Robert Libman: At last, anglos are standing up and speaking out
As Bill 96's passage nears, the anglophone community finally seems to be recognizing that if you’re not willing to stand up for yourself, no one else will.
Stay updated with breaking news from Maple Spring. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
As Bill 96's passage nears, the anglophone community finally seems to be recognizing that if you’re not willing to stand up for yourself, no one else will.
A Montreal police officer testified that Richard Henry Bain told him he wasn't impressed with security outside the Metropolis club, minutes after Bain was arrested on the night of the 2012 Quebec election.
It's been a decade since Montreal was filled with the woosh of helicopter propellers, the wails of police sirens and the unrelenting womp of pots and pans being banged in support of students who fought a proposed tuition-fee increase. Today students reminded the government the fight is not over.
Protests and a strike on Tuesday marks the 10-year anniversary of the Maple Spring demonstrations demanding free post-secondary education.
Student associations from all over Quebec went on strike Tuesday to honour the 10th anniversary of the Maple Spring, a student movement against provincial tuition fee hikes that took over Montreal in 2012, and reignite the conversation around free education.