Quebec student strikers take on new tactic

Quebec students plan on continuing with their strike against the recent tuition hikes with a new strategy.

Protests will continue, however instead of massive groups of student protests, such as the one on March 22, smaller protests will occur. These demonstrations will be targeting Liberal politicians who just barely won the 2008 elections.

Some of their main targets include 10 MNAS such as Monique Gagnon-Tremblay and Robert Dutil.

Many will be going door-to-door to convince swing voters on certain ridings. Liberal donors will also be contacted by telephone. So far, Charest has yet to do anything.

Some believe that the longer these strikes are held for, the more tension will build with students and police.

While Finance Minister, Raymond Bachand believes that students have to pay their faire share, to ensure the quality of Quebec’s univeristies, others think that Charest should take action.

Pierre-Paul Noreau, columnist at le Soleil thinks that the government will lose points in the public eye and that one side has to move.

Flickr photo by Tina Mailhot-Roberge