The Quebec government says it won’t appeal a court decision overturning a university tuition hike for out-of-province students.
But the province is not backing down, with the office of the higher education minister saying the government isn’t obliged to guarantee access to Quebec universities for non-Quebecers.
The statement by Pascale Déry’s office did not give details on the government’s next move.
Quebec decided in 2023 to hike out-of-province tuition by 33 percent to reduce the number of English-speaking students in the province, but a Superior Court judge in April found the increase was unreasonable and not justified by data….