'Biggest Act of Civil Disobedience in Canadian History'

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2012-05-23

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<p>&quot;The single biggest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history.&quot;</p>
<p>That&#39;s how yesterday&#39;s Montreal protest is being described today. Hundreds of thousands red-shirted demonstrators defied Quebec&#39;s new &quot;anti-protest&quot; law and marched through the streets of downtown Montreal filling the city with &quot;rivers of red.&quot;</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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