Protesting Quebec students improving democracy?

Can one say anything favourable about the demonizing efforts of the young, but oh so wise(?)  protesting students of Quebec? They are trying to force their government to undo a proposal to reduce the debilitating debts of their province, by increasing their too low tuition fees? They have almost brought the operation of the government to a halt. The one semi-good thing about it is their allegation that what they are doing is trying to improve the democracy of their province. Democracy does need to be improved. Our method of representative democracy has hardly altered since its creation 150 years ago. But, why cannot they appreciate that the improvement that is needed is Direct Democracy, not anarchy? Have their poli-sci classes not taught them about it?  If their claim is so sound, it could be properly proven via a petition of sufficient numbers (possibly 5% of the citizenry) followed by a referendum. If properly instituted into the law, the results of that referendum would be binding upon the government. That would be the civilized, modern manner of improving democracy, and society; not wild and damaging protests.