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, is serving forward to provide a rapid-response capability in the event of a regional contingency or natural disaster. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)
Marée étudiante dans les rues de Montréal le 22 mars 2012
«Plusieurs dizaines de milliers d’étudiants ont marché dans les rues de Montréal, cet après-midi, pour protester contre les hausses annoncées des droits de scolarité.
Pendant un long moment, le début de la manifestation atteignait l’angle des rues Sherbrooke et Berri, alors que la queue de la manifestation était encore à l’angle des rues Sainte-Catherine et Metcalfe. La manifestation devait faire plus d’un kilomètre et demi.
Au porte-voix, un des leaders de la manifestation a alors affirmé qu’ils étaient 129 000, puis la foule s’est mise à scander «200 000, 200 000». Selon les leaders étudiants, ils étaient 300 000 à boycotter leurs cours, cette journée-là, à travers la province.
La pluie s’est brièvement mise de la partie un peu après 15h30, ce qui n’a pas dissuadé les manifestants de poursuivre leur marche jusqu’à la place Jacques-Cartier, dans le Vieux-Montréal, lieu où devait se terminer le rassemblement.
Ils étaient certes nombreux et la manifestation s’est déroulée dans la bonne humeur, sous les habituels slogans «on veut étudier; on veut pas s’endetter» et le chant «les étudiants sont endettés, manifestons».
La marche a été continue; même devant leurs traditionnels points de rassemblement, comme le bureau du premier ministre Jean Charest ou ceux de la Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec, les étudiants ne se sont pas arrêtés.
Il faut dire que les policiers à cheval, à bicyclette, à pied et dans divers véhicules étaient là pour surveiller non seulement la manifestation, mais aussi les lieux «névralgiques», sans compter les services de sécurité visibles à l’extérieur et à l’intérieur de plusieurs édifices.»
La Presse canadienne, 22 mars 2012 16h32.
Le jardin Jean-Paul-L'Allier est un parc de la ville de Québec situé au sud du quartier Saint-Roch. En été, on y retrouve plusieurs arrangements floraux ainsi qu'un bassin artificiel.
Le parc est situé entre le boulevard Charest et la Côte d'Abraham. La place de l'Université-du-Québec est une continuité de ce parc.
Jean-Paul-L'Allier Garden is a park in Quebec City south of the Saint-Roch district. In summer, there are several floral arrangements and an artificial pond.
The park is located between Charest Boulevard and the Côte d'Abraham. The Place du Université du Québec is a continuation of this park.
Le jardin Jean-Paul-L'Allier est un parc de la ville de Québec situé au sud du quartier Saint-Roch. En été, on y retrouve plusieurs arrangements floraux ainsi qu'un bassin artificiel.
Le parc est situé entre le boulevard Charest et la Côte d'Abraham. La place de l'Université-du-Québec est une continuité de ce parc.
Jean-Paul-L'Allier Garden is a park in Quebec City south of the Saint-Roch district. In summer, there are several floral arrangements and an artificial pond.
The park is located between Charest Boulevard and the Côte d'Abraham. The Place du Université du Québec is a continuation of this park.
Task Force-Mali members transport fuel barrels while setting up a Forward Area Refueling Point during Operation PRESENCE-Mali on February 16, 2019.
Photo: Corporal François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (430 Tac Hel Sqn)
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Des membres de la Force opérationnelle au Mali transportent des barils de carburant lors de la mise en place d’un point avancé de ravitaillement au cours de l’opération PRESENCE-Mali, le 16 février 2019.
Photo : Caporal François Charest, 430e Escadron tactique d’hélicoptères (430 Esc Tac Hél)
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Marée étudiante dans les rues de Montréal le 22 mars 2012
«Plusieurs dizaines de milliers d’étudiants ont marché dans les rues de Montréal, cet après-midi, pour protester contre les hausses annoncées des droits de scolarité.
Pendant un long moment, le début de la manifestation atteignait l’angle des rues Sherbrooke et Berri, alors que la queue de la manifestation était encore à l’angle des rues Sainte-Catherine et Metcalfe. La manifestation devait faire plus d’un kilomètre et demi.
Au porte-voix, un des leaders de la manifestation a alors affirmé qu’ils étaient 129 000, puis la foule s’est mise à scander «200 000, 200 000». Selon les leaders étudiants, ils étaient 300 000 à boycotter leurs cours, cette journée-là, à travers la province.
La pluie s’est brièvement mise de la partie un peu après 15h30, ce qui n’a pas dissuadé les manifestants de poursuivre leur marche jusqu’à la place Jacques-Cartier, dans le Vieux-Montréal, lieu où devait se terminer le rassemblement.
Ils étaient certes nombreux et la manifestation s’est déroulée dans la bonne humeur, sous les habituels slogans «on veut étudier; on veut pas s’endetter» et le chant «les étudiants sont endettés, manifestons».
La marche a été continue; même devant leurs traditionnels points de rassemblement, comme le bureau du premier ministre Jean Charest ou ceux de la Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec, les étudiants ne se sont pas arrêtés.
Il faut dire que les policiers à cheval, à bicyclette, à pied et dans divers véhicules étaient là pour surveiller non seulement la manifestation, mais aussi les lieux «névralgiques», sans compter les services de sécurité visibles à l’extérieur et à l’intérieur de plusieurs édifices.»
La Presse canadienne, 22 mars 2012 16h32.
April 30, 2012, Montreal. In the thousands, striking students hold illegal demonstrations downtown every night to pressure the neo-liberal government to negotiate a tuition freeze.
More info: vimeo.com/44139694
www.bloquonslahausse.com/la-classe/
www.facebook.com/pages/News-from-the-2012-Quebec-student-...
The education minister Line Beauchamp quit today, 14 weeks into the mass Quebec student strike against tuition hikes and neo-liberalism. The kids are defiant despite getting battonned, shot and imprisoned. Yet it is the government that cracks. Thousands out again for 21st night demo in a row. It was declared illegal and at least two were arrested.
More info: vimeo.com/44139694
www.bloquonslahausse.com/la-classe/
www.facebook.com/pages/News-from-the-2012-Quebec-student-...
Photo published on Rabble.ca: rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/behind-numbers/2012/06/using-red...
#PhotoOfTheWeek 2e Division du Canada / 2nd Canadian Division (5 CMBG) demonstrating a rappelling helicopter insertion. #StrongProudReady
Photo: Corporal François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
#PhotoDeLaSemaine Des membres du 2e Batailllon effectuent une démonstration d'insertion héliportée en rappel.
2e Division du Canada / 2nd Canadian Division
Photo : Caporal François Charest, 430e Escadron tactique d'hélicoptères #FortsFiersPrêts
The 33rd night demonstration in a row in Montreal. First it was defiant protests against the government's intention to raise tuition. The government then instituted Law 78 to essentially outlaw student demonstration and crush their militant associations. That backfired. All our demonstration are now illegal, and thousands gleefully participate in LOUD mass civil disobedience, taking the streets. Wednesday, 500 of us were arrested. Then the "Casseroles" (pots and pan) protest exploded. Now the protesters are mostly regular citizens. The police have backed off. How do you fight ordinary people armed with pots and pans? People from North America are coming here to experience this major uprising. What's next?
More info: vimeo.com/44139694
www.bloquonslahausse.com/la-classe/
www.facebook.com/pages/News-from-the-2012-Quebec-student-...
for May 22nd Student March in Montreal. Watch it live: www.livestream.com/cutvmontreal. This is the 100th day of the student protest.
Featured messages:
1. WOU HOU (the response to my favorite chant which is:
Call: 'Charest' -the current Quebec prime minister seen here wearing a hat: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Charest.jpg-
Response: 'wou hou' -which when you hear it feels something like 'were still out here'-)
2. DANS LA RUE (in the street) & AVEC NOUS (with us)
3. 78 calisse/ NO to 78 (opposing the current emergency law 78 which criminalizes student protests, wearing red squares, and saying things like 'dans la rue avec nous')
4. some CUTV support and hashtag (for their excellent live coverage www.livestream.com/cutvmontreal also follow #manifencours which was too long for stenciling)
****for out-of-town friends and family interested in the back story:
100 days ago Quebec students started striking in opposition to a 75% increase in university tuition.
If you've heard anything about this you've probably heard the total cost will still remain below the national average; that is the main counterpoint to the student strike movement which opposes a shift to the debt-slave-style tuition scheme of the rest of the country (even if Quebecers would be the most fortunate debt-slaves).
When the movement is well-articulated it focuses on wider class issues and a corrupt economic system threatening the hard-won low-tuition here in Quebec. See: this dude from UQAM (www.youtube.com/watch?v=74JQQf4zfg4&feature=player_em...)
With my american student debt (which totals almost twice that of my parents first mortgage), I for one am with the students here who insist just because thats what the rest of the country (and Americans) have accepted, Quebec shouldn't. I hope the students succeed to keep education costs here low enough that they (and their future economy) don't run into the same problems we have back home. (And while were hoping... that this will spark students worldwide to demand accessible tuition and refuse student debt.)
There is a serious and radical history of student struggle for accessible tuition which wasn't always non-violent; people (and institutions) remember this wearily. You can read more about it through wikipedia in particular 1968 where students first won a 22 year tuition freeze: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Quebec_student_protests
I've heard public opinion on the current student strike range from:
-supporting students and low tuition
-supporting students right to protest (especially in the case of savvy bar owners)
-opposing to police-state response to students
-thinking times are hard/the economy isn't working out for anyone & students should share the burden
-think tuition increases are inevitable and are comfortable thinking of a 75%-82% increase over 5-7 years as 'like inflation' or atleast 'fair'
-overt contempt for 'the youth thesedays and their iphones' (especially people who get interviewed by government-owned media outlets)
In the last 100 days there have been a couple big (6-digit) protests, one towards the end of March and one again at the end of April with some non-violent metro-meddling and office-vandalizing involving smoke and paint going on here and there during April.
At the end of April the government responded to the student strike with and offer of 82% increase over 7 years instead of the previous 75% over 5 years. The students rejected it and took again to the streets.
In response, last week they passed an emergency law (loi 78) called "An Act to enable students to receive instruction from the postsecondary institutions they attend" which among other things* made protests of more than 50 people illegal and pissed off a whole lot of people.
(*like fines of $1,000-35,000 for protesters and student leaders. I've also heard that this law was being used to back-up a policy of refusing service to anyone wearing a red square on public transportation. ) more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_78
It took a night to turn from festive to tactical but this weekend there were hundreds of arrests and fines and riot gear and running in formation and posturing and kettling and noise assaults etc; the consensus as I best heard it expressed went something like: 'this is not the force of law but the force of disorder'
There is also a history of excessive police force in Montreal (not just smashing up protesters were talking about opening fire on homeless people and shooting off duty nurses with stray bullets kind of overkill) which should be given as context here. (In March the mayor of Montreal asked for 35-million dollars for police back-up/overtime because of the student actions and police overtime has become an issue in the past few days.)
Monday night (perhaps because it was a national holiday-Patriot's Day-) there was a much more laid back police presence. Today there is a major march planned (Tues May 22nd) to mark the 100th day of protest. Here are some of the creative resistance tactics being developed to help protesters remain legal despite the (unjust) restrictions: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1uYLQQhazs&feature=player_em...
CUTV (one of the too few gems of Concordia) has been running impressive multi-lingual live coverage which my roomate and I have been using to gauge when to head out and where to catch up with them in the evenings : www.livestream.com/cutvmontreal Check it out if you want to see what is going on on the streets here.
Le jardin Jean-Paul-L'Allier est un parc de la ville de Québec situé au sud du quartier Saint-Roch. En été, on y retrouve plusieurs arrangements floraux ainsi qu'un bassin artificiel.
Le parc est situé entre le boulevard Charest et la Côte d'Abraham. La place de l'Université-du-Québec est une continuité de ce parc.
Jean-Paul-L'Allier Garden is a park in Quebec City south of the Saint-Roch district. In summer, there are several floral arrangements and an artificial pond.
The park is located between Charest Boulevard and the Côte d'Abraham. The Place du Université du Québec is a continuation of this park.
Members of Task Force-Mali’s force protection team conduct a long range shooting exercise to maintain their marksmanship skills at the Amakoulodji range near Gao, Mali during Operation PRESENCE-Mali on April 11, 2019.
Photo: Corporal François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (430 Tac Hel Sqn)
Members of Task Force-Mali’s force protection team conduct a long range shooting exercise to maintain their marksmanship skills at the Amakoulodji range near Gao, Mali during Operation PRESENCE-Mali on April 11, 2019.
Photo: Corporal François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (430 Tac Hel Sqn)
Day 111 of the Quebec Student Strike against tuition hikes and much more. This sanctuary on av. Mont Royal is know for its outreach to street kids and the homeless. The movement has spread to encompass all those who seek a just and fair society. Negotiations between the government and the students are dead. The Liberal government has outlawed most protests - enraging the population. The premier declared CLASSE, (the most popular and militant student association), a major threat. CLASSE called this protest today in Montreal. Despite the rain showers, thousands filled the streets in another illegal demonstration, banging pots and pans (Les casseroles).
More info: vimeo.com/44139694
www.bloquonslahausse.com/la-classe/
www.facebook.com/pages/News-from-the-2012-Quebec-student-...