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As eight of the fourteen CEGEP preparatory schools have voted to return to class, and thereby end the strike which began in February, Quebec is beginning to witness the fading away of the first phase of the student movement, mobilized by the planned tuition increases, and which expanded into a broader social movement known as the ‘Maple Spring.’ As some students have returned to class, they were met with a heavy police presence, no doubt to ensure ‘order’ during such a “dangerous” situation in which students enter school property. After all, Bill 78, which was passed by Jean Charest’s government back in May (now known as Law 12), made student protests on (or within 50 metres of school property) an illegal act.
http://globalpoliticalawakening.blogspot.com/2012/08/stand-strong-and-do-not-despair-some.htmlAs eight of the fourteen CEGEP preparatory schools have voted to return to class, and... more
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For months, Quebec’s students have been laying bare their grievances against Premier Jean Charest with nightly marches against the provincial government’s proposed tuition hikes and Special Law 78, the bill that was actually meant to end the protests.For months, Quebec’s students have been laying bare their grievances against... more
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