QC plans to maintain tuition hike for out-of-province university students despite ruling

The Government of Québec reportedly intends to maintain a tuition hike for out-of-province university students, despite a recent Superior Court ruling that this tuition hike was not justified. QC Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry confirmed that QC will not appeal the ruling, but noted that the judgment “recognizes the government’s responsibility to take the necessary steps to protect French in Québec.” “We are sticking to our decision,” said Déry. “We firmly believe that it is not up to the Québec government to guarantee financial accessibility to education for non-Quebecers.”