Quebec student strikes are still at it

Quebec students are still on strike against tuition-fee hikes, as roughly 36,000 post-secondary students will be striking Tuesday.

Less than 10 percent of students from some universities and colleges will be participating after a vote was held. These actions are a message for the Charest government.

This anti-government campaign has gotten progressively aggressive. According to police, 37 people were arrested last week. These students had locked themselves in the college. Once they were rounded up, they proceeded to throw projectiles at police officers.

Over the next five years, tuition will almost double. Strikers claim that education is a right and by raising the price for education, many will feel reluctant to continue studying.

However, even with this increase, Quebec’s tuition is the cheapest in Canada. 

Flickr photo by: Anyalecta