I'm "back from the front", to speak like they do at television... I returned there to see a friend who lives in the "hot quarter", but it was a mistake. They shot tear gas since 12h00 PM, and twelve hours later it's not finished. Several thousands people, who mostly have gas masks, still resist, so I don't understand why the police is shooting even more gas - you cannot breathe in a whole quarter. Residents need googles to go outside. It must be criminal. I didn't go where I wanted to - I just went to the closest friend, crying and coughing, wondering how to get back home. We heard helicopters and shootings, while outside some little fires burned, and always anti-riot tear gas.
The 10h00 pm o'clock news were revolting. They presented the fighting outside, and then what happened inside the wall, with the presidents and their clique, completely disconnected of what was going outside. They had a "gala" tonight, where big-shot canadians industrials were also invited - but not the media!!! So we cannot know who were those happy few priveliged who did exactly what we are fighting.
The wierdest thing is that they kidnapped Jaggi Singh, who belongs to this organisation I think. Hell! What's that country, were you can be kidnapped by the police when you're not saying what they want??? (for more information, you can watch this site again - there's at least a text in french).
I'm happy of the large activism that rose, but this night it was too much. Tomorrow, I'll wash the dish and listen to folk music.
Maybe Woody Guthrie:"We'll work in this fight, and we'll fight till we win".
Simon-Pierre