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| date = February 24, 2005 – April 14, 2005
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The '''2005 Quebec student protests''' were a series of student strikes and [[student protest]]s in opposition to budget cuts of [[Canadian dollar|C$]]103 million in the [[Student loans in Canada|Grants and Loans program]] by the [[Jean Charest|Charest government]]. It occurred between February 24 and April 2005 and involved thousands of [[CEGEP]] and [[University|universities]] students from across [[Quebec]].
== Background ==
During the [[
Coalitions representing most CEGEPs and universities started to negotiate with the government. Talks and protests, in the form of marches, went on for over a year. Students from most CEGEPs and universities took the streets on April 14, 2004 (the first anniversary of the Charest government's election) and November 10, 2004.
== Student strike ==
During their January
The strike was initiated on February 21, by a member of the CASSÉÉ, the [[anthropology]] students' association from [[University of Montreal]] (''Association étudiante d'anthropologie de l'Université de Montréal''). But the real start was given on February 24 when over 30,000 students members of the CASSÉÉ, and a few other unions joined the strike.
The [[FECQ]] and the [[FEUQ]], federations of CEGEP and university unions, called for a [[student strike]] on March 4 and March 9<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tvanouvelles.ca/infos/national/archives/2005/03/20050308-152612.html |title=Tous les étudiants appelés à se joindre à la grève |access-date=2012-06-30 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713000501/http://tvanouvelles.ca/infos/national/archives/2005/03/20050308-152612.html |archive-date=2012-07-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> respectively. By March 15, over 100,000 students were on strike. This turn of events surprised many, as these organizations were traditionally opposed to strikes/[[boycotts]] as a negotiation [[tactic (method)|tactic]].{{
On March 16, 2005 students from traditionally more moderate institutions like [[École Polytechnique de Montréal]], as well as from [[Concordia University (Quebec)|Concordia University]] and McGill's Post-Graduate Student Society joined the strike for 24 hours. Between 10,000 and 100,000 students (80,000 being the number most reported){{
The [[École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal]] and McGill University undergraduates [[Students' Society of McGill University]] joined the strike on March 18 for 24 symbolic hours, though the McGill boycott went largely unobserved and further action was rejected by the student body through an online poll. This constituted the first strike since 1967 for the ''[[École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal|HEC]]'' and the first strike in 40 years for [[École Polytechnique de Montréal|Polytechnique]].
==Agreement==
On April 2, the student federations and the government reached an agreement that was still left to be voted on by the individual student associations during the week. This agreement consists of a CAN $70M refunding for
The FEUQ officially endorsed the agreement, while the FECQ maintained a neutral position, saying it was "interesting enough" to be voted on by the individual members' unions. The CASSÉÉ rejected it. Over the next week, the movement mostly ended, with over two thirds of the students voting for a return to class during the week. However, at least 20 unions representing over 100,000 students rejected the offer and by April 11, there were still approximately 20,000 students boycotting class. During the following 2 weeks, most associations ended or suspended the boycott to allow the students to complete their semester.
== Symbol ==
[[Image:ribbononcross.jpg|
The symbol of support for the student strike was a small square of red cloth worn upon clothing as a kind of [[ribbon]]. The [[Parti Québécois]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]]s, then in opposition, wore the red square to demonstrate their support for the striking students.
On March 30, a group of students hoisted the symbol opposed to
== See also ==
*[[1996 Quebec student protests]]
*[[2012 Quebec student protests]]
*[[Quebec general election, 2003]]▼
*[[Students' union]]
*[[Student protest]]
==References==▼
{{Reflist}}▼
== External links ==
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* [http://www.fecq.org FECQ]
* [http://www.asse-solidarite.qc.ca ASSÉ]
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▲==References==
▲{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Political history of Quebec|Student strike, 2005 Quebec]]
[[Category:Student strikes in Canada]]
[[Category:2005 in
[[Category:Student protests in Canada]]
[[Category:2005 protests]]
[[Category:2005 in education]]
[[Category:2005 in Canadian politics|Quebec Student Strike, 2005]]
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