CJOB News Team reporting
5/31/2012
Winnipeg police reported no major problems with a group of demonstrators Wednesday night at the Manitoba Legislature.
Between 70 and 100 people, members of the Occupy Winnipeg group, gathered at the legislature around 8 to show their support for University students in Quebec. They were rather loud banging pots and pans as a show of solidarity.
The Quebec students have been protesting against tuition fee increases for the past few months and often the protests have turned ugly..
One of the demonstrators had apparently called police to let them know about the protest.
The Occupy group, dedicated to fighting social and economic inequality, first appeared last fall. They set up tents at Memorial park and stayed for about two months..
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