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| National Assembly of Quebec | |
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| Citation | S.Q. 2012, c. 12 |
| Passed by | National Assembly of Quebec |
| Passed | 18 May 2012 |
| Royal assent | 18 May 2012 |
| Commenced | 18 May 2012 |
| Date of expiry | 1 July 2013 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill citation | Bill 78 |
| Introduced by | Michelle Courchesne, Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports |
| Introduced | 18 May 2012 |
| First reading | 18 May 2012 |
| Second reading | 18 May 2012 |
| Third reading | 18 May 2012 |
| Status: Expired | |
Bill 78, officially titled An Act to enable students to receive instruction from the postsecondary institutions they attend,[1] led to an emergency law passed on 18 May 2012 by the National Assembly of Quebec. The law was passed in response to a student strike opposing tuition increases, associated with large student protests, and states that its purpose is to ensure that no student be denied the right to receive education at the school they attend, and that no one may impede the school's ability to provide it.[2] The law restricts protest or picketing on or near university grounds. The law further requires that organizers of a protest, consisting of 50 or more people in a public venue anywhere in Quebec, submit their proposed venue and/or route to the relevant police for approval.[3] Bill 78 was drafted by members of the Quebec Liberal Party, introduced by Education Minister Michelle Courchesne, and passed with the support of the Coalition Avenir Québec party. The planned tuition increases were subsequently repealed in September 2012, by a decree from Pauline Marois's newly elected Parti Québécois government.[4]
- ^ An Act to enable students to receive instruction from the postsecondary institutions they attend, S.Q. 2012, c. 12 (English version) / Loi permettant aux étudiants de recevoir l’enseignement dispensé par les établissements de niveau postsecondaire qu’ils fréquentent, L.Q. 2012, c. 12, (French version) "Lois annuelles: Lois du Québec 2012" (in French). Publications Québec. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ Elizabeth II (2012). An Act to enable students to receive instruction from the postsecondary institutions they attend (PDF). II.13. Quebec City: Quebec Official Publisher (published 18 May 2012). Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ Elizabeth II 2012, III.16
- ^ "Tuition hikes scrapped at first Parti Quebecois cabinet meeting," CTV.ca, 20 September 2012; retrieved 6 January 2012.