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The Lunch Break · Monday, October 26, 2026

Around 200 Protesters Rally Outside French Consulate in Montreal

About 200 people gathered outside Montreal’s French Consulate on Oct. 24 to back protests in France, marking a second consecutive Saturday of such demonstrations.

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Around 200 Protesters Rally Outside French Consulate in Montreal

On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, roughly two hundred demonstrators assembled in front of the French Consulate General in Montreal to express solidarity with the ongoing protests in France.

The gathering represents the second Saturday in a row that Montreal residents have taken to the streets in support of the French citizens’ struggles, echoing the unrest across the Atlantic.

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