Around a hundred people near Concordia University were preparing to join the camp set up at McGill University on Saturday afternoon.
Posted at 3:29 p.m.
It’s dead calm on Saturday afternoon around the dozen tents that make up the camp.
“We expect to have more and more people. The weather is nice, classes are over,” explains Ali Salman, spokesperson for the camp set up a week ago at the entrance to McGill University.
We won’t give up. We will continue to put pressure on the University until it changes its policies.
Ali Salman, spokesperson for the camp
The request for a provisional injunction against the McGill University camp in Montreal rejected last Wednesday gave fuel to the campers, according to the young man. “It was good news. »
He also denied rumors that protesters had been expelled from the encampment.
Around 2:15 p.m., a gathering of demonstrators led by the Montreal branch of the Palestinian Youth Movement took place in front of Concordia University. Nearly a hundred people gathered there when The Press. The group intended to return to the camp. “We are here for support. This is the only way to put pressure on universities,” said a demonstrator.
Prime Minister François Legault reiterated Friday that the “illegal camp” must be dismantled. The demonstrators are demanding that the university sever all ties with Israel. Midweek, McGill University management asked protesters to leave campus.
With Marie-Eve Morasse and Léa Carrier, The Press
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