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In Saskatoon, residents protested in front of bridal shop to support a woman who was shunned from being served because of her gender identity. 

In a report by CBC News, residents staged a peaceful protest in front of Jenny's bridal shop on Saturday to support Rohit Singh. 

Singh was turned down from the shop because she is transgender.

Protesters held up signs were asking people to boycott the Bridal shop.

Singh arrived at the rally, thanking the residents.

She said she never thought a crowd like that would come and support her. 

She added she was happier than her own wedding day. 

Despite a 1.5 billion dollar plan, and a positive review by Jean Charest last month, a new government report shows that Québec has barely put a dent in its climate change goal. 

According to the Gazette, back in 2006, the province projected it would eliminate 14.5 megatonnes of green-house gas emissions by the end of 2012. By March, it has cut less than two megatonnes. 

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Quebec private daycares are ready to employ pressure tactics to push the government a little.

Concordia University will have a Sexual Assault Resource Centre.  

In a report by The Link Newspaper, the university has announced plans to open the centre at the G-M building on the downtown campus.  

The centre's launch caps a two-year campaign initiated by the 21-10 Centre for Gender Advocacy, an independent group promoting gender equality and empowerment.  

Bianca Mugyenyi is the Programming and Campaigns Coordinator for the 21-10 Centre. 

She hopes that there will be as much student involvement as possible to help build a genuine culture of consent at Concordia. 

Montrealers rallied by the thousands Saturday afternoon to protest the Conservative government’s employment insurance reform.

According to CBC, the protesters marched from three different points in the city before gathering at Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles. 

There, they held several speeches before ending their demonstration. 

Protestors are concerned that changes will make it difficult to collect benefits, as well as the reforms effect on small fishing towns. Saying that communities could be torn apart by reforms and force residents to seek work elsewhere.