Some key players in this event:;xNLx;3 Student Federations (associations of student unions):;xNLx;1. [CLASSÉ](http://www.bloquonslahausse.com/): La Coalition Large de L’Association pour une Solidarité Syndicale Étudiante. This is an expanded version of L'ASSÉ, created specifically for this strike. Represents the majority of student strikers. Led by Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois.;xNLx;2. [FEUQ](http://www.feuq.qc.ca/?lang=fr): Fédération Étudiante Universitaire du Québec. Represents certain student unions from universities province-wide. Led by Martine Desjardins.;xNLx;3. [FECQ](http://www.fecq.org/): Fédération Étudiante Collégiale du Québec. Represents students from CEGEPs (Collège d'Enseignement Général Et Professionnel). Led by Léo Bureau-Blouin.;xNLx;;xNLx;Jean Charest: Premier of Quebec, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party;xNLx;Line Beauchamp: Minister of Education;xNLx;;xNLx;By Alexandra Epp;xNLx;;xNLx;Image Courtesy of Site web Bloquons la hausse (l'ASSÉ) / CC BY-NC-ND 2.5
It's estimated that 20,000 students boycotted classes today to protest the tuition increases.
As of February 13th student groups began striking and the movement has been growing ever since.
In this organized day of protest it is estimated that anywhere between 50,000 and 300,000 students took to the streets.
Since March 22nd, when media attention was attracted during the demonstration, many publications have spoken out against the strike. They argue that higher tuition does not significantly impede accessibility to post-secondary education.
Education Minister Line Beauchamp has offered to negotiate if the three student groups agreed to a 48-hour truce.
Many journalists are quick to condemn violence from students, yet advocate violence from the state.
Premier Jean Charest has offered a modified proposal for tuition hikes that student leaders find insulting.
Charest insists his modified tuition proposal is not a precursor to an election, but media sources beg to differ.
The students in Quebec join the Mayday celebrations with their trade union supporters CSN and others.
Margaret Wente publishes an inflammatory piece in The Globe and Mail about the student Strike of 2012, further iterating the commitment of some to incomplete logic and inadequate statistics.
The two student organizations considered to be more conservative than CLASSE have released a 7-point proposal for financial reform.
Pauline Marois, leader of the PQ has called for a spring election from Charest.
A counter-proposal separate from that of FEUQ and FECQ, CLASSE has released 5 propositions via twitter for the government.
Premier Jean Charest has once again modified his revised plan for tuition hikes.
The CBC published a timeline of the Quebec protests, inspiring more "summary" reports to surface.
CLASSE and other student associations have officially rejected the deal offered by Jean Charest on May 5th
Fred Burrill of Maisonneuve expresses frustration over the inadequate media coverage of the Quebec strike.
Minister of Education for the Liberal government Line Beauchamp resigns today.
Professor François-Olivier Chené uses twitter to call people to their balconies with pots and pans in resistance to Law 78.
The legislature in Quebec has been debating Law 78 all night.
Today the largest act of civil disobedience in Canada's history was committed in the form of an illegal protest - demonstrators purposefully deviated from the planned route making the protest illegal under Law 78.
The largest mass-arrest in the strike's history was accomplished by the police using kettling.
Is the rest of Canada jealous of the solidarity and community created by the strike?
The casseroles movement has changed the tone of the protests significantly.
The first official national day of action, casseroles protests in solidarity spread nation-wide.
After 3 days of negotiating with student leaders, Courchesne ends discussions prompting further protests.
Léo Bureau-Blouin's 2-year term as the president of FECQ is over, Éliane Labarge to take over.
Amir Khadir, leader of the political party Quebec Solidaire, and his 19-year old daughter Yalda Massouf-Khadir were both arrested this week.
Tourists coming for Montreal's F1 Grand Prix were also entertained by naked protests outside the event.
Students from Concordia and McGill face serious consequences.
Montreal has been the central location for large demonstrations, and they are taking their toll on the city's infrastructure and economics.
The one thing that everyone can agree on is that Charest has handled this badly.
June 22 marks another large demonstration, with solidarity movements spreading.
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