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"It's one of the best businesses we've had in Quebec for decades." - Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay, commenting on the "remarkable work" of construction magnate Antonio Accurso's company at City Council on Tuesday. Accurso has been charged with fraud, conspiracy, influence-peddling, breach of trust and two counts of defrauding the government.

Hey everyone,

I invite you to watch this amazing video about the Casserole demonstrations in Toronto made by my friend Kevin Konnyu -- a must watch if you're ever feeling demoralized.

Here's the description to the vid:

May 30, 2012 -- Toronto

Description:

A small contingent from Parkdale marches to join the mass convergence at Dufferin Grove park in solidarity with the nightly casseroles demonstrations in Montreal. In general the issues are: against government criminalization of protest, debt relief for students, the right to affordable if not free education and anti-austerity.

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As thousands take to Montreal's streets nightly banging pots and pans, a Canadian awakening dubbed the "Maple Spring" is beginning to paralyze the country's second largest city. What started as a general student strike against a 75-percent hike in university tuition in February has morphed into a broad social fight against inequality and an increasing state crackdown on rights to organize and protest.