On 28 May 2012 00:01, Roland Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a video of the Montreal protest against the hike in University fees.
Was impressed by the creativity of the protest -- rather, the video about the protest. > There are other sacred cows held dear in Canada that the government can chip > at, only at great risk. One of them is free medical coverage for all > permanent residents and citizens. Free is a misnomer since it is funded from > tax and other revenues. That is the next frontier of protest. "Sacred cow" might be a loaded term, and one could as well see them as hard-won rights. Could it be that the continental/French traditions towards socialised benefits is different from that in the Anglocentric world? FN
