Legault to meet with McGill University President
Posted February 5, 2024 10:27 am.
Last Updated February 5, 2024 1:55 pm.
Quebec premier François Legault is set to meet with the President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, Deep Saini, on Monday afternoon.
This as Quebec is moving forward with a plan to hike tuition for out-of-province Canadian students by about 30 per cent, despite a letter from a government-mandated advisory committee urging them to reconsider.
The meeting — closed to media — is set to take place at 3 p.m. in Montreal.
The premier will be accompanied by the Minister of Higher Education Pascale Déry.
The government says it is focusing on implementing its plan for the fall, which includes raising out-of-province Canadian tuition from around $9,000 to $12,000 and imposing new rules to ensure most students are proficient in French when they graduate.
