The meeting was held after the government recently announced it would increase tuition for out-of-province students to $17,000 from around $9,000 as a way to protect French.
Montreal's Concordia University is warning of 'devastating financial implications' if Quebec moves forward with a plan to double tuition for out-of-province students next fall.
Community leaders are standing by Bishop's University and asking the Quebec government to exempt the university from its planned tuition hike for out-of-province students.