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Author: Alexander Derbas

Is Canada’s Trans Fats Ban Good for Canadians?

Posted on October 4, 2018October 2, 2018 by Alexander Derbas

Illustration by Fiona Dunnett

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New CapU Service to Repair Electronics at Cost

Posted on September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 by Alexander Derbas

CSU to implement new IT service for students Alexander Derbas, Contributor A new resource has been unveiled for students that would enable them to repair certain electronics at cost at…

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Opinions: The Amazon health care opportunity

Posted on February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 by Alexander Derbas

Amazon revolutionizes the push for affordable health care Alexander Derbas // Contributor Amazon, along with the renowned publicly traded companies JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway, announced that they would create an…

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Opinions: Hindsight is 2020

Posted on January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 by Alexander Derbas

Oprah as president would be a bad joke for the USA ALEXANDER DERBAS // CONTRIBUTOR For the upcoming 2020 US presidential elections, it has been debated whether or not global…

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On Monday, January 19th, BC student leaders held a press conference outside the Constituency Office of Jessie Sunner—Minister of Post-Secondary Education & Future Skills and MLA for Surrey-Newton. 

Kevin Root—Chairperson of the Alliance of BC Students, Solomon Yi-Kieran—Vice-President External of the UBC Alma Mater Society, and Jessica Lamb—VP External & Community Affairs of the Simon Fraser Student Society commented on the government's review of the post-secondary education sector and their experience during the "incredibly short" consultation period.

00:00 - Intro
00:18 - What happened on January 19th?
00:52 - Opening remarks by the Chairperson of the ABCS
01:02 - Why the federal cap on international students heavily impacted colleges and universities across the province.
01:47 - The government needs to pay their fair share of the operating costs to keep the system afloat
02:49 - Any changes to the tuition limit policy would be a direct attack on students
03:23 - Demands from students
03:48 - Why is the review dangerous?
04:35 - Is the review a performative act?
05:11 - How would a tuition increase impact students and the province?
07:02 - Key takeaways
PROTECT STUDENTS | BC Students stand together against tuition increases, mergers and dangerous cuts
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