Quebec premier cancels classes

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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The Charest government has officially cancelled classes in colleges and universities until further notice. It seems like the provincial government thinks the negotiations can take longer than expected and opened universities could trigger more issues.

The official cancellation will also mean that students will not lose their session. Premier Jean Charest said a pause was much needed to calm down the situation.

“We need to bring down the pressure where strikes are still on. We need to bring back social peace,” Mr. Charest said.

Nonetheless, he insisted that this decision should not be taken as his surrender to the wild protests. He emphasized that planned tuition fee hike for this fall is been promised but now his government will draw a new strategy to implement it.

“No student will be forced to attend class. But for others, they have the right to attend classes in a secure environment,” he said. “We cannot accept that access be blocked… we will not bow to violence and intimidation – our laws need to be obeyed.”

The students protesting on the streets allege their entire generation is been misled and misused by the politicians for their own gain. They also warned Mr. Charest to watch out for the expected election in August.

“If he calls an election we have a plan in place and we will be ready for him,” said the leader of the university student group, Martine Desjardins. “We now know that Mr. Charest never had any real intentions of solving this conflict.”