Devil's Advocate:
I too am a proponent of affordable higher education, but modest annual tuition increases (and a measly $70/year most certainly is modest) are an absolute necessity.
I assume you believe that the faculty, administration, and support staff of Quebec's universities deserve annual salary increases like most employees in the country, yes? Consequently, the operating costs to run an institution increase every year. Do you think the taxpayers should perpetually absorb the rising costs of higher education? Isn't linking tuition increases to inflation justified?
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As much as CC poo-poos this as "$70 a year", it's a 3% increase each year for the next 5 years. Most students won't be making 3% more each year for the next 5 years working at Provigo or whatever part time job they can get between classes.
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Forget about getting a part-time job between classes, what about full-time summer employment? When I was an undergrad ~15 ago, I was hired to paid student internships at $10/hour. At my current employer, we hire student interns at rates of $15-20/hour. A student in Quebec should have no trouble earning more than enough to pay for their tuition if they choose to work full-time over the summer instead of boozing the months away.