Quebec students protest plan to hike tuition rates

[Joanne98]

Source: Global Montreal

QUEBEC - A crowd of Quebec students took to the streets Monday over the province's plan to raise tuition rates that are, by far, the lowest in the country.


About 60,000 post-secondary students called a one-day strike, and a few thousand converged in Quebec City where university officials and the provincial government were meeting at a hotel.


According to Statistics Canada calculations, which include both in- and out-of-province students, the average annual tuition in Quebec is just $2,415 - less than half the Canadian average of $5,138.


The province, which is grappling with a budget deficit and heavy debt, says everyone must share the responsibility for rising education costs.



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