One of the protesters injured was 22-year-old Francis Grenier, a student at Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, Was badly injured by the blast of a police stun grenade.
The 22 year old, Told reporters he doesn’t know if he’ll regain vision in his right eye. Grenier Plead to officers after the incident but no one help or called ambulance to the scene. He was take to the hospital by fellow students.
Montreal police say they intend to investigate Grenier’s allegations.
Tens of thousands of students in Quebec recently called for the strike in opposition to tuition increases, and arrests of activists by police have become something of a regular event in Canada.
A few weeks ago, police arrested 37 people who were occupying a downtown college, and authorities used pepper spray to disperse a crowd blocking the Delta hotel during a demonstration.
Currently, tuition fees remained frozen in the province for 33 of the last 43 years with leaders either avoiding or abandoning plans for hikes.





