Student Activism Gathers Force in Montreal

by Stephen Petrina on February 23, 2012

MONTREAL – About 15,000 students rallied Thursday afternoon at Phillip’s Square to protest tuition hikes.

On Tuesday, about 36,000 students took part in an unlimited strike to oppose tuition hikes – about 16,000 of them from CEGEPs and the rest from departments at the Université de Montréal, the Université du Québec à Montréal and the Université Laval à Québec.

Organizers claim more than 65,000 students are on strike in Quebec.

Read more: Montreal Gazette