La manifestation contre la prorogation – Montréal Photos
Here are some photos from the demonstration that took place in Montreal today (against the Harper Conservatives’ attacks on democracy). Although the catalyst was Harper’s unilateral decision to run from democracy by proroguing parliament for an extended period, people were protesting the wider problem of his multifold abuses.
The NDP, Liberals, Bloc Québécois, and Greens all had representatives speaking among a number of performers, which received applause and support from everyone. As the organizers pointed out, the issue of legitimate democracy is non-partisan.
I took the photos below (posted on a Picasa Web album) to try and capture a the variety of signs. Not all are entirely legible but I thought it was interesting to see that people protested issues like Harper’s poor environmental record, other than just the abuses of democracy. For example, the signs with oily maple leaves with the red bar through them have a message protesting the oil sands.
News reports from The Gazette1, La Presse2, La Presse3 (23 January 2010)
start at Parc Émilie-Gamelin
start at Parc Émilie-Gamelin
start at Parc Émilie-Gamelin
start at Parc Émilie-Gamelin
marching
marching
le Carré Philips
marching
le Carré Philips, Thomas Mulcair (NDP)
le Carré Philips, Thomas Mulcair (NDP), Gilles Duceppe (Bloc Québécois)
le Carré Philips, Justin Trudeau (Liberal)
le Carré Philips, les nanas déchaîné
le Carré Philips, Marc Garneau (Liberal)
le Carré Philips, Jacques Rivard (Green)
le Carré Philips, Thomas Mulcair (NDP), I was pleasantly surprised
to hear him receive the loudest applause
le Carré Philips, Thomas Mulcair (NDP)
le Carré Philips, Gilles Duceppe (Bloc Québécois)
le Carré Philips, the raging grannies
le Carré Philips
