future_doc Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/21/montreal-protests-students-police-teargas.html Montreal tuition protesters defy law and clash with police Police fire tear gas and muzzle blasts, at least 300 arrested CBC News Posted: May 21, 2012 12:59 AM ET Last Updated: May 21, 2012 8:34 AM ET About 300 people were arrested and 20 were injured as protesters clashed with police Sunday night and into the morning in defiance of new legislation cracking down on student-stoked demonstrations sparked by the province's proposed tuition hikes. Ten police officers and 10 civilians suffered minor injuries in the latest protest, reports CBC's Rebecca Silverstone. One person was taken to hospital with what emergency services called "non-life-threatening injuries." Just before midnight on Sunday, about 5,000 people gathered in the streets in the heart of the city's Latin Quarter, alternating between cacophonous cheering and chanting. "Devrait pas nous fâcher," they yelled — "You shouldn't get us mad." For the 27th night in a row in the city, marchers gathered near the University of Quebec in Montreal and then headed to the heart of downtown. Police declared the demonstration illegal under the province's new student-crisis law, adopted Friday, as soon as it began around 9 p.m. ET. The law makes it illegal to hold a rally of more than 50 people without consulting at least eight hours ahead of time with police about its route and timing. Montreal police said on Twitter that "illegal acts" were committed from the start. They alleged that some people threw things at police on bicycles, while others wore face masks, flouting a recently passed municipal bylaw that bans them during protests. Constables ordered the demonstrators off the streets and onto sidewalks, but the commands were largely ignored. Dozens arrested Two journalists were swept up and arrested as ranks of riot police surrounded a group of protesters near the intersection of St. Laurent Boulevard and Ontario Street. One of the reporters was wearing a ski mask to protect against police chemical irritants, and was lightly injured in the fray. Both were held for 20 minutes and told by a police officer that he "didn't give a f—k" they were journalists, before being let go, according to La Presse. Provincial police were called in for the second night in a row, as were officers on horseback. In various parts of downtown, constables fired tear gas and muzzle blasts at crowds. What began months ago as a student strike against the Liberal provincial government's plan to hike tuition fees by 70 per cent over the next five years has ballooned into a broader social movement supported by several of Quebec's major labour, environmental and political groups. The movement picked up some celebrity backing in the last few days, with documentary filmmaker Michael Moore and Montreal band Arcade Fire lending their support. The international hacker collective Anonymous took an interest as well, releasing two videos denouncing the legislation and the planned tuition increases. The group, which regularly hacks into government websites around the world, warned of future actions against the Quebec government. "Resistance is futile," a computer-modulated voice stated in one video. "The hour of war has come." The website for the Quebec Liberal party and the province's Education Ministry were down for portions of the weekend in an apparent cyberattack. Anonymous, however, did not claim responsibility. Student organizers estimate that 150,000 college and university students are still on strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I happen to be against the strike (we are all entitled to our own opinions), but the next Premier is an idiot to have passed this law so unnecessarily. He is not dealing with the FLQ. He has become the problem and it may cost him the next election. There are consequences that flow from our actions. He has shown incredibly poor judgment such that in my view he is not fit to be in power. I guess sooner or later, people can reach their level of incompetence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I happen to be against the strike (we are all entitled to our own opinions), but the next Premier is an idiot to have passed this law so unnecessarily. He is not dealing with the FLQ. He has become the problem and it may cost him the next election. There are consequences that flow from our actions. He has shown incredibly poor judgment such that in my view he is not fit to be in power. I guess sooner or later, people can reach their level of incompetence. He's taking the public for ignorants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 He's taking the public for ignorants. He is promoting civil unrest under the guise of trying to improve civil harmony. He is the ignorant one and lacking in good judgment or commonn sense. And as a token of good faith to help with budgetary difficulties, I don't see him cut his own salary or reducing his pension. Self-interest is primary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/21/montreal-student-protests-monday.html Montreal protesters march near Jean Charest's home Demonstration comes ahead of Tuesday rally marking 100th day of protest CBC News Posted: May 22, 2012 12:19 AM ET Last Updated: May 22, 2012 12:17 AM ET Hundreds of people returned to Montreal's streets Monday night, marching toward Premier Jean Charest's home as they continued to protest against tuition hikes and Quebec's new Bill 78 emergency law, which has been criticized as suppressing civil liberties. Following one of the most chaotic weekends of protests so far, in which 20 people were injured and some 300 arrested on Sunday alone, a group describing themselves as the "white bloc" took to the streets with the stated aim of encouraging a peaceful march and preventing hooliganism. Some volunteers reportedly stood guard in front of banks to dissuade vandalism as the crowd marched past. Even so, CBC's Alison Northcott reported by 10 p.m. that police said activists had thrown projectiles at them. An hour later, she tweeted that the protest in Montreal's tony Westmount neighbourhood appeared to be heading toward Charest's home, amid chants to bring the gathering there. Police blocked off the road near Charest's house. Riot police also blocked St-Denis Street at De Maisonneuve Boulevard, near where violence unfolded on the weekend, as well as the entrance ramp leading to the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. 3 months of demonstrations The protests against the Liberal provincial government's plan to hike tuition fees by 70 per cent over the next five years have raged on for more than three months. The recently introduced Bill 78, which is mean to quell the demonstrations, has been decried as anti-protest legislation. The law was adopted Friday and effectively outlaws rallies of more than 50 people unless police are consulted at least eight hours ahead of time and informed about routes and timing. The presence of hundreds of protesters downtown on Monday was yet another mass display of defiance of the law. Police were hoping to avoid a repeat of Sunday's violence, in which at least 20 people were injured, including 11 officers. None were seriously hurt. The latest demonstration comes the day before a march planned for Tuesday to mark 100 days of student action. That rally has already received support from a coalition of unions and civil society groups. In recent days, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore and Montreal band Arcade Fire also expressed their support for the movement. Student organizers estimate that 150,000 college and university students are still on strike. .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/22/montreal-day-100-student-strike.html Montreal gears up for 100th day of student protests CBC News Posted: May 22, 2012 11:57 AM ET Last Updated: May 22, 2012 12:06 PM ET Montreal is gearing up for a mass demonstration today, to mark the 100th day of student protests against the Charest government's planned tuition fee hikes. Today's protest comes on the heels of a chaotic May long weekend, in which thousands of students and their supporters took to the streets each night, clashing with police. The Quebec government's emergency law, Bill 78 — passed on Friday — is now in force, requiring protesters to submit their itinerary to authorities in advance. The Quebec Labour Federation and the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (confederation of provincial unions), as well as two of the major groups representing college and university students have submitted a joint route for the protest to police. However, the group with the most students still striking, CLASSE, said yesterday it would defy Bill 78, refusing to give police advance notice of its itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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future_doc Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/24/montreal-arrests-kettling.html Police kettle Montreal student protesters, arresting 400 CBC News Posted: May 24, 2012 5:50 AM ET Last Updated: May 24, 2012 6:12 AM ET Police in Montreal moved in on student protesters again Wednesday night, kettling them and making 400 arrests — the largest number in one night since the demonstrations began weeks ago. There were also mass arrests at student protests in Quebec City and Sherbrooke. The students are marching against the Quebec government's plan to raise university tuition. For more than three hours Wednesday, a crowd of thousands walked peacefully through the streets, and then the situation changed quickly. "This is the 30th night of the protest," one woman told CBC's Tom Parry. "Can you imagine what's going to happen when there's summer festivals? … We're going to keep marching. It's not going to stop. Negotiations have to happen." The Quebec government has offered to return to the bargaining table, but it won't give in on the tuition hike or on another student demand that it scrap its controversial new emergency law that clamps down on protests. Protesters snaked through the streets for more than three hours before police kettled them. Kettling is a police tactic widely used in Europe where riot police surround demonstrators and limit or cut off their exits. It has been widely criticized because it often results in the scooping up of innocent bystanders as well as rowdies. A recent report by Ontario's police watchdog blasted Toronto police for their use of kettling during the G20 summit two years ago, saying they violated civil rights, detained people illegally and used excessive force. Const. Daniel Lacoursiere of the Montreal police said officers were in danger and had to act. "Their physical integrity was in jeopardy," he told CBC News. "That's why all these arrests were made at the corner of St-Denis and Sherbrooke." Riot squad officers had been marching on the sidewalk beside the front of the protest all evening. An order to disperse was given when protesters arrived at Sherbrooke Street, because police had been pelted by projectiles and other criminal acts had been committed, Lacoursiere said. The group had also apparently resisted going in a direction ordered by police. Those arrested could face charges under municipal bylaws or the Criminal Code. Photographer pushed to ground The swift police action squeezed the mob together tighter and tighter as the officers advanced and some people begged to be let out, pleading they were bystanders. One photographer was seen to be pushed to the ground and a piece of equipment was heard breaking. Some protesters cursed and yelled at provincial police officers, who ignored the taunts. Riot officers stood impassively around the corralled demonstrators, feet planted and batons clutched in gloved hands. On a nearby street, a Quebec provincial police officer was seen snapping a rod topped with the flag of the hardcore anti-capitalist Black Bloc and tossing it between two parked cars. Police on horseback also provided reinforcement as officers sorted out the crowd. Emmanuel Hessler, an independent filmmaker who had been following the march for a few blocks, said in a telephone interview with The Canadian Press from inside the police encirclement that he was surprised by the action, saying, "Suddenly, there were police all around us." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 The massive ticketing at Montreal this week is a message from the police dept to the public not to demonstrate. However, nobody is listening to this message. These tickets will overwhelm the court system when contested. Social unrest will continue. Montreal will soon have their annual festivals - film and jazz - and it remains to be seen what disruptions, if any, will be carried out and the effect protests will have on tghe economy and reputation of Montreal and these festivals. For sure, the manner in which the government and police have been acting is a definite irritant to social calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 There will be a legal challenge to the Quebec law today on many grounds. The fight has not yet fully started. So far, there have been over 1,600 arrests. Last night there were only 4 arrests, the night before, there were 518 arrests. Fines of $634 were imposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Publié le 25 mai 2012 à 05h00 | Mis à jour à 06h05 Négociations: la CLASSE menace de se retirer Taille du texte Imprimer Envoyer À lire aussi Mer rouge à Montréal La loi spéciale est adoptée Québec impose une loi spéciale Le gouvernement a «craché au visage d'une génération» Jean Charest prêt à forcer le retour en classe Sur le même thème Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec | Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec | Coalition large de l'ASSÉ | Michelle Courchesne | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois | Léo Bureau-Blouin | Lois et règlements Du même auteur Négociations: la CLASSE menace de se retirer Michelle Courchesne parle d'une rencontre «très importante» avec les étudiants Courchesne «prête» à discuter Courchesne prête à une rencontre de discussion Désobéissance civile: Jean-Marc Fournier condamne le choix de la CLASSE Agrandir Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, porte-parole de la CLASSE. La Presse Canadienne / Clement Allard TOMMY CHOUINARD La Presse (Québec) La rencontre entre Québec et les associations étudiantes, qui aura probablement lieu au début de la semaine prochaine, s'annonce mouvementée. La CLASSE envisage de claquer la porte si le gouvernement Charest refuse de suspendre ou d'abroger la loi spéciale adoptée vendredi dernier pour restreindre les manifestations. Après la FECQ mardi et la FEUQ mercredi, le gouvernement Charest a pris contact avec la CLASSE, hier, une première depuis l'adoption de la loi spéciale. Le négociateur du gouvernement, Pierre Pilote, a fait savoir «qu'il y aurait des discussions dans les prochains jours et qu'on serait invités», a affirmé le porte-parole de la CLASSE, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. La CLASSE accepte l'invitation sans condition. Elle a déjà un mandat pour négocier avec le gouvernement. Mais elle en a un autre pour contester la loi spéciale. Ses négociateurs affirmeront d'entrée de jeu que «la loi spéciale ne permet pas de créer un climat propice au dialogue», a indiqué Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. Selon lui, «pour créer un climat propice, la loi spéciale doit être suspendue ou abrogée». En congrès demain Que fera la CLASSE si le gouvernement refuse de répondre à sa demande? La possibilité de quitter la table sera discutée en congrès demain à Sherbrooke, a confirmé Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. «On va décider jusqu'où on est prêts à aller.» Le congrès aura fort probablement lieu avant la rencontre avec le gouvernement et les autres associations étudiantes. La FEUQ dit avoir des informations selon lesquelles la rencontre aurait lieu au début de la semaine prochaine. Elle attendait toujours une confirmation du gouvernement en fin d'après-midi. Au cabinet de la ministre de l'Éducation, Michelle Courchesne, on martèle que la rencontre se tiendra «dans les prochains jours», sans exclure de convoquer les associations étudiantes ce week-end. Si les pourparlers ne reprennent pas tout de suite, c'est parce que «les deux parties veulent s'assurer d'être très prêtes avant de commencer une rencontre», a souligné Michelle Courchesne lors d'un bref point de presse. «On veut faire les choses correctement, et on veut mettre toutes les chances de notre côté pour réussir», a-t-elle ajouté. La rencontre est «très importante» à ses yeux. Définir une position commune Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, pour sa part, se montre sceptique quant à la reprise des négociations: «On va aller à la rencontre avec une très grande prudence. On se demande quelles sont les réelles intentions du gouvernement. D'un côté, il se dit prêt au dialogue et, de l'autre, il contribue à envenimer la situation avec une loi répressive.» La FECQ, la FEUQ et la CLASSE sont à définir une position commune en prévision de la rencontre. Mais la CLASSE est la seule à évoquer l'idée de claquer la porte sur la question de la loi spéciale. Toutes les associations demandent que la hausse des droits de scolarité, «l'enjeu à l'origine de la grève», soit au coeur des négociations avec le gouvernement. Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois n'a pas voulu préciser les compromis que la CLASSE serait prête à faire. Léo Bureau-Blouin, de la FECQ, a dit à La Presse mercredi qu'il ne s'attend pas à obtenir un gel des droits de scolarité, mais plutôt «quelque chose qui va faire l'affaire de tout le monde». Il parle d'une «rencontre de la dernière chance». http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/dossiers/conflit-etudiant/201205/24/01-4528440-negociations-la-classe-menace-de-se-retirer.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_BO2_quebec_canada_178_accueil_POS4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/26/pol-the-house-quebec-students-compromise-tuition-hikes.html Quebec students ready for tuition hike, says one leaderProvince's finance minister says students need to do their 'fair share' CBC News Posted: May 26, 2012 1:42 PM ET Last Updated: May 26, 2012 2:57 PM ET The outgoing president of Quebec's College Student Federation (FECQ), Leo Bureau-Blouin, says students are "ready for a compromise" on tuition fees, as the Quebec government and the province's student associations prepare to resume talks in an effort to end the conflict that has gripped the province for over three months. In an interview airing on CBC Radio's The House on Saturday, Bureau-Blouin tells host Evan Solomon that he believes "we are ready for a compromise — and if the Quebec government is ready for it too, I think we can come to something." When Bureau-Blouin, who represents 23 student associations and 80,000 students, was asked what he thought students would be willing to compromise on, he said "the amount of a tuition hike." To date, students have rejected Quebec's planned tuition increase of $254/year for seven years — a compromise from what was originally to be a hike of $325/year for five years. "If the Quebec government accepted to move on the amount of the tuition fee hike, I think it would be a great step in the right direction," said Bureau-Blouin whose term as president ends on June 1. Quebec's Finance Minister Raymond Bachand said he was surprised by Bureau-Blouin's comments. Bachand told Solomon this was the first time he had heard a student leader say he was willing to accept a tuition hike. "It's interesting, if he comes to the table with an open mind that students should do their fair share, that's an interesting development," said Bachand. While Quebec's Finance Minister welcomed the news, Bachand questioned both Bureau-Blouin's ability to sell that to the students he represents and his influence on the other leaders — namely Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, leader of the more militant of the student groups, known as CLASSE. "I'm not sure [bureau-Blouin] is supported by his base," Bachand said. "It's a nice overture but [bureau-Blouin] represents a minority of a minority of students." The CLASSE "never made that opening," Bachand said. "If you can get one word out of the CLASSE that they accept that there should be a tuition increase, then maybe we can start having fruitful discussions," he said. Emergency law challenged in court Nadeau-Dubois has already said that if the Quebec government was really prepared to engage in further discussions with the students, the best thing it could do would be to suspend or abolish Bill 78, the emergency law aimed at cracking down on student protests. On Friday, the CLASSE and the FECQ were among several student groups, labour federations and a number of wide-ranging community groups who joined forces to file legal motions against the new law which they say violates the Charter and basic human rights. Bachand told Solomon the law is constitutional and was partly designed to protect the fundamental right of students to attend classes. The motions are expected to be heard in Quebec Superior Court next Wednesday. On Thursday, Quebec Premier Jean Charest Premier replaced his chief of staff, Luc Bastien, with a former top Liberal adviser. Daniel Gagnier worked with Charest during the premier's short-lived minority government in 2007 and helped shepherd a second majority for the Liberals a year later. Gagnier's primary task is to get all sides back at the table and find a resolution to the conflict that has gripped "La Belle Province" for over 100 days. The date of their next meeting has not been made public yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aryel Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Si la situation de conflit étudiant demeure comme elle l'est présentement, comment pensez-vous qu'aura lieu la rentrée scolaire dans les cégep en grève? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/27/quebec-student-protests-talks-festivals.html Quebec students, government to resume talks Negotiations broke off more than a month ago CBC News Posted: May 27, 2012 4:39 PM ET Last Updated: May 27, 2012 5:44 PM ET Quebec's university student federation has confirmed negotiations between student leaders and the provincial government will resume Monday afternoon. Talks between the student groups and the government broke off more than a month ago, sparking the nightly protests that have flooded Montreal streets for 33 days There have been indications the government is ready to compromise on the tuition hike, Martine Desjardins, the president of the FEUQ, told CBC News on Sunday. "I think the government is having a lot of pressure right now with all those demonstrations on a day-to-day basis going on," she said, "not only in Montreal anymore but in a lot of cities across the province. I think the government wants to make this stop. They tried with Bill 78, but unfortunately it’s not working." Desjardins said all three of Quebec’s major student groups will be at the table. Tourism impact? Confirmation of the new round of negotations came on the same day as Quebec’s famed festival season officially kicked off. While organizers are trying to remain optimistic, some say they have significant concerns about the potential effect of the student protests on tourist visits. “I’m concerned about the whole tourism industry because it’s one of the major industries in Quebec,” said Gilbert Rozon, founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festival. “It's $11 billion every year and 400,000 employees, so it's a lot, a lot of business and … we're losing a lot of reservations — people are cancelling.” A group representing key cultural and sports events in Quebec officially launched the festival season at an event in Montreal Sunday. The season’s 24-event summer schedule kicks off with the Montreal Bike Festival, which runs until June 3. According to Quebec’s Major International Events Network (REMI) , the festivals and other major events such as the Montreal Grand Prix and the Rogers Cup bring in an estimated $600 million in tourist spending each season. REMI spokesman André Boisclair said the industry is “obviously preoccupied” with what has been happening with the student movement, but he’s hopeful the demonstrations and festivals can co-exist peacefully. “I think Montrealers in particular have been able to establish a long tradition of peaceful rejoicing at the occasion of these festivals,” he said. “We also feel these events are non-political events and not only do they bring jobs to students … they give a great voice to actors, to singers who talk to their crowd. “I think it’s a great way for Montrealers to continue a conversation that’s started, and I feel that the students and the organizers of the protests do understand that.” There have been some rumblings on social media about possible student action at some of the events. However, Quebec’s federation of university students said festival organizers won’t have to worry about major disruptions from their group. No festival disruptions planned “This is not in our plan,” Desjardins said. “We are targeting more the [byelections] that will be in ridings June 11. …So, we’re not targeting festivals, of course not, because we want to have the support of the population.” The province’s other two main student groups representing college students and student associations haven’t commented on their plans for the summer. However, even if a resolution is reached between the students and the government, Rozon said, it will take some time for Montreal to rebuild its image because of the media attention the protests are receiving outside Quebec. “It will probably be a couple of years for sure because at this point," he said. "What we are seeing on the news is like a civil war and people are scared to death.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capucine Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Si la situation de conflit étudiant demeure comme elle l'est présentement, comment pensez-vous qu'aura lieu la rentrée scolaire dans les cégep en grève? J'ai peur que les CEGEPs décident de continuer la grève après la rentrée! À ce moment-là il n'y aurait aucun moyen de reprendre la session sans complètement empiéter sur la session d'automne 2012... J'espère qu'ils finiront la session d'hiver avant de retomber en grève, s'ils retombent en grève parce que le conflit n'est pas réglé bien sûr. Ça pourrait se régler cet été... mais ça s'enligne pas vers une résolution en ce moment, malgré la rencontre entre les étudiants et le gouvernement. Ces rencontres sont rarement fructueuses et semblent être des tentatives politiques du gouvernement pour faire comme s'ils voulaient négocier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doritos Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Pour ceux qui rentrent en premiere annee d'un programme de doctorat en XXX je sens qu'on va rocher intensement! (mais je suis tout de meme pro greve) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methodnike Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 J'ai peur que les CEGEPs décident de continuer la grève après la rentrée! À ce moment-là il n'y aurait aucun moyen de reprendre la session sans complètement empiéter sur la session d'automne 2012... J'espère qu'ils finiront la session d'hiver avant de retomber en grève, s'ils retombent en grève parce que le conflit n'est pas réglé bien sûr. Ça pourrait se régler cet été... mais ça s'enligne pas vers une résolution en ce moment, malgré la rencontre entre les étudiants et le gouvernement. Ces rencontres sont rarement fructueuses et semblent être des tentatives politiques du gouvernement pour faire comme s'ils voulaient négocier.Relaxe Capucine, ça fait 3 ou 4 fois en 10 ans que le gouvernement et les fédérations étudiantes se battent à coups de pelles pour les frais scolaires. Tout a toujours rentrer dans l'ordre à chaque fois après des semaines de "rencontres fructueuses". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capucine Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Relaxe Capucine, ça fait 3 ou 4 fois en 10 ans que le gouvernement et les fédérations étudiantes se battent à coups de pelles pour les frais scolaires. Tout a toujours rentrer dans l'ordre à chaque fois après des semaines de "rencontres fructueuses". Mais la grève n'a jamais duré aussi longtemps et la session n'a jamais eu à être suspendue... Je ne pense pas que les étudiants auront des problèmes pour entrer à l'université. Mais, je ne pense pas que la situation va se régler bientôt. J'espère me tromper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Relaxe Capucine, ça fait 3 ou 4 fois en 10 ans que le gouvernement et les fédérations étudiantes se battent à coups de pelles pour les frais scolaires. Tout a toujours rentrer dans l'ordre à chaque fois après des semaines de "rencontres fructueuses". Oui, mais cette fois ... ça dure plus de 100 jours ... ça fait plus de 35 jours consécutifs qu'il y a des manisfestations nocturnes (vers 20:00). Il y a des affrontements avec les policiers tous les jours depuis 1 mois ... des fumigènes, des pierres lancées, des coups de bâtons, des voitures brisées, des feux allumées dans la rue etc. Maintenant c'est des symphonies ou des vacarmes de casseroles chaque soir depuis une semaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aryel Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 En plus de la crise sociale au Québec, aujourd'hui, c'est le déluge dans le centre-ville. Les égoûts explosent/débordent. On a de l'eau jusqu'au genoux (en tout cas tout à leur). Mais je me demande s'il y aura quand même une manif nocturne. Haha! Les Mayas avaient prévu (non pas l'apocalypse) mais une nouvelle ère en 2012... je crois que leur prophéties se sont réalisées. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 En plus de la crise sociale au Québec, aujourd'hui, c'est le déluge dans le centre-ville. Les égoûts explosent/débordent. On a de l'eau jusqu'au genoux (en tout cas tout à leur). Mais je me demande s'il y aura quand même une manif nocturne. Haha! Les Mayas avaient prévu (non pas l'apocalypse) mais une nouvelle ère en 2012... je crois que leur prophéties se sont réalisées. LOL Sauf qu'ils se sont trompes de date, parce que le 21 decembre n'est pas encore venu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/29/quebec-student-negotiations-28-05-2012.html Quebec student leaders say province budging on tuition Negotiations resume for 2nd day as protesters risk fines to rally outsideCBC News Posted: May 30, 2012 1:37 AM ET Last Updated: May 30, 2012 4:10 AM ET The Quebec government is willing to modify its plans to hike university tuition, student leaders said Tuesday night as they exited a second day of talks aimed at ending the province's student strike. "We are staying at the bargaining table because it’s worth it — which is to say that yes, evidently, we’re talking about tuition fees," said Martine Desjardins, president of the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec, one of four umbrella student associations participating in the talks. Asked whether a deal is imminent, Desjardins told reporters outside the Education Ministry's offices in Quebec City, "We'll be discussing for all of tomorrow, so it depends on what you mean by 'imminent.'" Both sides introduced proposals on Tuesday to end the impasse, with "several scenarios around the table from the different parties," according to Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, spokesman for the more hardline student group CLASSE. "We’ll take the night and probably the morning tomorrow to evaluate them," Nadeau-Dubois said. The two sides haven't yet set a time for discussions to resume on Wednesday. Bill 78 up in air It's the first sign the talks might be nearing a deal to end a student strike and a wider social uprising, which has seen tens of thousands of people rally in the streets of Montreal, Quebec City and other communities over the past 3½ months. Nightly protests, the most intense of which involved the mass arrests of hundreds of people and clashes with police, have gone on for the last 36 days. It's unclear whether Tuesday's negotiations touched on Bill 78, the controversial emergency provincial legislation brought in on May 18 to quiet the protests. CLASSE had said it would only participate if the revocation of Bill 78 was on the table. But Nadeau-Dubois said going into Tuesday's bargaining that so far, the topic of Bill 78 had not been broached. It's also unclear whether any deal would be ratified by striking students. The last tentative agreement to end the strike, on May 5, was roundly rejected when students voted on it and failed to end the impasse. Education Minister Michelle Courchesne said going into Tuesday's talks that she was happy with the attitude the student side brought the day before. "I said yesterday that we share responsibility for arriving at a solution, and … they showed openness," Courchesne said. The minister did not speak to reporters following Tuesday's meeting. No new cash from government The Liberal government's original plan, conveyed in its March 2011 budget, was to raise tuition by 75 per cent over five years, to $3,793 a year before ancillary fees. It then softened its position in last month's negotiations with students and said it was willing to spread the increase out over seven years and to wait six more months to implement it — likely delaying any fee hike until after the next provincial election. Quebec Finance Minister Raymond Bachand said Monday that whatever agreement the province and student leaders arrive at in the latest round of talks, it cannot involve more taxpayer money going to higher education. The tuition hike could still be attenuated, however, by rejigging other university budget items such as infrastructure spending, Bachand said. Students are mainly represented at the table by the 125,000-strong FEUQ, the 100,000-member CLASSE and the 80,000-member Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec, which represents students at Quebec's CEGEP preparatory colleges. The smaller Table de concertation étudiante du Québec, or TaCEQ, is also taking part. About 150,000 Quebec post-secondary students are still on strike and boycotting classes. Protests in Montreal, Quebec City Once again on Tuesday night, protesters took to the streets in Montreal and Quebec City in support of the students' cause. In the provincial capital, a few hundred people marched from the legislature to the Education Ministry offices, where they clanged on pots and pans and chanted for more than an hour while negotiations went on inside. The demonstrators risked another wave of mass detentions by police and stiff fines for violating a city traffic bylaw, following Monday night's roundup of 84 people who were protesting in the same area. But ultimately there were no arrests, and the crowd dispersed once the student negotiators emerged at the end of their bargaining session. Montreal saw its 36th nightly protest in a row, with about 500 people split between two groups. One crowd began at the usual rally point of Place Émilie-Gamelin, in the downtown east end, and marched west on René Lévesque Boulevard and north on St. Laurent Boulevard through the Plateau district, before heading southeast toward the Jacques Cartier Bridge. Police blocked the roadway leading to the bridge, however, and warned the marchers that they would be arrested if they walked onto it. The group then headed to the Latin Quarter area. The other march began and mostly stayed in the city's Rosemont-La Petite Patrie borough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Court case postponed until Friday. Apparently, the government will bring down the tuition hike. Talks are continuing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/31/quebec-students-strike-negotiations.html Quebec students want 'clear' answer to latest offer Negotiations resemble a 'ping-pong match,' student leaders say CBC News Posted: May 31, 2012 1:56 AM ET Leaders of Quebec's student associations say they've handed the government a new offer to end the province's months-long crisis over higher education, and they hope to hear a "perfectly clear" answer on Thursday. "We made a new offer to the government tonight, and we hope that this time the government will take the time to look at the details, take the time to analyze the numbers, and that tomorrow we'll have a more positive answer," Martine Desjardins, president of the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ), one of four umbrella student organizations participating in negotiations, said late Wednesday night in Quebec City. The student negotiators wouldn't say what their latest offer involved. Earlier Wednesday, they rejected the government's proposal to increase tuition fees by about $220 a year for the next seven years, down from its previous offer of $254 a year. As part of that scheme, the province would have made concomitant cuts to the income-tax credit on post-secondary tuition, so that the whole deal would remain cost-neutral to taxpayers. "We'll continue to discuss in good faith with the minister to find a way out of the crisis, ideally tomorrow," said Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, spokesman for student group CLASSE. "We had an exchange of offers — a bit of a ping-pong match — all of today. It finished with our latest proposal. And we’re waiting for a response tomorrow." Léo Bureau-Blouin, president of the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec, which represents students at Quebec's CEGEP preparatory colleges, did acknowledge that the students' latest offer was "within the parameters" the government has set for the negotiations. Finance Minister Raymond Bachand has said any deal must not cost the provincial treasury more money but could still ease tuition hikes by reconfiguring other parts of university financing. Bureau-Blouin said he hoped Education Minister Michelle Courchesne will be "perfectly clear tomorrow about our offer." 7 hours of talks The government and student groups spent seven hours in talks on Wednesday, broken up into two sessions. The province is being represented by Courchesne and MNA Alain Pacquet, the junior cabinet minister for finance, and has hired pricey Montreal lawyer Pierre Pilote as its chief negotiator. As has been its custom, the government side did not give an update following Wednesday's bargaining. Students are mainly represented at the table by the 125,000-strong FEUQ, the 100,000-member CLASSE and the 80,000-member FECQ. The smaller Table de concertation étudiante du Québec, or TaCEQ, is also taking part. The Liberal government's original plan, announced in its March 2011 budget, was to raise tuition by 75 per cent over five years, to $3,793 a year before ancillary fees. It then softened its position somewhat in negotiations with students last month and said it was willing to spread out a slightly higher increase of 80 per cent over seven years, and to not implement it until 2013. Residents make noise with pots and pans to protest Bill 78 That offer also caved to a student demand to provide greater oversight of university budgets, and called for the creation of a 19-person council to enforce cost-saving measures in areas of university spending such as advertising, campus expansions and real estate deals. The latter has been especially contentious, following the construction boondoggle in 2007 that saw the University of Quebec in Montreal blow $500 million in taxpayer cash on a failed attempt to build a new residence and classroom complex atop Montreal's new bus terminal. Students roundly rejected the offer, however, in a ratification vote May 5. About 150,000 Quebec post-secondary students are still on strike and have been boycotting classes since mid-February as part of a protest movement in Montreal, Quebec City and several Quebec communities. But what began as a revolt over tuition hikes has ballooned into a wider social cause encompassing labour, environmental and social justice groups and grabbing global headlines. The passage of Bill 78 has spurred the movement even more, bringing in tens of thousands of people to rallies denouncing the emergency legislation. Protests peaceful For the 37th night in a row, protesters took to the streets of Montreal in support of the student cause on Wednesday. There were also "casserole" marches against Bill 78, and rallies in Quebec City outside the student-government negotiations. And for the first time since the advent of Bill 78, the nightly Montreal march was deemed legal at its outset by police, because organizers had notified authorities of their route at least eight hours in advance. That didn't last long, as the march deviated from its planned course within a half hour. Police did not interfere, though, and about 400 people marched from their regular gathering point in Place Emilie Gamelin into the Plateau and back to downtown, the crowd gaining size as it went. By the time the rally reached the Montreal offices of Premier Jean Charest, more than 3,000 people were clanging pots and pans. The protest petered out near midnight. None of the marches resulted in arrests. 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future_doc Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/31/quebec-students-courchesne-negotiations.html Quebec student talks hit impasse Government won't budge for image reasons, students say CBC News Posted: May 31, 2012 4:39 PM ET Last Updated: May 31, 2012 5:32 PM ET The Quebec government has pulled out of talks with student leaders meant to end the province's months-long tuition crisis, they said late Thursday afternoon. “The education minister met us about half an hour ago to say she considered we were at an impasse and she was leaving the negotiating table,” said Martine Desjardins, president of the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec, one of four umbrella student organizations participating in the negotiations. Desjardins said the government hadn't evaluated the students' most recent proposal, made Wednesday evening, and was sticking to its offer to reduce its planned tuition hike for university students to $219 a year for seven years from $254 a year. That would raise tuition by about 70 per cent, to $4,052 annually. She and her fellow student leaders said their proposal would have avoided fee hikes for two years by instead reducing the income-tax credit on post-secondary tuitions — a move that would have been cost-neutral for the government, which was one of its parameters during bargaining. But Education Minister Michelle Courchesne said the government could not entertain that option for political and image reasons, according to the students. "Such a gesture would be interpreted as a retreat, and she cited the front pages of the newspapers," said Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, spokesman for student group CLASSE, the second-biggest student organization involved in the talks. "What we were told inside was that a tuition hike was a goal — it’s become a partisan political goal." Nadeau-Dubois called for renewed protests to denounce the Liberal government. Asked whether the talks had ended in failure, Courchesne told reporters in Quebec City, "It's an impasse, it's really an impasse." The minister said she would provide a full briefing shortly. Leaders of four umbrella student associations said Wednesday night after they submitted their most recent offer to the government that they hoped for a "perfectly clear" reply from the government today. Public protests stemming from the student strike and Bill 78, the province's emergency legislation to taper down the crisis, have seized Montreal, Quebec City and other Quebec communities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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