Julie Boncompain

Julie Boncompain is the Coalition avenir Québec candidate for Mercier, and a former Concordia student.

Tuition Fees & University Fiscal Management

"The CAQ's position has been clear since the beginning: our students are attending what we consider to be under-funded universities," said Boncompain.

The CAQ proposes a tuition increase of $200 per year for the next 5 years, to be followed by indexation. "The additional financing [...] will be contingent on an efficiency-based management plan for each university," said Boncompain. "[This] has been demanded by students many times over, to make universities accountable."

Financial Aid

"If a student, once he is done school, is not able to pay back [his debt] after ten years, we will forgive it," said Boncompain. "On the matter of accessibility, students are right," said Boncompain. "We will make sure middle-class families [that earn] $60,000 and less will have loans and bursaries to make up for the [tuition] hike."

Youth Unemployment

"The CAQ proposes to hold entrepreneurship classes for our young people. This would provide not only the tools to learn and training, but also spark their desire to start their own businesses, to create their own jobs."

Boncompain also says the CAQ wants to push for more universities like the École de Technologie Supérieure, which combines study with work experience. "It's not easy for a young student who just left [university] to do interviews. Support at this level is always important," said Boncompain.

Youth Vote

"Mr. Legault was the first to be active on social media during this campaign," said Boncompain, referring to a Twitter debate the CAQ leader had with Martine Desjardins, the FEUQ's president. Boncompain is disappointed that students won't be allowed to vote at Cegeps and universities. "The Liberal Party said no. I don't understand how they can say no."

Plan Nord

"Our resources are in strong demand," said Boncompain. "One question we can ask is: do we get enough royalties? We're also held by the rules of the market, this is a reality."

"The CAQ's proposal is that [Plan Nord] royalties be but back into Quebec's economy: notably, into [paying off] the debt," said Boncompain. "[We want] 100% of the royalties to be put into [reducing the] debt. It will be our children who will pay the price of the debt."