The student group ASSE is planning a two-day summit to discuss education, government cuts, and austerity.
The 80,000-strong umbrella group of CEGEP and university student unions has invited high school and elementary school teachers to join its congress on Sept. 26 and 27 in a bid to find common ground to boost educaiton spending.
ASSE opposes the moves the provincial government is taking to tackle its deficit and debt, and says it comes at too high a cost.
At its 'Union Gathering for Education' ASSE and participants expect to discuss methods to increase government revenue by increasing funds devoted to catching tax evaders and abolishing tax credits for capital gains on investment.
The organization also expects its members will take part in many anti-government protests in the months to come, some of which will be organized by ASSE, and others by labour unions.
Spokesperson Hind Fazazi said ASSE-run protests will not inform police nor the public of where they will march.
"For the demonstrations that we organize we don't give the itinerary usually because we really believe that it's constitutional right to walk in the streets to send a strong message to government to hear us. We want to disturb the ordinary ways of doing politics, we want to be on the streets our own way," said Fazazi.
ASSE expects many student unions across the province will be holding votes in the weeks to come to discuss other ways to put pressure on the provincial government to increase education funding.
