Student associations to challenge Bill 78

Two student associations will file a lawsuit to challenge the newly adopted Bill 78. According to the Montreal Gazette, FEUQ and FECQ will be aided by a non-profit legal clinic when they go to court next week.

The general manager of the Clinique juridique Juripop Marc Antoine Cloutier stated that the group may ask for an injunction against the law.

The lawyers will use a tactic similar to the one used by the Quebec government to prevent the abolishment of the long gun registry.

Cloutier stated that the Clinique has received over 500 emails from lawyers willing to help with the case.

The Clinique is taking on the case because they feel that basic democratic rights have been infringed upon.

A petition against the law has so far seen around 150 000 signatures.

The issue is also important to lawyers, with the Quebec Bar Association making a statement against Bill 78 last week.

While the group hopes for a Cloutier warns that the legal battle could go on for months.