Canada’s Music of Protest

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from YES! Magazine:



Canada’s Music of Protest
All over Canada protests in solidarity with the students of Quebec are making noise with their pots, pans, and conversations about the society they want.

by Ian MacKenzie
posted Jun 07, 2012


Have you heard of the Maple Spring? If you're like most people living outside of French Canada, probably not. That's because the mainstream media has been mostly uninterested in what is likely the largest people's uprising in Quebec's history (possibly even Canada's history).

It all started with Jean Charest's government plain to raise post-secondary tuition by 75 percent over 5 years. Even though Quebecer students pay the lowest tuition in the country (as critics are eager to point out), it was enough to spark a massive outcry. Hundreds of thousands of students across the province took to the streets to make their voices heard.

Rather than address the issue, the Charest government decided to pass Bill-78 – effectively attempting to squash the dissent. In response, thousands more moderates poured into the streets, calling the bill an unprecedented attack on freedom of assembly. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/maple-spring