Montreal ​​Police Arrest 15, Use Tear Gas, as Pro-Palestine Protesters Occupy McGill University Building

A pro-Palestinian activist tapes signs to the fencing around an encampment set up on McGill University's campus in Montreal on April 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

Montreal police used tear gas to disband demonstrators and arrested 15 people on June 6 after masked protesters occupied the main administration building at McGill University.

The arrests came after demonstrators barricaded themselves in the James Administration Building on the third floor of McGill University’s downtown campus in what the protesters described as a “global call to action.”