Quebec protests backed by parents

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Quebec is not only flooded with students, but also teachers and parents. Protesters from all races, ages, colors, backgrounds have come together to demonstrate against the proposed hike in tuition fee. On the other hand, provincial government is firm on its decisions.

Earlier this week, when police had to beat some allegedly violent protesters to disperse the crowd, several parents came weeping on the roads in support of their kids. According to teachers, they are way too upset to teach and follow the curriculum, so have decided to shutdown the institutes for now.

“Having grandmothers around — I think they’re very happy to have us,” Turpin-Godin, 64, said Wednesday.”We tell them not to give up, to continue… to go right until the end.”

Banning masked protests was Montreal’s mayor, Gerald Tremblay, desperate attempt to mellow down the ongoing student protests against the hike in tuition fee. These demonstrations have resulted in costing the city millions in lost productivity, damage of daily vandalism, breaking public property and causing several injuries.

If the bill is passed, protestors wearing masks during demonstrations would be facing penalties ranging from $500 to $3,000. The bill has alarmed the civil libertarian societies.

“The concern is that both Bill C-309 and Montreal’s bylaw will give police free reign to arrest anyone wearing a mask,” said Andrew Lokan, a lawyer and external council to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

On the other hand, the head of Montreal’s police union, Yves Francoeur, holds the Criminal Code responsible for police department’s lack of authority to intervene. He says police is forced to prove criminal intent before making an arrest.