Last night over 500 were arrested during protests in Montreal.
Jean Charest
Supporting the Quebec student strike
Striking Quebec students are fighting austerity on behalf of the whole nation.
Related rabble.ca story:
Quebec gets another political option -- from the right
In a widely anticipated move, former Parti Québecois major player, François Legault has announced the creation of a new centre right political grouping: the Coalition for the Future of Quebec. First "soft" launched via You Tube video, ex-PQ Minister Legault, a founder of Air Transat, followed up by holding a press conference, where he shared the podium with another businessman, Charles Sirois of Fido, a noted federalist. Not yet officially a party, Legault's Coalition has two years until the next Quebec election to get itself ready.
The perils of Pauline Marois
Parti Québecois leader Pauline Marois has all the qualities necessary to be premier of Quebec. First elected in 1981, Mme. Marois has been minister of finance and of health, and has held other significant ministerial positions. Not many figures in Canadian political history have been as well prepared as Marois to become head of government.
All she is lacking is one thing. Her party does not hold the majority of seats in the national assembly.
May 23, 2012 |
We cannot stand by while governments continue to violate our basic rights in the name of austerity and funding cuts that only fuel the growing gap between rich and poor.
'Rêve général illimité' in Quebec
Across Quebec reaction has been swift to a proposal aiming to silence a historic student strike now in the 14th week.
Student assemblies are voting en masse to reject a Quebec Liberal government offer that fails to seriously address key issues driving the strike, including the $1,778 hike in tuition fees, a stinging increase even worse than the original planned $1,625 hike.
A settlement scripted to fail at Quebec City negotiations speaks to a profound disconnect between popular sentiment on the streets and the halls of political power today in Quebec, a division rooted in fundamental questions on austerity-driven economics.
Watch live: Montreal May Day coverage en direct from CUTV
Tune in live to CUTV (Concordia University TV) in Montreal as they report on May Day actions, and the ongoing struggle for the future of education in Quebec. NOTE: If the channel below is not streaming, watch the livestream at: http://www.cutvmontreal.ca/live
Jean Charest's destructive Plan Nord
This is an old, familiar story: exploitation of natural resources and aboriginal lands by mining interests, under the pretense of consultation, economic development, and protection. But Jean Charest's Plan Nord is stupendous for its scale, for the level of government involvement, and for its influence on other governments in Canada.
