Red squares on houses of Villeray sector in Montreal Canada- These are In support of Quebec's massive ongoing student strike that started on February 13, 2012 - Supporters are showing on houses, clothes and other venues the symbolic red square called “Carrément dans le rouge” The translation means “Squarely in the red” and is a French wordplay meaning the students are trapped in debt because of raise in school tuition/So while it is holiday season for most the indefinite strike goes on.
This summer 2012 , citizens and students supporting the Quebec students strike in Montreal have started putting a red square called “Carrément dans le rouge” on their balconies and windows. The translation means “Squarely in the red” and is a French wordplay meaning the students are trapped in debt because of raise in school tuition/So while it is holiday season for most Montrealers ,the students and their supporters haven’t forgotten the ongoing student strike that has over 176 000 students boycotting classes in the francophone province of Canada .The strike started on February 13, 2012 . Since then, there has been hundreds of demonstrations, flash mobs and other disobedience actions by protesters. The issue is a 75% raise in tuitions fees for all university students of the province initiated by Quebec’s Prime Minister Jean Charest.
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