Students in Quebec have been protesting proposed provincial tuition hikes since November, and they have recently been receiving a lot of media attention. Check out this timeline of the protests. Read the summary of each article, as well as the entire article from November 10, 2011, and answer the following questions with your partner:
1. Are the proposed tuition hikes fair? Why or why not?
2. Does it seem as if the protests are having any effect?
3. Have there ever been similar protests in your own country? If so, tell your partner what you know about them. If not, why do you think that is?
Now watch the videos below.
Michael Moore on Student Debt: "The Boot On Your Neck"
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