The Québec Superior Court has ruled against Concordia University’s request to suspend the Government of Québec’s tuition increases for out-of-province and international students. According to Justice Éric Dufour’s ruling, Concordia successfully proved that it would suffer serious or irreparable harm from the increases but did not demonstrate a clear violation of rights. Dufour also found that the tuition increase’s impact on the university did not outweigh the potential impact of the tuition raise suspension on the public interest. “This request is only one step in the process, and we look forward to our arguments being heard on the merits,” stated Concordia spokeswoman Vannina Maestracci. McGill University, which is also suing the provincial government over the tuition hike, reportedly asked to postpone its request for a stay of proceedings.
