Student protesters block highway 40 in Montreal

Montreal students took their protest to the Metropolitain Highway during rush hour yesterday, blocking traffic between the Cavendish and d'Iberville exits.

According to CBC News, the protest began earlier in the afternoon at Quebec finance minister Raymond Bachand's Montreal office.

The demonstration moved to Highway 40 around 3p.m., where students took over the eastbound lanes.

Police were able to force protesters off the road 15 minutes later.

They also directed commuters off the Met at Christophe-Colomb exit in order to relieve some of the rush-hour congestion.

After being forced off the highway, students marched toward Edouard-Montpetit metro causing more traffic delays.