Quebec Premier François Legault defends the decision to increase tuition fees for out-of-province students in order to protect the French language. The tuition hike will see costs for Canadian students double to over $17,000 and international student tuition rise to a minimum of $20,000 per year. The move aims to redistribute funding equally between English and French universities in the province, as English universities attract more international and out-of-province students. Critics argue that the increase could have negative consequences, such as worsening labor shortages and damaging the city's reputation as an international university town.

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