Yakezie.com - Topic: Quebec Tuition Strike

Forest Parks on Quebec Tuition Strike

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:20:23 +0000

If you don't make a loud noise no one will hear it, sadly at some point protest has to affect the lives of people who don't care. Violence, of course, is unacceptable.

I honestly feel one of the great things about Quebec is it's affordable education and in Montreal (lived there for 2 years) it is easy to meet and talk on a high level with fellow residents. Education is high, social awareness and thought is high and much of that is the ability for almost EVERYONE to afford higher learning.

It helps form the fabric of the city. Let these rises happen and you start rolling the ball down the hill. I understand cuts are needed but education and health should be the last places these happen. You need healthy educated people to get your economy back up and on it's horse.

Liquid on Quebec Tuition Strike

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:53:47 +0000

I just saw on the news, the tens of thousands of students crowding together in the streets of Montreal. It's rare to see that many people protesting together in a Canadian city .

MyCanadianFinances on Quebec Tuition Strike

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:13:44 +0000

It seems as if they have been trying to make a point, by blocking major bridges and roadways throughout Quebec. I am all for peaceful protesting, but when you start affecting the lives/jobs of others there has to be a limit.

Smart Wealth on Quebec Tuition Strike

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:43:45 +0000

I hated tuition increases when I was a student, I understood some of them, but at the same time not at the level that they were increasing. Honestly, they are lucky to only have their tuition be as expensive as it is right now. Rates have been much higher in the US for a long time. Increase in tuition is bad, but as long as it does not happen very often is manageable.

Freedom 48 on Quebec Tuition Strike

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:39:21 +0000

I think it's ridiculous. If the increase goes ahead as planned, they will still have tuition rates lower than other universities. Knowing how little tuition Quebec students have been paying - and knowing how much I paid in Ottawa - is pretty darn frustrating!

Sustainable PF on Quebec Tuition Strike

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:11:07 +0000

Americans who see the Canadian tuition numbers north of the border won't feel any sympathy for these heavily subsidized tuition payers.

theycallmecheap on Quebec Tuition Strike

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:23:36 +0000

Personally, I don't think all education should be free, because ultimately, it isn't. Someone has to pay for it. I do believe their should be a base level of education that's provided by the state. I'm somewhat happy with the system we have now in the United States (K-12 is "free"). I just wish we were wiser with how the money was spent on education. I'm not of the opinion that a problem will go away or that any objective can be accomplished if you throw enough money at it.

MyCanadianFinances on Quebec Tuition Strike

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:16:52 +0000

Angry was a harsh word. I can admit that. I am not so much angry and frustrated.

I agree whole heartedly that education should be free. And if that ever came up as a big debate in Canada, I would be there.

I would be writing an article about this, but as you said, in the end it really does not concern me. I just wanted to hear the opinions of some who have gone to university because this is a big debate right now in Quebec.

Liquid on Quebec Tuition Strike

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:38:05 +0000

I remember going to university in BC where my tuition was $7K a year. At first I thought it was expensive, but I also learned a lot during my time there. So in the end I feel like the money was worth the experience .

Eric - PersonalProfitability.com on Quebec Tuition Strike

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:58:30 +0000

I'm almost student debt free (this week!), so I can relate to the issue. Honestly, however, I don't feel too bad for them. $4,700 per year for tuition is a bargain. In state tuition where I went is now $4,952 to $7,247 per year depending on major. I was in business school, so I was at the top of the tuition chart.

My MBA tuition was $36,000 per year for two years. I came out with student loans, worked hard, and will have them paid off relatively quickly.

At the end of the day, though, I think all education should be free. Rather than fight about tuition increases, the Western world needs to look at the value of education and what it provides for both the students and society. School should be free.

Poor Student on Quebec Tuition Strike

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:23:53 +0000

I am not sure why these arguments would make you angry. If you didn't go to university then paying tuition never affected you. I am in university right now and from what I have seen the price of tuition has increased a lot more than inflation as well as minimum wage. A family shouldn't have to go into a lot of debt to send a child to school, nor should anybody have to exhaust their savings.

And if you are writing a post feverishly like that it means it is a good article. I personally would like to see it posted so I could read it.

MyCanadianFinances on Quebec Tuition Strike

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:14:13 +0000

Website - http://quebectuitionfees.ca/

Just a little education strike going on here in Quebec. I would love to hear your opinion on the matter. It has to due with increases in tuition over the next 5 years. And how many people attend university will be negatively affected.

I did not go to university. So their arguments make me extremely angry, as I have had to work for everything I own and they seem to want things for free. Mind you, this is not my only point, I have many more. I was writing them out but decided that after 20 minutes of solid non-stop writing it would have taken me over an hour to type out all my views on this.

Just wondering what you guys thought.