Live Tweets: Protest Against Austerity
Follow The Link’s coverage of the Oct. 31 protest against austerity measures in downtown Montreal.
People participating in the anti-austerity demonstration gathered at 10:30 a.m. outside Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s office at the corner of McGill College Ave. and Sherbrooke St.
According the website of the protest’s organizing committee, over 82,000 people are on strike. The number includes multiple student associations at the Université de Montreal and the Université du Québec à Montréal, as well as Concordia philosophy students.