Premier Jean Charest demands that striking student groups condemn Monday's vandalism attack

Premier Jean Charest won’t let Education Minister Line Beauchamp meet with striking student groups until they condemn Monday’s vandalism attack.

According to the CBC several Montreal buildings were splashed with red paint and had their windows smashed Monday morning.  Montreal police also reported four attempted firebomb attacks.

Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois of CLASSE denied that his coalition of protesting students had nothing to do with the incident.  He refused although to condemn the activities citing that it was not part of his groups’ mandate to do so.

Last Sunday Beauchamp offered to meet with student groups to discuss university spending.  The proposal discounted any discussion of tuition hikes.  Organization of said talks if off until further notice.