Students amass another anti-tuition protest

Student protesters blocking Jacques Cartier Bridge at rush hour yesterday were shut down by police.

According to the Montreal Gazette three hundred students were blocking a main bridge connecting Montreal to the South Shore for almost an hour yesterday.

Montreal Police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd after warnings to leave weren’t observed. One arrest was confirmed.

Students were protesting the almost two thousand dollar increase in tuition fees expected to take place over the next five years.

The National Assembly will be debating a non-confidence motion on the proposed hikes this Tuesday.

Photo by Joel Balsam on November 10, 2011