Media personalities and political union came to give their support yesterday to the camp run by militant students in front of the offices of the Ministry of Education in Montreal. The President of the Confederation of Unions of Quebec (CSQ), Réjean Parent, called for a greater contribution of private funding for universities while the President of the Federation of Labour (QFL), Michel Arseneault, invited the government to reopen dialogue with students on the issue of tuition fees. The member for Nicolet-Yamaska, Jean-Martin too, who recently slammed the door of the Parti Quebecois, has also come show support to the cause.
A few days of school, students are still in fashion against attack. They still have not digested the Charest government's last budget foresees an increase in tuition of $ 325 per year for five years. "We have a fairly clear position: cap tuition," says Martine Desjardins, president of the Quebec Federation of University Students (FEUQ). "The last time we spoke was at the meeting of partners in December. It was a big play in which we tried to make us swallow the idea of a consensus on the rise. This last dialogue we had left a little bitter, "she said in lamenting the lack of openness of the Education Minister Line Beauchamp.
Future actions
The president of the Quebec Federation of College Students (FECQ), Leo Blouin-Office, ensures that the protests will not cease. "We will continue to inform people, we will announce in more detail the various public appearances at our convention," he said, referring to the gathering of two student federations at the weekend. A demonstration is preparing for Nov. 10. "This week, we step up camp outside the offices of the minister and the pressure is increased to show that we are ready to put the machine on," he added. Other support unions and political parties are expected later in the week.
Hugo Morin and Marc-Olivier Goulet were part of the core group of ten students who held the fort every weekend of the summer. Rain or shine, their camping experience, made of encounters with curious, fireworks and toast with peanut butter gives them all the same memories. "We often feel that social movements, those who attempt to offer solutions to government, out of breath quickly. Camping here, we wanted to show that students, even in the summer while they are on vacation, will not let go. We were there and we will stay there, "said Hugo Morin, who is studying international economics at UQAM. "I'm happy to have done," insisted Marc-Olivier Goulet, a student at CEGEP Ahuntsic.
University management
Martine Desjardins argues instead for better management of universities. "How much money we will have to put in our network to make it adequate? We asked and you realize that no study has been done to assess the real needs of universities, "she argued. While calling for a collective discussion that could take the form of the Estates General, the President of the CSQ abounds in this direction. "Currently, we tend to point fingers at students, while larger companies benefit extensively from universities without putting their fair share," said Parent.
Michel Arsenault, QFL, for his part preferred the old method of negotiation and dialogue. "It's not by meeting with students having an attitude that everything is decided in advance that the government will create a climate of trust with the students," he said.
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A few days of school, students are still in fashion against attack. They still have not digested the Charest government's last budget foresees an increase in tuition of $ 325 per year for five years. "We have a fairly clear position: cap tuition," says Martine Desjardins, president of the Quebec Federation of University Students (FEUQ). "The last time we spoke was at the meeting of partners in December. It was a big play in which we tried to make us swallow the idea of a consensus on the rise. This last dialogue we had left a little bitter, "she said in lamenting the lack of openness of the Education Minister Line Beauchamp.
Future actions
The president of the Quebec Federation of College Students (FECQ), Leo Blouin-Office, ensures that the protests will not cease. "We will continue to inform people, we will announce in more detail the various public appearances at our convention," he said, referring to the gathering of two student federations at the weekend. A demonstration is preparing for Nov. 10. "This week, we step up camp outside the offices of the minister and the pressure is increased to show that we are ready to put the machine on," he added. Other support unions and political parties are expected later in the week.Hugo Morin and Marc-Olivier Goulet were part of the core group of ten students who held the fort every weekend of the summer. Rain or shine, their camping experience, made of encounters with curious, fireworks and toast with peanut butter gives them all the same memories. "We often feel that social movements, those who attempt to offer solutions to government, out of breath quickly. Camping here, we wanted to show that students, even in the summer while they are on vacation, will not let go. We were there and we will stay there, "said Hugo Morin, who is studying international economics at UQAM. "I'm happy to have done," insisted Marc-Olivier Goulet, a student at CEGEP Ahuntsic.
University management
Martine Desjardins argues instead for better management of universities. "How much money we will have to put in our network to make it adequate? We asked and you realize that no study has been done to assess the real needs of universities, "she argued. While calling for a collective discussion that could take the form of the Estates General, the President of the CSQ abounds in this direction. "Currently, we tend to point fingers at students, while larger companies benefit extensively from universities without putting their fair share," said Parent.
Michel Arsenault, QFL, for his part preferred the old method of negotiation and dialogue. "It's not by meeting with students having an attitude that everything is decided in advance that the government will create a climate of trust with the students," he said.
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