Posted: Apr 24, 2021 5:24 PM ET | Last Updated: April 24 The protest in Montreal was one of several being held around the province on Saturday. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) Tenants' rights advocates say they're fed up with rent hikes and abusive evictions, and they're hoping a trio of protests held in several cities will get the Quebec government's attention. Groups are urging the province to implement tighter rent controls and establish a rental registry in order to slow down the increase in prices for apartment units. Addressing a large crowd of protesters who gathered in Montreal's Park Extension neighbourhood on Saturday, the head of the province's coalition of housing committees accused the government of ignoring the housing crisis.