Quebec Student Protest Analysis

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Analysis of Quebec Student Protests Introduction The issue that will be analyzed thoroughly in this paper is the current issue of the Quebec Student Protests. The paper will summarize and explain what the Quebec student protest issue is in the Issue Summary section. The Issue summary will provide a chronology of the issue. The Issue analysis will analyze the issue by applying the three key concepts related to the Issue. The Issue analysis will explain how these concepts that have been covered in class can be applied to Canadian politics. The three concepts that will be applied to the Quebec Student Protests are Interest Groups, Violation of Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and Canadian Nation and Identity. These varied and highly relevant…show more content…
The Quebec Student Protests is a good example of Canadian Political science because it demonstrates the role of Canadian government and their relationship with the public, and because concepts of Canadian political science can be applied to it. The three concepts that will be applied to the issue of Quebec Student Protests are Interest Groups, Violation of Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and Canadian Nation & Identity. These concepts will help build a better understanding of the issue by thoroughly analyzing the issue showing how it escalated and why it escalated and by demonstrating the significance of the issue in…show more content…
This concept is not mentioned explicitly, but is suggested implicitly. Interest Groups attempt to indirectly influence the government by taking their case to the public (Mintz et al, 2013: 291). The interest groups in Quebec are the Student groups and protestors that formed because of the governments to take student demands in consideration (Sorochan, 2012). The Quebec Student Protests became very public, mostly to students not only in Quebec but also throughout Canada (Kershaw, 2012: 7). Interest groups are also known to come up with protesting techniques in order to attract media attention (Mintz et al, 2013: 291). The protests and demonstrations are a good example of the protesting techniques used to attract media attention. More specifically, the techniques of mass assembly, blocking traffic, and casseroles used (Sterne, 2012). It has also been common for Interest Groups to pursuit legal action to promote their cause (Mintz et al. 2013: 292). The three student groups that represented the striking students pursued legal action, to challenge Quebec’s Bill 78 that was passed, in hopes that it will prove to be unconstitutional (The Ottawa Citizen, 2012: A.2. These Interest groups shared a common goal of influencing the government to withdraw their proposal of increasing tuition in Quebec. ). The Quebec Student Protests are directly related to this concept because, as

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