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Law students at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) had their classes shut down this morning by masked hooligans who stormed the campus forcibly removing some students from the classroom as they shouted, “Scab!!! Scab!!!”
The law students had obtained a court injunction permitting their return to class. There have been more than thirty such injunctions around the province but they have been ignored by striking students.
Last Thursday, Montreal’s Metro was shut down during rush hour after several UQAM students allegedly threw smoke bombs onto the tracks at several Metro stations.
The student strike has lasted more than three months and according to Michelle Courchesne, Quebec’s new Minister of Education, CLASSE (the student union) is “hardening” their demands. The Quebec Liberal government of Jean Charest is contemplating measures which would hand down heavy fines to those involved with organizing and encouraging the disruption.
But I doubt it will be enough. The use of the Sûreté du Québec (the province’s police force) will probably need to be stepped up and if that doesn’t work then Charest might need to ask Ottawa to send in the military. Of course, if students rioters are killed in the course of restoring order then Canada’s left-wing media will crucify the authorities. Of course, I hope it doesn’t come to that but I don’t see a peaceful resolution in the offing.
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Maxwell| 5.16.12 @ 5:35PM
When I went to college it was at night and the liberal arts students were already to busy doing what ever they do at night. I had to get an education as I was paying for it.
Clint| 5.16.12 @ 5:51PM
Oh, Those Crazy Theater Arts Majors.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 5.16.12 @ 6:36PM
I recall when I was in college, many of my fellow students had a strike against their classes each day between 8a.m and 11 a.m., and most Fridays, as well.
Occam's Tool| 5.16.12 @ 8:46PM
Albert: Gentlemen Do Not Attend Class Before 9 AM.
Seriously, college students are still adolescents physically, you know, until they hit at least 20.
The American Hitman| 5.16.12 @ 7:07PM
What does this have to do with Red Sox baseball?
Clint| 5.16.12 @ 7:32PM
Many Red Sox Players Were Theater Arts Majors, Silly.
Mickey| 5.16.12 @ 7:58PM
Klintie, you talking to yourself again, American Hitman? Pathetic loser.
Clint| 5.17.12 @ 12:36AM
I Got Little Mickey Trained To Follow Me Around.
Now, Go Fetch Bibi's Bone, Little Mickey.
Bob S| 5.17.12 @ 4:33AM
Could've fooled me, with the kind of theatrics Becket pulls on and off the mound.
JAC| 5.16.12 @ 7:20PM
Do Canadian provinces have the equivalent of the national guard, a provincial militia? Might be the only way to deal with such rabble.
Bob K.| 5.16.12 @ 8:39PM
That equivalent was used at Kent State. The Ohio National Guard I believe. It was activated for the purpose of restoring order to the University. They forgot that the people being activated were also students and also young men who had jobs and families and debts to pay.
They were pissed off because they had to undergo this inconvenience in their lives and the unthinkable happened. They began shooting their contemporaries who were rioting. No one was more surprised by this than the Commanding Officers in the Guard or the Governor who activated it.
If you don't want people shot you will need disciplined professional soldiers for this.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 5.16.12 @ 8:49PM
It did sort of take everyone's mind off of what Nixon had the active duty military doing in Cambodia, though.
Bob K.| 5.16.12 @ 10:23PM
I know a guy who says he was there. I believe him. He said that there weren't a lot of them there.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 5.16.12 @ 11:08PM
Kent State or Cambodia?
Bob K.| 5.17.12 @ 1:16AM
Cambodia.
beebop2| 5.17.12 @ 5:49AM
As someone who resides in Ohio and was a high school student at the time of the incident in Kent, let me just say that you sir are an idiot. Even Dennis Kucinich has let this one go.
Bob K.| 5.17.12 @ 7:37AM
You should have learned something since High School!
What I described was exactly what happened and it could happen again under similar circumstances. If you don't understand that you are an idiot.
Aaron Goldstein| 5.17.12 @ 12:09AM
The Canadian military which encompasses the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force is exclusively under the jurisdiction of the federal government.
Ontario and Quebec have provincial police forces (OPP & SQ) while the rest of Canada's provinces and territories rely on the RCMP.
C Bowen | 5.16.12 @ 8:30PM
I cannot really take sides in this one. Was it an Environmental Law class? Because then I'd be with the guys shouting "scab."
Occam's Tool| 5.16.12 @ 8:45PM
See, the problem here, the problem is that I actually COMPLETELY AGREE with Clint on this one. Damn straight they weren't pre-meds.
But he still will go apoplectic on me. I would be greatly surprised to get a Civil reply. Oh well, truth is truth.
Clint| 5.17.12 @ 12:41AM
Now, Go Fetch Bibi's Balls.
chaussures jordan | 5.17.12 @ 3:59AM
good
maillot football | 5.17.12 @ 4:00AM
nice.
Bob S| 5.17.12 @ 4:36AM
If they really wanted to be radical and get an education for free they should just pull up wikipedia and hide out in their dorms, and let everyone else who actually values a college education get their money's worth.
Nixonfan| 5.17.12 @ 9:04PM
Come to Canada and get a taste of French lawlessness.