Two Montreal universities launch lawsuits against the Quebec government

Concordia University and McGill University in Montreal are launching separate lawsuits against the Quebec government over tuition hikes for out-of-province students. The lawsuits both argue that the government's measures constitute discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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[@stoneneils]

All this will ensure is less french is known in the rest of Canada as Montreal is where most learn it...exactly the opposite of protecting the language.

[@marmantole]

Good point

[@ALT-vz3jn]

That an enormous tuition hike... They’re correct to launch a lawsuit. My aunt went to McGill, it’s a world-class university. Also - since when does Quebec respect the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms, ever?!? What a joke.

[@nuxkamina]

Do international students come with housing?

[@ahmedzakikhan7639]

​@nuxkamina4728 if they can pay for it - why not ?

[@savoirancien4093]

Did your Aunt paid taxes in Quebec after or she just exploited the Quebec people?

[@Bennoit007]

If 3k a year prevents you from moving to Quebec and study and use our facilities, it means you’re broke and we don’t need you !

[@dantownsend4246]

@@savoirancien4093I grew up in Montreal but like tens of thousands left for Ontario after the FLQ. I didn’t like being treated as a second class citizen. Best thing that ever happened to Toronto economy.

[@user-xw8ef1hf5d]

As a former Quebecker. I am very disappointed with the provincial government’s war against the English language its English community and now it’s universities. There are probably as many Francophone Quebecois who have left the province as Anglophones. The end result will be a poorer less dynamic and underperforming region of Canada. What is the matter with these people?

[@louisecote3542]

Stand up for our culture and language and to stop that invasion of little Canadians to happy to study here.Why should I pay to educate a doctor who will return back after,there is no reason for that,enough.

[@clairedsc5807]

Hello, will McGill and Concordia increase tuition for French students also?? I can't find it anywhere and my (French-American) 2 daughters will be going/returning to McGill and Concordia and want to know if we can afford it 😛 I agree however, that students should know some French out of respect for Quebec - c'est ça qui m'embête le plus! JE SUIS POUR PRESERVER LA LANGUAGE FRANCAISE a QUEBEC !! 🙏🙏

[@Visokolovic]

McGill come to Ontario. We will take you gladly.

[@nc01sadh]

Why not incentivize students with tuition discount for learning French, instead of raising tuition fee if the goal is to have the students learn French? I think it would work also attracting international students, keep the university finances on good footing, and also retain the students to work within the province after they graduate...It would be a win-win for all three parties, the provincial government, the universities and the students who would like to study in Quebec.

[@themore-you-know]

It is not the responsibility to Quebeckers to fund the tuition of an entirely different population. It creates unfair competition for resources for the local population. Do you feel entitled to have non-Japanese be funded by the Japanese? Oh? Why is that?

[@dss5295]

You cant force people who have no intention of living in Montreal to learn French. You would lose at least half your international students and a big chunk of your income. And eventually a big drop in global rankings.

[@louisecote3542]

Why not study in your own province,fed up to pay for students who will go back to their provinces anyway.

[@Canadian_Skeptic]

Anglophobia.

[@Oldmane-420]

When is Quebec going to stop teasing Canada and just gtfo?

[@gillianessien7417]

Get ‘em McGill!

[@daemenoth]

Better call Saul!

[@tanyaprice202]

Makes me very sad and angry. I grew up in Montreal and left for life in an English speaking province, but you do not stand a chance as an English speaking native to live in Montreal anymore. By trying to protect French language rights, they have completely tried eliminating anyone else’s rights.

[@savoirancien4093]

Pas capable d'apprendre le francais?

[@louisecote3542]

Do you think a French speaker stands a chance to work outside QC????

[@cwx8]

​@@louisecote3542exactly why nobody bothers learning french

[@cwx8]

​@@savoirancien4093for what? For the privilege of going to mcgill? Nobody works in french.

[@savoirancien4093]

@@cwx8 Perfect, You can stay in your bubble, move to New Jersey and watch Jersey shore.

[@orobleh77]

Always fighting against English speaking people. Moreover, there are many Francophone students in Quebec who prefer English universities rather than French universities because of the high quality of English education

[@joaidane]

@@nom_chompskyHmmmm....then perhaps, looking to the future, they should concentrate on learning Chinese and Hindi! (the soon to be dominating economic powers)

[@haejunchung5085]

move to Ontario!!

[@scottwaddington3779]

Im so glad I moved from Quebec

[@dantownsend4246]

Me too, no longer second class

[@savoirancien4093]

Merci Reviens pas

[@HiVizCamo]

​@@savoirancien4093As though to prove them right.

[@light-yi2me]

Move the universities to Ontario.

[@louisecote3542]

Move back little Ontarians instead😂😂😂

[@alastairclarke]

We've helped many students transfer from Quebec to Manitoba.

[@FreePalestineforever657]

Then it's a problem with Quebec not the universities.

[@louisecote3542]

I am sure they are very happy😂

[@Lucysmom26]

It'll be interesting to see the outcome of these lawsuits. The provincial government in Quebec is basically doing the same thing Trump did and using discriminatory rhetoric and policies to gain votes from rural voters. Montreal doesn't vote for the CAQ, so they can punish Montrealers and Montreal institutions without worrying about losing votes. This kind of policy would never even be whispered about if the target was any community other than the anglos in Quebec.

[@savoirancien4093]

Explain to me why French Quebecers have to pay for the higher education of English people from all-across Canada. While there no similar option (reciprocity) for Quebecers in Canada. The fact that this exploitation of Quebec people existed for so long is atrocious and abominable. I mean, are we your slaves? Long time overdue. The fees should have been quadruple not increased by 20% to make it fair.

[@nc01sadh]

@savoirancien, while you do have point, the thing is Quebec is only strong if it can attract talented people and contribute to the local economy. However, the provincial government isn't doing the right thing by raising the tuition free either. If the goal is to have the students learn French, then they need to be incentivized( like giving tuition discounts for learning French). If they learn French , the chances that they will settle and work in Quebec will be significantly higher; plus they will be paying their taxes there.

[@savoirancien4093]

@@nc01sadh Thank you for acknowledging that I have a point. No state, country, province funds the culture of another one. Only Vassal states like Quebec does so. How will they learn French if they go to an English University. Right now 99% of them don’t learn a word of French. Quebec will not be strong and prosperous be Americanizing it, we are wasting money doing that. Quebec culture and language makes Quebec strong. Make Quebec turn to English, Quebec will turn into Detroit or Northern Ontario in 5 years.

[@Fenthule]

@@savoirancien4093 OORRRR maybe you could just accept that French is a dying language. Also, how many anglophones move there with the intention of staying, but throughout the time of getting their studies are constantly barraged by condescension and discontent because of where they're from? Do you think that breeds a place for them to want to stay? I'll tell you right now that it in fact, does not. I know 2 people who went there for game design and WANTED to stay in Montreal for the industry - Ubisoft specifically was their goal. One left when he got his degree and moved to Toronto, the other one didn't even finish and instead transferred his degree to Vancouver. The desperate and angry mindsets of *many* Quebecois (not all. but many) make it NOT a desirable place for people to want to be even IF they learn the language.

[@savoirancien4093]

​@@Fenthule OORRRR maybe you could just accept that English is a dead language in Quebec. The only way English is maintained in Quebec is through massive subsidy from the federal government and exploitation of Quebec people. We provide massive Hospitals and University institution for the English community. We attract anglophones like your friends be paying for their study but English people don’t stay. We have to attract 100 English person to have 1 to stay. That is because its cold, they are high taxes and people speak French. If I was an English person, I would move elsewhere tomorrow, probably to Texas where its warmer. But I am staying in Quebec because I love my culture and language. So for you if you move to Mexico you expect everyone adapt to you and speaking English and you not speak Spanish? What is your project. 95% of people speak in Quebec, we all have to adapt to you because you don’t want to adapt to others? Even with massive immigration, you will not destroy us. You have try for 250 years it will not work.

[@santaclosed5062]

I understand that Quebec wants to preserve Quebec-French culture and language. But coercing the use of French language and forcing people into French culture won’t give anything but negativities. Instead of coercing, incentivizing and promoting Quebec’s French culture and language would have done something much better. So far, People who really enjoy and respect Quebec-French culture and language are ironically English speaking people. Do French people from France respect Quebec’s culture? No, absolutely not, they just make rubbish and pejorative jokes with no respect and disdainful look. Chasing English speaking people out of Quebec will only hurt Quebec’s economy, cultural development.

[@FF-ct5dr]

Frenchmen and Quebecers get along very well, and the Frenchmen who look down on Quebec most likely despise Anglo-Saxon culture as well, or any other culture for that matter.

[@Yourbf500]

Well said and I am from France living in Alberta since 30 years

[@FF-ct5dr]

@@nom_chompsky You're either French or from Quebec, and have interacted numerous times with the opposite side, correct... ?

[@mumbai3899]

What about incentives to use French language?

[@FF-ct5dr]

@@mumbai3899 Nobody cares whether or not you are incentivized to use French. Don't want to learn it yet want to live here? Then get out.

[@bengt_axle]

As much as I think the government messed up with the tuition hike, these universities will not win their case. Here's why. It is not only anglophone (McGill and Concordia) universities that are seeing a sharp decline in enrollment for fall 2024. UQAM and others are seeing the same thing. The pandemic, the preferences of the younger generation, a tight labour market (even the possibility of working as influencers), high interest rates and lack of housing (e.g. U. Sherbrooke) are all factors that have caused a decline in the demand for university degrees. The same phenomenon is seen is even seen in California where CSU enrollment (even in-state) has declined by as much as 30%. McGill and Concordia, even with the tuition hike to $12K per year still compare very favourably to schools in Ontario and certainly the USA, where a lot of students come from. The solution to this impasse is to set an increase of 10% for the first year, but to raise it 10% each year for the subsequent years, to make up the 30%-40% shortfall. This will be better attuned to the elastic demand these universities are facing. The government should also put in place a "certificat de compétence linguistique" which anglophone students get as part of their degree once they have taken the courses they need and passed a French language exam that is relevant to their field of study. Let the universities determine what the courses should be. The plan to take money from anglophone schools and transfer it to francophone schools is pure nonsense. On that question, I think there may be some relief granted by courts.

[@joaidane]

Thanks, you have saved me the trouble of explaining exactly what you state. And on top of that I would only add that their decision can only lead to the diminishement of McGill and other instituions' reputation and quality of edtucation to the general detriment of Quebec's social and economic well-being. (not to speak of the, as always, virulent bashing of Quebec in comments attached to posts that in any way shape or form are related to Quebec issues and how these are seen by the tolerant Canadian anglophone community :) )

[@davidmeijer1645]

I’m an Ontarian, I am very happy to live in the Northwest Territories.

[@daniellysohirka4258]

I live in Manitoba and I love the Yukon. It's beautiful up there.

[@error404team96]

Leaving Quebec was a great decision, get away from the pasta police 😂

[@savoirancien4093]

Bon débarras, reviens pas

[@error404team96]

@@savoirancien4093 keep trolling all the comments, your taxes go towards pasta police. Quebec will never get better with their policies, they want to stay isolated.

[@savoirancien4093]

@@error404team96 ''Pasta Police'' or ''Language police'' Its simply rules for signs dude. Its not a police. Its rules so that Americans like you repect that fact that 90% of us speak French.

[@error404team96]

@@savoirancien4093 Born in Quebec. Fully bilingual. Quebec needs more English!

[@savoirancien4093]

@04team96 Non il a déjà trop d'Anglo-Américain. Maintenant on est obligé de parler Anglais pour avoir un emploi. Stp Reviens-pas.

[@basha9482]

Where is CBC’s coverage of the ICJ proceedings? Why is the CBC silent as the world presents their case at the International Court of Justice? Is this censorship???

[@rrickarr]

McGill is one of the greatest things that ever happened to me (and that was in 1986). The Quebec government is really getting in the way of things. McGill is SO respected around the world and it should be allowed to do its thing without the government messing things up.

[@user-rp6zs1ir7f]

Not suprising CBC doesnt allow comments on a lot of their videos. Open dialogue doesnt seem to be on their agenda. I'm ashamed of what CBC has become.

[@fredklein3829]

There is still a chance the court will join the two applications into one, notwithstanding differences in results sought.

[@NirtieDigger]

Hey, im an ontarian curently studying french everyday becuase i like the french culture and language, i want to move and live in quebec to learn the language better and settle down there, do you think thats a good idea? Or will they push me out?

[@HockeyMamusia]

They don't even really speak French. May be better to go to France. Go for few months or year, you will experience actual culture, can improve your language.

[@fopifopfopifop3540]

Oui bien sûr tu peux venir t’installer au Québec. Ne te fie pas à tous les commentaires haineux sur internet

[@bengt_axle]

Oui, il y a plein d'opportunités pour ceux qui font l'effort d'apprendre. Qui plus est, c'est à Montréal qu'on peut rencontrer des francophones de tous les coins du monde et entendre les différences linguistiques de chacune de ces communautés. Essai de t'inscrire dans une université francophone (U de M ou UQAM). Ma langue maternelle est l'anglais et j'ai fait mes études universitaires en français à l'UdeM.

[@quinnmurph2750]

It can be a good idea to settle here, depending on your level and type of ambition. We immigrated here 3 years ago, but with our own existing company and jobs. We are fluent French speakers. Wouldn't have made the move if we were looking for the kinds of jobs we have, especially not as non-whites. Frankly, it breaks our hearts to meet so many wildly talented people of color in Québec who are native francophones and who can't get good jobs to match their education and skills. We try our best to give those people such opportunities by hiring or contracting with them. We have a great life here in Montreal, but mainly because we get to enjoy the culture and lifestyle without being reliant on this place for our incomes. Frankly, we are viewed as too ambitious. We don't understand the concept of too much ambition. But it seems to be a prevalent attitude here.

[@okrodeo]

why learn french, its a useless language used by almost no countries. Its complicated and doesnt serve a purpose. Language is meant to communicate, not fight.

[@Marcus-ss4gn]

Close the two universities. No questions, no buts, no trials. Cancel their permits to operate.

[@darrenporter1850]

They need to stop students using the places to apply for PR. That's the issue.

[@bengt_axle]

Not so much at McGill and Concordia. It applies more to degree mills where the colleges are not public universities.

[@darrenporter1850]

@@bengt_axle Fair enough. I know in Vancouver with the Art Schools they use it as PR and a job, not just education. Then ship families over too.

[@lobo2k]

This is literally the worst news anchor I've ever heard. How many words did he trip over... My god. His reading skills were like grade 8. Rough.

[@Robinallenyukon]

somebody needs to remind Quebec they are part of a bilingual country !! this french language BS needs to stop !!

[@savoirancien4093]

Yes Bilingual, ROC English Only and Quebec French Only

[@joaidane]

Are you kidding? Except for the Ottawa valley in Ontario and some parts of New Brunswick, you'd be hard put to use French anywhere in Canada, not even a syllable! While just about every Quebecois can speak English, and definitely all French Canadians in Ontario and New Brunswick are as fluent in English, if not more so, than you are! I am not in favour of what the Quebec gov. is trying to do, but neither can I condone blind criticism from people making such ludicrous statements as yours!

[@bengt_axle]

The official language of Quebec is French. Not French and English, but French. Business operate in French. This has been the case for decades. I believe, the only officially bilingual (English-French) province in Canada is New Brunswick. Education, health care, taxation and transportation are just some of the things under the purview of the provincial governments.

[@savoirancien4093]

@@joaidane Of course francophone outside Quebec are bilingual they have no choice. Thus, about 65% of francophones Quebeckers do not speak a word of English. Stop believing everyone speak english

[@ThraxMan84]

Quebec is part of Canada so therefore English should be acceptable. Why not let people decide which they prefer to use? Afterall, both languages are official languages of Canada.

[@theoung1882]

The french in Quebec is not the french from france.its a dialect and nobody has to learn something that can't be used anywhere else not even in france

[@angelagendreau3586]

that's their justification of why all these laws are needed it. Um, it's not a government's responsibility to protect your language, it's yours.It's what they expect First Nations to do. Where are the 'French literacy days' or the celebrations of the language and the province's language festivals? There are none. But there are many heavy handed laws. People would be more willing to learn the language and stay here if it wasn't rammed down their throats and they were made to feel unwelcome here.

[@FF-ct5dr]

@@angelagendreau3586 Let's see what Ontario does when Hindi and Cantonese start taking over, so much so that you can't even get customer service in English whilst in certain parts of town. It's all fun and games until it happens to you.

[@bengt_axle]

Spoken like someone who obviously does not speak French! In Montreal you hear 7 or more different French accents from people all over the francophonie. And we understand each other. Grammar is grammar. This nonsense statement is like saying someone in USA can't understand someone from New Zealand.

[@danutaromanowska7428]

Launching lawsuits against the government is launching lawsuits against taxpayers 😒

[@johnnoel2042]

As a Quebecer, I am very happy to live in Ontario (for overly sensitive Quebecers I love the people, hate the gov't)

[@savoirancien4093]

Bon débarras, reviens pas.

[@johnnoel2042]

@@savoirancien4093 this guy is exactly what's wrong with Quebec

[@savoirancien4093]

Ok John, je suis sur que tu es un grand amoureux de la culture Québecoise de toute façon.

[@johnnoel2042]

@@savoirancien4093 Absolument! Femme Québécoise, de la famille Quebecois deuxième maison au Quebec.....mais le gouvernement du Quebec fait des fautes après des fautes. Le Canada apprécie et respecte le Quebec

[@FF-ct5dr]

@el2042 Le gars est litérallement dans une section de commentaires remplie de propos dégradants envers le Québéc, dont la grande majorité fut écrit par des Canadiens hors-Québec, et regardez ce qu'il écrit... Sérieusement, cela ne s'invente pas. Absolument incroyable.

[@samleodias2657]

lol Quebec, u naww what im sayin

[@sharonperry5213]

When a gov dictates against freedom of speech with their laws wee know something is deadly wrong here in quebec. English is 60 percent from the French language. FROM..

[@TRexOne]

It's a discriminatory law and it should be scrapped and the Quebec govertahould pay compensation.

[@angelagendreau3586]

Most of Quebec's laws are discriminatory and all of the language ones definitely are. They are a bunch of elitist racists. Though a brown Francophone is worth more than a white Anglo. But a brown Anglo/spanish peaker, etc. forget it.

[@louisecote3542]

Anglos from Quebec continue to study without tuition raise. Where is the discrimination? For too long,students from outside Qc took advantage of the situation .Why should we pay for them,just give me one raison!!! Party over. Study in your own province.

[@lisesin1]

These International students can go home. Quebec and Canada taxpayers end up paying. Let them learn French in France.

[@yrdusernamesiwanttak]

🤣 next thing you know we have “correction camps” for people who do not speak French or speak French and English

[@user-mo4mo7jy4f]

defund the corrupt cbc

[@ryantron9]

Quebec is BEGGING for the winter of 1837-1838 again, just asking for a new Etienne-Cartier and a Papineau, or a Wolfred Nelson to fix this Anglo-Franco Old World traditions game.

[@nicolasg.514]

Fausse nouvelle la Karen

[@spaidswsg]

French people in Quebec dont even hold a conversation in French 😂😂😂

[@nicolasg.514]

Serais-tu francophobe, on parle français. Fais-toi à l'idée Karen!😂😂😂

[@spaidswsg]

@@nicolasg.514 listen frog legs if i wanted french peppers i would drive down to Quebec city you use half of the English language in Quebec vocabulary sit down keyboard warrior

[@nicolasg.514]

@@spaidswsg Alex Woods est en manque d'arguments. En parlant de guerrier du clavier, tu te cache derrière ton clavier pour écrire tes propos francophobes. Tu n'es vraiment pas le crayon le plus aiguisé de la boîte 🤷‍♂️

[@robertcox14]

Je peux parler dans mon deuxieme langue - le francais. As-tu ton triosieme?

[@catherinewilson1079]

PERFECT!

[@user-tz3fr3vb7d]

south asian community want streets ,monuments named in their , language in bc .which community forms next big vote bank ? so in this case what quebec is doing is avoiding this promotion of migrants languages from countries of their origin becoming political issues

[@marmantole]

The people should dictate culture from the bottom up. The role of government is not to enforce culture onto the people. Enough with this bs.

[@louisecote3542]

That 's why students from Canada should study in their province, enough with this bs!!!

[@shauncameron8390]

@@louisecote3542 But apparently they can't afford to.

[@kob8634]

This presenter needs more time in the minor leagues.. or is this the minor leagues now?

[@sharonperry5213]

Do not allow Quebec to be colonized by French separatists and language laws. . This is criminal . Criminalized French language laws

[@nicolasg.514]

@@sharonperry5213 Vive le Québec libre. Le Québec est une province francophone, fais-toi à l'idée

[@okrodeo]

Quebec is in an english country. I dont get all this french bs. Im a french native and it makes no sense, you cant force us to speak a language 😅😂

[@nicolasg.514]

Le Québec est une province francophone dans un pays bilingue. Fais-toi à l'idée Karen !!!

[@buildtogether56]

Even they didnt speak proper french its not french its frenchoiiii

[@louisecote3542]

Eh little indian how is your french?😅

[@buildtogether56]

@@louisecote3542 i cleared b2 level

[@nicolasg.514]

​@@buildtogether56 Pauvre petite Karen, on parle français au Québec.

[@joaidane]

In your case I think you'd be best to try and master English first!

[@louisecote3542]

@@joaidane Pourquoi? mais quelle condescendance de merde.

[@SUlutas]

Thanks for technology and AI, one can live its life without learning French. No need to talk to anyone in French to find directions, buy groceries etc.

[@louisecote3542]

So why live here,you have 9 others provinces,move on dude

[@SUlutas]

@@louisecote3542 I did actually. I tell immigrants not to move Quebec, too. But unfortunately, they think it is Canada in Quebec so they still move there.

[@louisecote3542]

@@SUlutasStupid dude standing up for Russia,why not move there

[@gillianessien7417]

Let’s goooooo

[@W1thcdoctor1987]

Rather than waste the court's time (and taxpayer money) why don't the feuding parties agree to binding arbitration - based on rational thinking. Comments anyone?

[@savoirancien4093]

Yeah, the rational and fair decision that out of province students pay for the full price of their education and stop the exploitation of Quebec people.

[@richardmiddleton4634]

Exploiting Quebec? You've gotta be shitting me.​ Do you have any idea how much money in Transfer payments Quebec has received from English Canada in the last 50 years? @@savoirancien4093

[@heronimousbrapson863]

That assumes that the Quebec government is capable of thinking rationally, which doesn't seem to be the case.

[@joaidane]

If rational decision making were the criteria used by any government or large institution or company or individual in the world that would be an innovative marvel! (and I include myself in those :) I won't hold my breath.

[@whereisacbijustice-4ssrdis737]

Omg

[@Optimistprime.]

I had to learn that mangled french in school. Ive forgotten 98% of it because no one outside Quebec uses it! Wny would someone from outside Canada want to learn it??

[@louisecote3542]

Fair enough,don,t come to study or live here.

[@Optimistprime.]

@louisecote3542 Quebec has some amazing universities but forcing someone to learn a language that no one outside of Quebec is going to use or care about is idiotic at best. But that's Quebec for you.

[@nicolasg.514]

​@@Optimistprime. Car tu crois que l'opposé n'existe pas...

[@Optimistprime.]

@@nicolasg.514 still a useless language, sorry 🤷‍♂️

[@joaidane]

@@Optimistprime.Well, it's not exactly settled yet, i.e. which will be the most spoken language in the world. A couple of years ago a study by one of the UN commissions did state that due to the greatest population increases being in Africa (and mostly French speaking parts of it) that if that were to continue, French would become the most spoken language in the world!!!! So I guess we have to wait and see which languages may wind up being useless :) Furthermore, it's never languages that are useless, it's people who can't be bothered to learn any more than the rudimentary language they learned as children. PS: Don't be sorry, it's not your fault. It's the upbringing you were subjected to.

[@AmandaHugandKiss411]

Oh for the love of God, Why is it that Quebec can continue to target English speakers. Maybe these students would stay if Quebec stop being French only, the country is bilingual. Except Quebec, they are exempted always.

[@nicolasg.514]

Le pays est bilingue au niveau fédéral seulement. La seule province officiellement bilingue est le Nouveau-Brunswick. Toutes les provinces à l'exception du Québec et du Nouveau-Brunswick ont l'anglais comme seule langue officielle. Avant de dire n'importe quoi, commence par t'informer

[@BluntedZephyr]

Quebecois is Canada's 'Israel issue'. Three stooges routine... Quebecois egoism has no similarity to Palestine but has that egoist's vibe and flag/logo worshipping.

[@Lizzbird_]

You mean Palestine issue

[@savoirancien4093]

Israel and Canada have a lot common traits. Major one hypocrisy!

[@savoirancien4093]

You are right, Canada is like Israel and Quebec is like Palestine.

[@ThraxMan84]

I couldn't see this ever happening in the United States. English is the official language and I don't see Louisiana exiling people out of the state because they don't speak French. There are options to have services in different languages and interpreters available. Creating a language barrier does nothing but lose good people.

[@shauncameron8390]

Louisiana was never a French-speaking state at any point in time plus the French-speaking population was never big enough to make it so.

[@adiuntesserande6893]

English is not the official language. The US actually doesn’t have one. There are some states that do, however.

[@louisecote3542]

French is barely spoken in Louisiana,what are you talking dude?

[@ajorbista]

America doesn’t have an official language so does Louisiana. Except Francophones in Louisiana are afforded special recognition and protection From the state

[@d.e.c1609]

😂😂😂😂😂😂. Give me a BREAK!!...

[@davidbawtinheimer7762]

This guy is not good at reading the news

[@cwx8]

Sounds pretty xenophobic, Quebec

[@lous.1548]

yep they are , I think all foreigners should stop paying their taxes there and leave them to themselves ... we will see what gets done 🤣

[@savoirancien4093]

Why does Quebecers have to pay for the education of English speakers from out of province. Honestly! Long time overdue. Quebecers paid for the education of thousands of doctors that are practicing in Ontario. I don’t mine English people but its time you pay for your own stuff. On top of that there are suing us with our money ridiculous!

[@heronimousbrapson863]

There won't be anglophone students coming to Quebec much longer, so that kind of weakens your argument.

[@savoirancien4093]

@@heronimousbrapson863 There were 30,000 students, now down to 24,000 students with a 20% increase in fees. We still have to pay for the edcuation of alot of Canadians. Thats the tribute quebec people have to pay.

[@joetran8798]

Why should the rest of Canada pay for Quebec's social services? Honestly! Quebec has the most subsidies for social programs and then cries poor. The other provinces paid for Quebec to have lots of subsidies not available in the rest of the country. It's time Quebec pay for their own subsidies!

[@savoirancien4093]

@@joetran8798 Are the taxes paid by the federal worker in Ottawa go to Quebec or Ontario?

[@savoirancien4093]

@@joetran8798 You seem passionate about this subject, do you have an issue or something?

[@laurabailey1054]

So how about the universities in the rest of Canada double the tuition for the students from Quebec studying outside of Quebec? Tit for tat. Concordia used to be called Sir George Williams

[@louisecote3542]

Calm down it's a $3000.raise not double,check your facts before speaking. Canadians students have the choice to study in their own province isn't. Is it a constitutionnal right to study here😂😂😂😂😂

[@donboisvenu4959]

Jacques Cartier/WEF/French/Liberal/secret society

[@savoirancien4093]

We have people from outside Quebec (Anglophones) that come to Quebec to benefit cheaper fees (Paid by Quebec Taxpayers) and then leave to live in another province. This is such a burden on Quebec economy. They should not have double the fees but triple them to make it fair.

[@frankp5290]

Did it occur to you that Quebec residents attending universities outside Quebec also benefit from lower fees.

[@user-iz3gv5vo6b]

Did it occur to you that Alberta Taxpayers subsidize Quebec every year?

[@savoirancien4093]

@@user-iz3gv5vo6b So in exchange for transfer payment, we have to provide you with free education, whats the deal?

[@dantownsend4246]

I don’t think much occurs to some people

[@savoirancien4093]

@@frankp5290 First of all, thats not true, its like between 3x to 6x everywhere in Canada compared to Quebec fees. And theres is no University in French for us to sponge on in English Canada like you do to us. Very clever of you.

[@fila6243]

hmm. nope not caring. get rid of trudeau we can talk.

[@AnirbanQazi]

Montreal is trash

[@savoirancien4093]

A cause de McGill et Concordia

[@jk9876]

as an immigrant, my son doesnt have the FREEDOM to choose school for education.

[@bobby5678-ck2tc]

Why did you come to a French province you can go to any other of the English ones our culture and language if you don't like it leave.

[@savoirancien4093]

Why did you come here then?. Do you expect to move to Italy and have the FREEDOM to send your kids to a Chinese school?

[@jk9876]

@@savoirancien4093 dont you think it is funny, kids here have freedom to choose their gender and cut of their body part but dont have freedom to choose school.

[@savoirancien4093]

@@jk9876 Hey, Did we force you to come here? If you want your kids to be americans and go to English schools you can go elsewhere in North America. We want immigrants to learn French and eventually become our friends. If you dont like French move to Manitoba.

[@FF-ct5dr]

@@jk9876 Will somebody PLEASE help this man live in a nation without being forced to learn the local dialect? My God, this is egregious! What's next? Having to send your kids to an ENGLISH school as an ONTARIO resident???? Good grief.

[@Gq_Guy7846]

Good on Quebec to preserve there culture Smells like curry and samosa anywhere you go in Ontario 🤮💩

[@user-uu2ou7gr7z]

Anglophobia.

[@user-nx4pv9vg3t]

Get ‘em McGill!

[@AllisonWallace-dv5dr]

We have people from outside Quebec (Anglophones) that come to Quebec to benefit cheaper fees (Paid by Quebec Taxpayers) and then leave to live in another province. This is such a burden on Quebec economy. They should not have double the fees but triple them to make it fair.

[@savoirancien4093]

Hey, tu me copie! :) Propage mon message, Ça fait plaisir!

[@AntiJinx]

Id say alberta pays the majority of that with "Equalization payments".

[@savoirancien4093]

@@AntiJinx So in exchange for the ''Transfert payment'' We have to pay for your education? Whats the deal?

[@AntiJinx]

@@savoirancien4093 Key findings include: Equalization has cost Alberta taxpayers $67 billion since its inception in 1957.

[@AntiJinx]

@savoirancien4093 and I payed my own education. Thanks...