Montreal protesters denounce Energy East, Enbridge Line 9 pipelines

Protesters marched through the streetsof Montreal Saturdayafternoonto denounce theEnergy East and Enbridge Line 9 pipelines.

Organized by the Coalition tudiants et tudiantes contrelesoloducs, the demonstration called for an end to the transportation of fossil fuel in Quebec.

• Enbridge Line 9 protesters scale tower in Port of Montreal
• Activists ready to fight Enbridge pipeline expansion through Hamilton
• Gilles Duceppe refuses to believe Energy East oil will be refined in Montreal

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who attended the protest,said her party is the only one that currently opposes all pipeline project proposals.

"The question isn't whether you put unprocessed bitumen on rail or on pipelines," said May. "The question is why are you trying to transport anunprocessed solid that comes out of the oil sands, across the country, to get to tankers to ship to other countries, where they will have jobs in other countries refining the product?"

OrganizerAnthony Garoufalis-Auger said that Canadians are looking for a change in government come the Oct. 19 federal election.

"We've seen what happened when your economy depends on one resource, and we got hit hard recently, and Canadians want a change," saidGaroufalis-Auger.