Harper, Crisse Ton Camps de Montréal!

MONTREAL, NOV 24 2006. -- Over twenty people held a demonstration this
morning to disrupt a press conference given by Stephen Harper at the
Montreal General Hospital. Despite heavy RCMP and Montreal police presence, demonstrators we able to let themselves in to the room where Stephen Harper was speaking, before being kicked out by security. One member of Block the Empire-Montreal (BLEM), was arrested as he sat in the conference room waiting for Harper's talk to begin. Members of BLEM asserted that it was a public talk and they had the right to be there, despite the security guards telling them the event was 'invitation only'. As members of BLEM were aggressively removed from the room by police, one member of BLEM was sexually harassed by a cop, who said "we should go out for a beer some time", as he pushed her back repeatedly. Our message to Stephen Harper: you're not welcome in Montreal (or anywhere else for that matter). Everywhere you go, you will be confronted. This photo-essay includes the text of the flyer handed out at the demonstration.