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Many sport red squares of student movement

Montreal police arrested more than 30 people, including nine minors, during a second day of protests against Quebec’s northern development plan.

Demonstrators gathered on Saturday outside a job fair at the city’s convention centre, where businesses and workers were meeting to discuss opportunities in the natural resources sector.

Police spokesman Ian Lafreniere said at least one window was smashed and a flare gun was fired inside the building.

“We tolerate protests but not criminal acts like this, so we decided to break up the protest,” Lafreniere said.

In a scene reminiscent of last spring’s student protests, lines of riot police were used to break up the crowd and protesters who were arrested were held on city buses.

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