Quebec student group CLASSE ponders more boycotts

CLASSE's Camille Robert, left, and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois face media at a Montreal news conference on Friday

Quebec student coalition CLASSE will hold several general assemblies starting next week to decide whether to resume boycotting college and university classes later this summer.

CLASSE, the province's most militant student organization, has asked political parties to stay out of the student debate on whether to resume widespread protests over tuition increases.

Students can make their own decision, and CLASSE will not recommend one course of action over another, said spokeswoman Camille Robert, who, along with spokesman Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, met with reporters on Friday.

"Up until now, we've also operated through direct democracy," Robert said. "We trust students for whatever unfolds."

The request comes after former college student leader and rising Parti Québécois star candidate Léo Bureau-Blouin called on students to heed a campaign truce in ongoing protests.

CBC News