MONTREAL (CUP) – The Parti Québécois’ cabinet meeting last week was the first time Pauline Marois executed her actions as premier of the province, spelling out the end of solidarity within the student movement and heralding a new structure of government-student relations.
Concordia University announced that it will not be modifying the current tuition fee arrangement, which includes the increase tabled by the outgoing Liberal government, until it receives directives from the new Government of Quebec.
Negotiations between student leaders and the provincial government have come to a halt as the talks concerning the tuition crisis broke down in Quebec City on Thursday.
The Concordia Student Union unanimously voted to decline the provincial government’s second offer to striking student groups in a special council meeting held on Tuesday night.
Thousands of students took to the streets for the third night in a row on Friday following the Quebec government's decision to grant concessions on the tuition issue.
Concordia’s Senate unanimously passed a motion to send an open letter to Quebec Premier Jean Charest, urging the government to facilitate dialogue between all parties involved in the student strike.
Education Minister Line Beauchamp announced an offer to speak with the FEUQ and the Fédération étudiante collègiale du Québec Sunday, after the FEUQ requested an independent government commission to investigate university management.
Students bused in from across the province representing high schools, Cegeps and universities which have been protesting the $1625 tuition increases over the next five years.
MONTREAL (CUP) — After a day-long meeting on Jan. 21 in Quebec City, the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) and the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ) have reaffirmed the intention to strike on March 22 to protest rising university tuition fees.