Judge nixes hikes and French for ROC students
A Superior Court judge struck down the tuition hike and francisation requirements for out‑of‑province university students on Thursday, a case brought by McGill and Concordia.
But it’s not all rainbows and roses. The tuition rules stand for nine months, during which the government has to come up with a new fee structure. But the requirement that 80% of the students at those universities have to learn French besides everything else they need to do is gone – until the government finds a way around this.
Ian 18:48 on 2025-04-24 Permalink
Pointing out that there is no data to support the CAQ’s insistence that outsiders don’t assimilate is a win all by itself. Uncle Frankie is still mad about growing up in Ste Anne hearing English, outsiders ruining Quebec is his hobbyhorse.
Kate 11:30 on 2025-04-25 Permalink
It also leaves open the question of what assimilation actually involves, and how a person can prove that they’ve been sufficiently assimilated.
Ian 12:10 on 2025-04-25 Permalink
Hence the obsession with hijabs.