Clashes erupt between protesters, police during Charest's Plan Nord event
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Clashes erupt between protesters, police during Charest's Plan Nord event

Montreal : Canada | Apr 20, 2012 at 11:01 AM PDT
Source: The Globe and Mail
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A chaotic scene developed at a high-profile political event featuring Jean Charest, with rubber bullets, projectiles and tear gas raining on what was supposed to be the Quebec premier's political parade. A speech by the premier was delayed as protesters disrupted a long-planned Montreal symposium... FULL ARTICLE AT The Globe and Mail
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