Originally Posted by
GeorgiaK
I think that students need to understand that, sooner or later, everyone needs to pay the bill. Whether it is now, through a tuition hike, or later, through higher taxes, someone needs to pay. I think that Quebec tax payers have been taxed enough and it is time to share the load. That being said, I think we need to also, at the same time, clean up the mismanagement in our institutions - hospitals, schools, government - in order to justify the hike.
But this protest is now about so much more than just a tuition hike. I think that it has gotten out of hand - the violence, the strong arm tactics on both sides. I rarely, if ever, go downtown so this does not affect me personally, but the city's businesses and economy will be hurt for a long time because of the protests. This, in turn will only aggravate the situation.