Formula 1 fans attending a Grand Prix cocktail reception in Montreal
certainly got more than they bargained for, as riot police clashed with
semi-naked students in the city streets, arresting 39 people. Thousands
of men and women stripped to protest planned tuition hikes and embarrass
the hosts of the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
Protesters told reporters they were naked for a number of reasons: to
show the government they have been transparent in their demands to
freeze tuition fees, to garner more media attention to their cause, and
to discourage police from handling them roughly.