McGill students rally against riot police and administration

A crowd of up to 1000 McGill students and staff gathered outside the school’s James Administration building on Monday afternoon. It was a peaceful rally with a bitter atmosphere, held because they were unhappy with the way McGill’s administration handled Thursday’s protest against tuition hikes.

Thursday's protest ended with students occupying the administration building, resulting in riot police being called.

According to those gathered on Monday, the police used pepper spray and violence against protesters on Thursday when it was not necessary.

Thursday’s confrontation is being investigated by the dean of law as well as by students. The students plan to report their findings by the end of the month.