tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post5719856162331633355..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Quebec and the Big Freedom PartySimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13144651590432536182012-05-22T23:52:44.124-04:002012-05-22T23:52:44.124-04:00hi e.a.f...I supported the students from the begin...hi e.a.f...I supported the students from the beginning, but as you point out, now it's also about freedom and the right to protest peacefully and Jean Charest has brought all kinds of other people into the streets. He may not be our next Emperor yet, but he sure ain't no genius...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-59864621639690356652012-05-22T23:47:41.293-04:002012-05-22T23:47:41.293-04:00hi Ellen...thanks a lot, I'll do my best. I...hi Ellen...thanks a lot, I'll do my best. I'm afraid I'm not very gifted, but I do find it easier to write about the things I LOVE .Like freedom, social justice, and Montreal... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-24731216612855619832012-05-22T14:50:12.797-04:002012-05-22T14:50:12.797-04:00It is interesting that governments thought it was ...It is interesting that governments thought it was great when students started protesting in Arab countries but not so much in Canada. <br /><br />Charest did himself a disservice by passing the anti demo legislation. it will bring more people into the protests. First the protests were about fees, now its about democracy & our right to protest & gather peacefully. Not looking good.<br /><br />I might not have joined the protests about student fees but I would when its about the right to gather peacefully.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-42562071922566948452012-05-22T12:46:25.409-04:002012-05-22T12:46:25.409-04:00Keep up the excellent writing. From a "dyed-...Keep up the excellent writing. From a "dyed-in-the-wool" Montrealer exiled in Hotel California.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com