Struggle moves to Rosemont CEGEP
There’s been trouble at Rosemont CEGEP Monday morning as the CEGEP backed away from an injunction ordering classes to resume, students blocked access and got pepper-sprayed and there were injuries.
Meantime, ongoing talks between the minister and the student groups are getting nowhere, terrorism-related charges are being pressed against the smoke bomb four as security’s cranked up at the Palais de justice.
Raoul 09:41 on 2012/05/14 Permalink
other students have a democratic right to attend class, some people really cant afford to piss away an entire session like this.
Antonio 09:59 on 2012/05/14 Permalink
You can’t “back away” from an injunction. It’s a court order which, if not respected, must be enforced.
Kate 10:09 on 2012/05/14 Permalink
That’s as may be, but if an injunction can’t be enforced then it doesn’t work. There’s been some sensible commentary on how futile it is to issue injunctions in the case of the student strike – I don’t have any links this minute but if I find them I will post them here.
Kevin 10:40 on 2012/05/14 Permalink
I would argue that the people who have won injunctions have not made any attempt to actually have them enforced.
This morning, why were police *actively preventing* people with injunctions from going into schools instead of removing protesters?
ac 10:53 on 2012/05/14 Permalink
Actually they have. Administrators refusing to obey the injunctions will be charged / have already been charged with “Outrage au Tribunal” (up to 1 year in jail and a fine).
steph 12:09 on 2012/05/14 Permalink
IIRC the injunction prevents the schools from canceling classes because of the strike, but the injunction doesn’t stop them from canceling classes due to security issues – student blocking doors.
Hamza 14:40 on 2012/05/14 Permalink
Hulk Smash you if u no learn!!!
No but isn’t that the loveliest illustration of what the law-and-order crowd is advocating through injunctions and pompous gazette editorials? Attain the wisdom of higher eucation and shut up or we will pepper spray and baton you until you do.
Spock 20:06 on 2012/05/14 Permalink
“Students” denying the right to education for other REAL students. What a shame.
ant6n 20:56 on 2012/05/14 Permalink
Because education isn’t a right; unless there’s a strike and three green squares wanna break it – their education is a right.
Joey 21:04 on 2012/05/14 Permalink
It’s understandable that striking students would picket schools subject to injunctions to such an extent that the principals have no choice but to shut ‘em down. I don’t quite get how teachers can actively participate in the strikes, which have led in most (all?) cases to the undermining of court orders. Not that professors shouldn’t be entitled to the expression of their opinion, but they’re employees of public institutions who are supposed to teach. A judge has specifically instructed them to teach. And yet they are able not only to ignore the court order, but to work to ensure that it isn’t enforced. I wouldn’t be surprised if Charest ordered a bunch of firings – not an endorsement, but it wouldn’t be totally unjustified.
qatzelok 08:49 on 2012/05/15 Permalink
@ Raoul: “some people really cant afford to piss away an entire session like this.”
I know what you mean. We are raised to be 100% selfish and self-serving, so the idea of sacrificing even one semester of school for the collective well-being of our society is completely out of the question. Same with driving less or sharing more: not possible. Too selfish.
Kevin 08:53 on 2012/05/15 Permalink
Striking students don’t have any respect for others. Isn’t that self-evident?
Spock 11:22 on 2012/05/15 Permalink
It is.