Watch above: Find out which story Global Montreal’s viewers had the most to say about this week on Your Say with Rachel Lau.
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Find out which story Global Montreal’s viewers had the most to say about this week on Your Say:
This week, it was all about politics.
French president Francois Hollande made his first ever state visit to Quebec on Tuesday.
READ MORE: François Hollande asks to keep tuition fees low for French students in Quebec
Hollande caused quite a stir both here and overseas when he walked through the doors of Quebec’s National Assembly.
Global’s Caroline Plante was there.
“The situation in France is not that good economically,” explained Maryse Burgot, a France 2 reporter.
The French president asked that French students who attend Quebec universities continue to pay local fees.
The Quebec Liberal party had previously promised to raise them during its election campaign.
Hollande’s comments caused quite a stir on Global’s social media sites.
Ginette Gagné: “They should be paying the same as any other foreign student. It’s high time we cut the proverbial umbilical chord we have with France.”
Benoit Bourbeau: “The french students are more and more often establishing in Québec after their tuition. They shouldn’t pay more than the other foreign students. We should welcome them as we would welcome every other foreigner. Drop the foreign students tuition fees to the level of the French!”
Karen Sn: “If that is the case, I propose that Quebec students are given the same rights in France. I would love to attend a school in Paris for the same tuition as in Quebec. If the French government refuses then it gives us grounds to remove that gift. We have to play fair.”
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