Legal action by Concordia and McGill underlines how important it is that English institutions fight to preserve and defend our rights
I wish to applaud Montreal’s two English universities, Concordia and McGill, for their decision to launch lawsuits against the Quebec government over tuition hikes for out-of-province students. This underlines how important it is that English institutions fight to preserve and defend our rights. Since the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) has been in power they have gone out of their way to attack the English community and institutions like public school boards. At the English Montreal School Board, we have been at the forefront or part of lawsuits challenging Bill 40 (the abolition of school boards), Bill 21 (Secularism) and Bill 96 (English language). We have won the first rounds at the Quebec Superior Court level for Bills 40 and 21 and we are waiting for proceedings to commence on Bill 96. There is no question that the decision by the Quebec government to bring in new rules to reduce the number of students coming from the rest of Canada at Concordia, McGill and Bishop’s was a