Montreal-area English CEGEPs to vote on student strike

English-language CEGEPs in the Montreal area are scheduled to vote this week on whether to join protests against the Quebec government's budget cuts.

Champlain College in St. Lambertis holding a vote today, while both Dawsonand Vaniercolleges planto do the same tomorrow and Wednesday.

• Number of striking students continues to climb
• Quebec student strikes may extend past 2-week run

Much like in 2012,this spring's student protests have beenlargely driven by students at French-language CEGEPs and universities.

Among English schools, so far students in severaldepartments atConcordia University have voted to strike.

Hannah Arnason Mcneil, the Dawson student union's director ofmobilization and communications, said she wants her own school to join the movement.

"The austerity measures that are being put in place are going to affect Dawson specifically, and on a larger level I think that austerity is something that Dawson students should be aware about and informed about," Mcneil, who studies science at the school.

ButKarim Fezzani, a second-year modern languages student, is against the idea.

"If Dawson goes whether even on a half-day strike or even takes part in a one-day strike, we're taking part ina movement that is first of all depriving students from getting educated," Fezzani said.

If Dawson votes in favour of a strike it would be held on Thursday.

Mcneil saidthe administration has agreed to allow studentsto take an unused snow day to make up the time.