I Saw the Sign

Only in Quebec do we use leftover hockey sticks for protest signs. Photo Elysha Enos
Popular picket sign options during the protest. Photo Elysha Enos
Popular picket sign options during the protest. Photo Elysha Enos
Popular picket sign options during the protest. Photo Elysha Enos
Photo Erin Sparks

From above, Thursday’s protest made Montreal roads look like they were on fire. A sea of red flowed through the city as an estimated 200,000 people protested proposed tuition hikes. But from the street the view was different.

Inside the march it was impossible to tell how many were a part of it. Estimates that the protest spanned between two and four kms reaffirm that it went on as far as we could see.

Tru dat. Photo Catlin Spencer
Photo Elysha Enos
Photo Elysha Enos
A primary colour and singular cause unified the 50 city blocks, but many Quebecers also added their own personal flair to the message they wanted to send. Many picket signs read “Non à la Hausse” but others flexed some creativity.

Anti-Line Beauchamp and anti-Jean Charest signs were also trendy. Photo Erin Sparks
Photo David Murphy