On the same day Jean Charest called an election, over 10,000 people celebrated the 100th nighttime protest of the Quebec student strike. (Photo: ScottMontreal)
Quebec student protest
Quebec court turns down emergency injunction against Bill 78
Lawyers have held protests like this against Charest's Bill 78. After a court turned down an emergency injunction yesterday, student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois spoke to rabble about the decision.
Lessons from Quebec: Student activists visit Ryerson Student Centre
Students in Quebec have been on strike for six months, refusing to return to classes until the Charest government reverses its plan to hike tuition fees by 75%. With a quarter of a million people marching in the streets of Montreal for three months in a row, a broad, united and powerful resistance has developed. Meanwhile in Ontario, students have been organizing against the McGuinty government's poor public policies that have made Ontario the most expensive province in which to study. Much like Quebec, tuition fees have increased by 71% on the high end since 2006.
Moderated by Sarah Jayne King, chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students for Ontario. Featured Speakers:
Video: Protest in Montreal at Grand Prix festivities
Manifestation du 9 juin 2012 à Montréal contre le Grand prix du Canada et le gouvernement Charest pour l'ensemble de son oeuvre.
June 9th demonstration in Montreal against the Canadian Grand Prix and the Charest government both in general and in particular.
What we owe the striking Quebec students
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Speaking of debts, as most governments now do in order to explain why they can't create anything and need to cut back on whatever is already there, here's what I think we owe to those striking Quebec students.
Casseroles for Democracy: Toronto, May 30, 2012
An upbeat musical documentary about the Manif Casseroles Rally held in Toronto on May 30, 2012.
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Credits:
A film by Elizabeth Littlejohn
"Resilience" Written and Performed by Annabelle Chvostek
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Director's Statement:
I directed this musical documentary of the Manif Casseroles, held on May 30 in Toronto, to support Québec students, and to include a discussion about the democratic right of civil society to control access to our education, natural resources, and cultural heritage as they are being undercut by Bill C-38, Bill-78 Bill-55, and the federal budget, as currently proposed by Canada's Conservative Government.