More than 400,000 filled the streets of Montreal this week as a protest
over a 75 percent increase in tuition has grown into a full-blown
political crisis. After three months of sustained protests and class
boycotts that have come to be known around the world as the "Maple
Spring," the dispute exploded when the Quebec government passed an
emergency law known as Bill 78, which suspends the current academic
term, requires demonstrators to inform police of any protest route
involving 50 or more people, and threatens student associations with
fines of up to $125,000 if they disobey. The strike has received growing
international attention as the standoff grows, striking a chord with
young people across the globe amid growing discontent over austerity
measures, bleak economies and crushing student debt. We’re joined by
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, spokesperson for CLASSE,
the main coalition of student unions involved in the student strikes in
Quebec, and Anna Kruzynski, assistant professor at the School of
Community and Public Affairs at Concordia University in Montreal. She
has been involved in the student strike as a member of the group,
Professors Against the Hike.Friday, May 25, 2012
Maple Spring: Nearly 1,000 Arrested as Mass Quebec Student Strike Passes 100th Day
More than 400,000 filled the streets of Montreal this week as a protest
over a 75 percent increase in tuition has grown into a full-blown
political crisis. After three months of sustained protests and class
boycotts that have come to be known around the world as the "Maple
Spring," the dispute exploded when the Quebec government passed an
emergency law known as Bill 78, which suspends the current academic
term, requires demonstrators to inform police of any protest route
involving 50 or more people, and threatens student associations with
fines of up to $125,000 if they disobey. The strike has received growing
international attention as the standoff grows, striking a chord with
young people across the globe amid growing discontent over austerity
measures, bleak economies and crushing student debt. We’re joined by
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, spokesperson for CLASSE,
the main coalition of student unions involved in the student strikes in
Quebec, and Anna Kruzynski, assistant professor at the School of
Community and Public Affairs at Concordia University in Montreal. She
has been involved in the student strike as a member of the group,
Professors Against the Hike.
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